The BEST episodes of Engineering Catastrophes season 5
Every episode of Engineering Catastrophes season 5, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Engineering Catastrophes season 5!
Experts look at engineering blunders that have either caused catastrophes or are disasters waiting to happen. They use cutting-edge technology to examine what went wrong and to figure out if they can be fixed.
#1 - New York Disaster Crane
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/29/2021
A crane disastrously falls across two lanes of traffic during construction work on a landmark bridge in New York City.
Watch Now:Amazon#2 - Arizona Railroad Inferno
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/1/2021
A devastating railroad inferno takes down a vital route on a historic river crossing in Arizona; using the latest cutting-edge tech, experts investigate the remaining incinerated evidence to determine what caused such a disastrous derailment.
Watch Now:Amazon#3 - San Francisco Freeway Fire
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/24/2021
Catastrophe strikes as one of America's most vital freeway intersections erupts in flames and completely collapses in San Francisco; experts use the latest science to investigate how an overturned tanker truck spawned a devastating inferno.
Watch Now:Amazon#5 - Atlantic City Casino Collapse
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/22/2021
Atlantic City Casino Collapse: A catastrophic construction disaster causes a casino parking garage to collapse with fatal consequences in Atlantic City; experts investigate and uncover evidence of missing reinforcements vital for structural stability using the latest science.
Watch Now:Amazon#6 - California Desert Bridge Collapse
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/15/2021
A flash flood catastrophe brings one of America's most vital highways to a complete standstill in the California desert; using scientific methods, expert engineers investigate and discover how its bridge foundations lacked a crucial element.
Watch Now:Amazon#7 - Pennsylvania Ice Flood
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/5/2022
An unprecedented cycle of freezing and thawing causes dramatic destruction to a landmark bridge in Pennsylvania; experts investigate and reveal how a sudden surge of icy floodwater buckled pier foundations weakened from years of erosion.
Watch Now:Amazon#8 - Genoa Bridge of Tragedy
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/12/2022
The Genoa bridge collapse takes down a symbolic crossing and becomes one of Italy's deadliest engineering disasters; experts investigate and uncover years of slow deterioration to the structure's heavily corroded concrete-encased cables.
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#9 - Italian Railway Debacle
Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/19/2022
Disaster strikes a new railway bridge as a crane collapses in the middle of major construction in Italy; experts investigate and uncover a compromise in balance with improperly positioned counterweights and a maneuver that resulted in catastrophe.
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#10 - Miami Condo Calamity
Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/26/2022
Tragedy strikes a community when a condominium complex collapses in Miami, resulting in one of the deadliest engineering disasters in American history; experts investigate and reveal potential flaws in the structure's flat slab construction.
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