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The Millau Viaduct in France is the tallest bridge in the world—nearly as tall as the Empire State Building. With the roadway sitting above the clouds, the bridge is also one of the most beautiful. But to build it the construction team had to overcome the laws of physics and the forces of nature.
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Holland's Barriers to the Sea- Most of Holland is below sea level, the nation a drainage basin for three major rivers. Its people have fought back against floods since the Middle Ages. But now, they have massive, computer-controlled sea barriers and dams doing the trick.
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Transatlantic Tunnel- So, if you could take the train from New York and in less than an hour reach London, would you do it? What if you had to make the journey through a tunnel 150 feet under the Atlantic? And on a magnetically levitated train traveling at 5,000 mph?
Tokyo's Sky City- It would house 35,000 residents and host 100,000 daily workers, students and visitors. This space-age city in the sky might seem like science fiction, but it answers some questions about where humans might live as our most crowded cities become even more densely populated.
Boston's Big Dig- How do you put a new, 10-lane highway 120 feet below downtown Boston without succumbing to crumbling earth, and without endangering the buildings and people above? It's happening right now.
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