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S08E40: The St. Louis Arch

Modern Marvels · Season 8
Aired 04 Dec 2001 at 2:00am (UTC)
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The St. Louis Arch

Synopsis

It is a majestic structure that rises boldly over the Mississippi river–40,000 tons of steel and concrete that create the biggest arch of its kind in the world. Nothing like it had ever been built before, nor attempted since. We’ll see how its simple and elegant form results from remarkable achievements in construction and engineering.

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