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00:00 Intro
00:57 Norfolk, Virginia
01:43 What’s a Bridge-Tunnel?
02:32 Immersed Tubes
06:12 The HRBT
08:40 The TBM
10:00 The North Island
10:50 Mary’s Journey
12:43 The Bridges
14:18 The Result
14:58 Going to Plan?
16:20 Conclusion
Additional footage and images: Virginia Department of Transportation, U.S. Navy, Ben Schumin, Gordie Howe International Bridge, Herrenknecht, Lantis, 13News Now, WAVY TV 10 and WBFF FOX 45 Baltimore.
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00:00 Intro
00:57 Norfolk, Virginia
01:43 What’s a Bridge-Tunnel?
02:32 Immersed Tubes
06:12 The HRBT
08:40 The TBM
10:00 The North Island
10:50 Mary’s Journey
12:43 The Bridges
14:18 The Result
14:58 Going to Plan?
16:20 Conclusion
Additional footage and images: Virginia Department of Transportation, U.S. Navy, Ben Schumin, Gordie Howe International Bridge, Herrenknecht, Lantis, 13News Now, WAVY TV 10 and WBFF FOX 45 Baltimore.
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