Episode 1
The Snohvit Arctic Gas Processing Platform
Europe's first liquefied natural gas plant sits on a floating platform. The platform was transported by ship from southern Spain to the coast of Norway.
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Extreme Engineering
2003TV-G9 seasons7.4 / 10
Extreme Engineering covers major construction projects from all around the world. Some are futuristic projects that may never be done, others are projects that are on there way to completion.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
Extreme Engineering premiered April 13, 2003. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
Extreme Engineering covers major construction projects from all around the world. Some are futuristic projects that may never be done, others are projects that are on there way to completion.
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Episode 2
The El Cajon Dam
The dam, which is the largest ongoing construction project in Latin America, is designed to rise 186 meters above the Rio Grande de Santiago river in Mexico. Upon completion, it will provide for two percent of the entire country's electricity needs.
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Episode 3
Hong Kong's Cable Car
Engineers are building the Ngong Ping 360, the world's longest detachable cable car system, on Hong Kong's mountainous Lantau Island, spanning the South China Sea.
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Episode 4
Woodrow Wilson Bridge
The 40-year-old Woodrow Wilson Bridge is being replaced by a new span crossing the Potomac River between Maryland and Virginia, just south of Washington, D.C.
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Episode 5
Gotthard Tunnel
The Gotthard Base Tunnel underneath the Swiss Alps will be the world's longest rail tunnel upon completion in 2015.
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Episode 6
Dubai's Ski Resort
finale
How do you make your mall stand out? By building one of the world's largest indoor ski resorts--in the deserts of Dubai! Ski Dubai features snow-making machines and slopes ranging in difficulty from easy to "black diamond."
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More about Extreme Engineering
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Documentary
- Episodes
- 77
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
DiscoveryUnited States- Powderhouse Productions
Themes
engineering