California's $6.4 Billion Bay Bridge Had One Hidden Problem

California's $6.4 billion Bay Bridge had a hidden engineering problem. In 2013, 32 of 96 high-strength steel rods in its earthquake-protection system fractured. Discover why the rods broke, how engineers repaired the bridge, and whether you would have opened it before the permanent fix. Subscribe to LimitBuilt for cinematic documentaries about megaprojects, engineering failures, and infrastructure pushed to its limits. SOURCES Federal Highway Administration — FHWA-HRT-15-057 Metropolitan Transportation Commission — Bay Bridge East Span investigation reports STOCK FOOTAGE Night aerial bridge footage: AndersonCampos via Pixabay. Used under the Pixabay Content License. AI DISCLOSURE AI tools assisted with narration and illustrative visual reconstructions. Licensed stock footage is also used. AI-generated reconstructions are not original historical footage. #BayBridge #Engineering #Infrastructure