American Built

In the 1960s, the city of Houston, TX was faced with a problem of how to construct the Astrodome after promising the MLB a massive roofed stadium. Watch and learn how the visionaries of .. show full overview

In the age of automobiles, the Lincoln Tunnel was born out of necessity, but building a roadway 150-feet below a river proved an enormous undertaking with great physical risks. Discover .. show full overview

The Gateway Arch is one of America's most remarkable structures, but getting two steel ends to form a curve and meet precisely in the middle once seemed impossible. Find out how the .. show full overview

The great-grandson of Walter Chrysler brings to life how the automaker became caught up in a high-stakes contest to build the world’s tallest tower. Find out how a bitter feud between rivals and fearless workers changed the Manhattan skyline forever.

The George Washington Bridge is one of the busiest suspension bridges in the world. But construction required revolutionary engineering techniques to build in the middle of a river. Hear how men risked their lives to create this engineering marvel.