Host Ava Grey dissects the 1967 Silver Bridge collapse, exploring how innovative eyebar chain design and high-strength steel created a non-redundant structure with zero failure tolerance. Stress corrosion cracking, manufacturing flaws, and increasing vehicle weights turned engineering excellence into a death trap, killing 46 people and transforming modern bridge safety standards.

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