The Infrastructure Show's Episodes
With Host Professor Joseph Schofer of Northwestern University.
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The Gatun Locks
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The Panama Canal – a historic project still vital to world transportation
Posted April 28, 2011, Length: 32:59
The Panama Canal, begun in 1879 by the French and ultimately completed by the United States between 1904 and 1914, is a 48-mile-long ship canal that crosses the country of Panama, allowing ships to travel between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It is a key component of the global logistics system, carrying about 15,000 ships each year – the one-millionth ship transited the Canal in October, 2010. Professor Schofer, just returned from a trip through the Canal, discusses with Tom the history of the canal and the ambitious expansion program currently underway – scheduled to deliver larger locks and deeper channels by 2014.
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Descriptions of photos at top of page, from left to right:
Bayonne Bridge, from Bayonne, NJ to Staten Island, NY;
the Tom Moreland Interchange in Atlanta, GA;
Dworshak Dam, in Clearwater County, ID;
a transmission substation in Orem, UT.
All photos courtesy of Wikipedia.