Term:

Bridge Technology

Each technological advancement, marvelous in its own right, also acts as a kind of support, holding up its current generation and allowing society to get to the next development in the future, all the while serving as a bridge to the past.

Extreme Engineering: Bering Strait Bridge
Golden Gate Bridge
Modern Marvels: The Brooklyn Bridge
Modern Marvels: Golden Gate Bridge
We Built This City: New York: The Brooklyn Bridge


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