The following is a partial list of historic civil engineering landmarks as designated by the American Society of Civil Engineers since it began the program in 1964. The designation is granted to projects, structures, and sites in the United States (National Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks) and the rest of the world. The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) was founded in 1852 to represent members of the civil engineering profession worldwide. ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ...

International landmarks

• Acquedotto Traiano-Paolo, Rome, Italy (built by the Romans)
• Banaue Rice Terraces, Banaue, Ifugao, the Philippines
• Eddystone Lighthouse, off Plymouth, England
• Eiffel Tower, Paris, France
• Great Wall of China,China
• Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey
• Kavanagh Building, Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Panama Canal, Panama
• Ponte Maria Pia Bridge, Oporto, Portugal
• Salginatobel Bridge, Shiers, Grisons, Switzerland
• Sweet Track, England (the world's oldest-known engineered roadway)
• Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney, Australia

City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Mayor Walter Veltroni (Left-Wing Democrats) Area  - City Proper  1285 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2. ... The Banaue Rice Terraces The Banaue Rice Terraces are 2000-year-old terraces that were carved into the mountains of Ifugao in the Philippines by ancestors of the Batad people. ... Banaue is a 4th class municipality in the province of Ifugao, Philippines. ... The Eddystone Lighthouse is situated some 9 miles (15km) South West of Rame Head Cornwall, England on the treacherous Eddystone Rocks 50°10. ... Plymouth is a city in the South West of England, or alternatively the Westcountry, and is situated within the traditional county of Devon. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK... The Tower at sunrise The Eiffel Tower (French: Tour Eiffel; IPA pronunciation: , eye-full English; , eh-fehl French) is an iron tower built on the Champ de Mars, beside the River Seine in Paris. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... The Great Wall of China (Simplified Chinese: 万里长城; Traditional Chinese: 萬里長城; Hanyu Pinyin: ; literally 10,000 Li¹ long wall), is an ancient Chinese fortification built circa 200 BC and greatly strengthened from the 14th century until the beginning of the 17th century, during the Ming Dynasty, in order to protect the Ming... Hagia Sophia as it appears today A section of the original architecture of Hagia Sophia The Church of the Holy Wisdom, commonly known as Hagia Sophia in English, is a former Eastern Orthodox church converted to a mosque, now converted into a museum, in Istanbul (Constantinople). ... The location of Istanbul Province Maiden Tower and Historical Peninsula of Istanbul Istanbul (Turkish: Ä°stanbul, Greek: Κωνσταντινούπολις, Constantinople) is the largest city in Turkey, and arguably the most important. ... Buenos Aires (Good Airs in Spanish, originally Ciudad de la Santísima Trinidad y Puerto de Santa María de los Buenos Aires meaning City of the Holy Trinity and Port of Saint Mary of the Fair Winds) is the capital of Argentina and its largest city and port, as... A canal tug, making its way down to the Caribbean end of the canal, waits to be joined by a ship in the uppermost chamber of the Gatun Locks. ... A modern view of the ancient city of Porto, the city that gave the name to the country. ... Salginatobel Bridge is a concrete arch bridge designed by renowned Swiss civil engineer Robert Maillart. ... Grisons or Graubünden (German: Graubünden; Italian: Grigioni; Romansh: Grischun) is the largest and easternmost canton of Switzerland. ... The Sweet Track is an ancient causeway in the Somerset Levels, England. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK... A typical rural county road in Indiana, USA, where traffic drives on the right. ... The Sydney Harbour Bridge is one of the major landmarks of Sydney, Australia, connecting the Sydney central business district (CBD) with the North Shore commercial and residential areas, both of which are located on Sydney Harbour. ... Sydney is the state capital of New South Wales and with a population of over four million people is the most populous city in Australia. ...

United States landmarks

National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark: Sign on the Stone Arch Bridge.

Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 2243 KB) Summary Historic civil engineering landmarks sign on the Stone Arch Bridge over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 2243 KB) Summary Historic civil engineering landmarks sign on the Stone Arch Bridge over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis. ... The Stone Arch Bridge at dusk The Great Northern Railroad crossed the Mississippi River on the Stone Arch Bridge near the Saint Anthony Falls (the only waterfall on the Mississippi) in Minneapolis. ...

Alabama

• Ellicott's Stone, Mobile

Ellicott’s Stone is a boundary marker placed on April 10, 1799 by a joint U.S.-Spanish survey party. ...

Arizona

• Navajo Bridge, Page
• Theodore Roosevelt Dam & Salt River Project, Phoenix
• Hohokam Canal System, Phoenix

Hohokam is the name of one of the four major prehistoric archaeological traditions of the American Southwest. ...

Arkansas

• White River Concrete Arch Bridge, Cotter

California

• Blimp Hangars, Tustin
• Alvord Lake Bridge, San Francisco
• Bridgeport Covered Bridge, Nevada City
• Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco
• Sweetwater Dam, Spring Valley
• First Owens River - Los Angeles Aqueduct, Bishop
• Colorado River Aqueduct, Blythe
• Tehachapi Pass Railroad Line
• Central Pacific Railroad, Sacramento
• Arroyo Seco Parkway, Los Angeles
• Pelton Impulse Water Wheel, Camptonville
• Folsom Hydroelectric Power System, Folsom
• San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, San Francisco
• Bidwell Bar Suspension Bridge, Oroville

The Lake Alvord Bridge was the first reinforced concrete bridge built in America. ... The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the opening into the San Francisco Bay from the Pacific Ocean. ... Colorado River Aqueduct The Colorado River Aqueduct is a 242-mi (392 km) water conveyance in southern California in the United States. ... External link Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum Categories: Corporation stubs | Historical stubs | Defunct railroad companies of the United States | California railroads | Nevada railroads | Utah railroads | Historic civil engineering landmarks ... California State Route 110 extends from from California State Route 47 in USA. Most of Route 110 south of Interstate 10 is designated Interstate 110; the southernmost section is again signed as a state route. ... Pelton wheel from Walchensee, Germany hydro power station. ... The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (, ; known locally as the Bay Bridge) is a toll bridge which spans the San Francisco Bay and links the Californian cities of Oakland and San Francisco in the United States. ...

Colorado

• Cheesman Dam, Denver
• Durango-Silverton Branch of the D&RGW RR, Durango
• Gunnison Tunnel, Montrose
• Prehistoric Mesa Verde Reservoirs, Mesa Verde
• Moffat Tunnel, Winter Park

Moffat Tunnel is a railroad/water tunnel - named after Colorado railroad pioneer David Moffat. ...

Connecticut

• Rocky River Pumped Storage Hydro-Plant, New Milford

Delaware

• Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, New Castle
• New Castle Ice Harbor, New Castle

C&D Canal from Chesapeake City, Maryland. ...

District of Columbia

• U.S. Capitol, Washington
• Washington Monument, Washington

United States Capitol The United States Capitol is the building which serves as home for the legislative branch of the United States government. ... The Washington Monument The Washington Monument usually refers to the large white-colored obelisk in the center of the National Mall in Washington, D.C.. It is a United States Presidential Memorial built for George Washington, the first President of the United States and the leader of the revolutionary Continental...

Florida

• Castillo de San Marcos, St. Augustine
• King's Road, New Smyrna

The Castillo de San Marcos is a Spanish built fort located in the city of St. ... Kings Highway was a route used in the 17th century connecting the Spanish settlement of St. ...

Georgia

• City Plan of Savannah, Savannah

Nickname: The Coastal Empire or The Hostess City Motto: Official website: Savannah, Georgia Location Government County Chatham Mayor Otis S. Johnson Geographical characteristics Area Total 202. ...

Hawaii

• Kamehameha V Post Office, Honolulu
• East Maui Irrigation System, East Maui

The Waimea Ditch is an irrigation canal on the island of Kauai, Hawaii. ...

Illinois

• Cortland Street Drawbridge, Chicago
• Chesbroughs Water Supply System, Chicago
• Reversal of the Chicago River, Chicago

Downtown buildings line the Chicago River The Chicago River is 156 miles (251 km) long, and flows through downtown Chicago, Illinois. ...

Indiana

• Duck Creek Aqueduct, Metamora
• West Baden Springs Hotel, West Baden Springs

Iowa

• Keokuk Hydro-Power System, Keokuk
• Hydraulics Laboratory at the University of Iowa, Iowa City

The University of Iowa is a major national research university located on a 1,900-acre campus in Iowa City, Iowa, USA, on the Iowa River in East Central Iowa. ...

Kentucky

• Royal Colonial Boundary of 1665, Middlesboro
• Louisville and Portland Canal Locks & Dam, Louisville
• Louisville Water Works, Louisville
• Kentucky Dam, Gilbertsville
• High Bridge, Jessamine

Louisiana

• McNeill Street Pumping Station, Shreveport
• Eads South Pass Navigation Works, Venice

Maine

• Bailey Island Bridge, Harpswell
• Portland Head Light, Cape Elizabeth
• Robyville Bridge, Corinth
• Maine Turnpike
• Waldo-Hancock Suspension Bridge, Bucksport
• Watson Settlement Bridge, Littleton
• Sewall's Bridge, York
• Hemlock Bridge, Fryeburg

Portland Head Light, the most photographed lighthouse in the world, is located in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. ... The Maine Turnpike runs from Kittery to Augusta and is a toll road for all of its length except for a short section in Kittery and York. ...

Maryland

• Bollman Truss Bridge, Savage
• Druid Lake Dam, Baltimore
• Cabin John Aqueduct, Cabin John
• Carrollton Viaduct, Baltimore

Maryland-Pennsylavania

• Mason-Dixon Line

The original Mason-Dixon Line The Mason–Dixon Line (or Mason and Dixons Line) is a line of demarcation between states in the United States. ...

Massachusetts

• Borden Base Line, Hatfield
• Moseley Wrought Iron Arch Bridge, North Andover
• Canton Viaduct, Canton
• Lawrence Experiment Station, Lawrence
• Minot's Ledge Lighthouse, Cohasset
• Middlesex Canal, Lowell
• Charlestown Naval Dry Dock, Boston
• Cape Cod Canal, Barnstable
• Charles River Basin Project, Boston
• Hoosac Tunnel, North Adams
• Granite Railway, Quincy
• Boston Subway, Boston
• Lowell Waterpower System, Lowell
• Watertown Arsenal, Watertown

Cape Cod Canal The Cape Cod Canal is a man-made waterway traversing the narrow neck of land that anchors Cape Cod to mainland Massachusetts. ... The Hoosac Tunnel is a 4. ... The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) is a quasi-governmental organization formed in 1964 that controls the subway, bus, commuter rail, and ferry systems in the Boston, Massachusetts area. ...

Michigan

• Redridge Steel Dam, Houghton County
• Second Street Bridge, Allegan
• Sault Ste. Marie Hydroelectric Complex, Sault Ste. Marie
• St. Clair Tunnel, Port Huron
• Detroit-Windsor Tunnel, Detroit

Redridge Steel Dam (upstream side) The Redridge Steel Dam is a Steel dam across the Salmon Trout River in Redridge, Houghton County, Michigan. ... The St. ... The Detroit-Windsor Tunnel connects Detroit, Michigan in the United States, with Windsor, Ontario in Canada. ...

Minnesota

• Seventh Street Improvement Arches, St. Paul
• Peavey-Haglin Concrete Grain Elevator, Minneapolis
• Stone Arch Bridge - Great Northern Railway, Minneapolis

The Stone Arch Bridge at dusk The Great Northern Railroad crossed the Mississippi River on the Stone Arch Bridge near the Saint Anthony Falls (the only waterfall on the Mississippi) in Minneapolis. ...

Mississippi

• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Waterways Exp. Station, Vicksburg

Missouri

• Kansas City Park and Boulevard System, Kansas City
• Armour-Swift-Burlington Bridge, Kansas City
• River des Peres Sewage & Drainage Works, St. Louis
• Chain of Rocks Water Purification Plant, St. Louis
• Union Station, St. Louis
• Eads Bridge, St. Louis

The new River des Peres in Forest Park. ... The Eads Bridge under construction Eads Bridge is a combined road and railway bridge over the Mississippi River at St. ...

Montana

• Fort Peck Dam, Ft. Peck
• Going-to-the-Sun Road, Lake McDonald

The Fort Peck Dam is the highest of six major dams along the Missouri River, located in northeastern Montana. ... Going to the Sun Road with Going to the Sun Mountain Going-to-the-Sun Road is the main parkway through the heart of Glacier National Park in Montana. ...

Nevada

• Hoover Dam, Boulder City
• Marlette Lake Water System, Virginia City

Hoover Dam Hoover Dam (, ) is a concrete gravity-arch dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between Arizona and Nevada. ...

New Hampshire

• Five Stone Arch Bridges, Hillsborough
• Mount Washington Cog Railway, Mt. Washington

New Jersey

• Newark Airport, Newark
• Hydraulic-Inclined Plane System of the Morris Canal, Stanhope
• Great Falls Raceway and Power System, Paterson
• Atlantic City Convention Hall, Atlantic City
• Cranetown Triangulation Site, Cedar Grove
• Bayonne Bridge, Bayonne
• Fink Through Truss Bridge, Hamden

New Mexico

• Elephant Butte Dam, Truth or Consequences
• El Camino Real, Santa Fe
• Embudo, New Mexico Stream Gauging Station, Embudo
• Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railway, Chama

New York

• Blenheim Bridge, North Blenheim
• Croton Water Supply System, New York City
• Hudson and Manhattan Railroad Tunnel, New York City
• Holland Tunnel, New York City
• First New York Subway, New York City
• United States Military Academy, West Point
• Ward House, Rye
• Statue of Liberty, New York City
• Iron Building of the U.S. Army Arsenal, Watervliet
• Whipple Truss Bridge, Schenectady
• Erie Canal, Albany
• Bridges of Keeseville, Keeseville
• George Washington Bridge, New York City
• Brooklyn Bridge, New York City
• Triborough Bridge Project, New York City

New Mexico is he best in the united states besides Pennsylvania. The Holland Tunnel, originally known as the Hudson River Vehicular Tunnel or the Canal Street Tunnel, is one of two highway tunnels under the Hudson River connecting the island of Manhattan with New Jersey on the mainland (the Lincoln Tunnel is the other one). ... The New York City Subway has had a long history, beginning as many disjointed systems and eventually merging under City control. ... The United States Military Academy, also known as West Point, or simply USMA or Army is a U.S. service academy and Army fort. ... Statue of Liberty Liberty Enlightening the World, known more commonly as the Statue of Liberty, is a statue given to the United States by France in the late 19th century, standing at Liberty Island in the mouth of the Hudson River in New York Harbor as a welcome to all... The Erie Canal (later replaced by part of the New York State Barge Canal system, which was renamed the Erie Canal) is a canal in New York State, United States, that runs from the Hudson River to Lake Erie, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. ... The George Washington Bridge The George Washington Bridge is a suspension bridge over the Hudson River, connecting the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan Island in New York City to Fort Lee, New Jersey. ... Plan of one tower for the Brooklyn Bridge, 1867. ... Aerial view of the Triborough Bridge (left) and the Hell Gate Bridge (right) The Triborough Bridge is a complex of three bridges connecting the New York City boroughs of the Bronx, Manhattan, and Queens, using what were two islands, Wards Island and Randalls Island as intermediate right-of...

North Carolina

• Bunker Hill Covered Bridge, Claremont
• Dorton Arena, Raleigh
• Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, Cape Hatteras

Pittsburgh Steelers are the best. all other teams worship the Steelers. Cape Hatteras Lighthouse (467x700) At 193 feet, 2 inches in height, the Cape Hatteras lighthouse is recognized by the National Park Service as the tallest lighthouse in America. ...

North Dakota

• Northern Pacific High Line Bridge No 64

Ohio

• Cleveland Hopkins Airport, Cleveland
• Ohio Canal System, Akron
• Muskingum River Navigation System, Zanesville
• Miami Conservancy District, Dayton
• National Road, New Concord
• First Concrete Pavement, Bellefontaine
• Ingalls Building, Cincinnati
• John A. Roebling Bridge, Cincinnati
• Goodyear Airdock, Akron
• Point of Beginning, U.S. Public Lands, Liverpool

This article is about the American English usage of pavement as the durable surfacing of roads and walkways. ...

Oregon

• Rogue River Bridge, Gold Beach
• Columbia River Scenic Highway, Portland
• Bonneville Dam, Columbia River System, Bonneville

1937 sketch including Columbia River Highway (now U.S. Highway 30) as it passes west of Sauvie Island, northwest of Portland. ... Bonneville Lock and Dam is several dam structures that together complete a span of the Columbia River between the US states of Oregon and Washington at River Mile 146. ...

Pennsylvania

• Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge, Columbia
• Frankford Avenue Bridge, Philadelphia
• Delaware Aqueduct of the Delaware & Hudson Canal, Lackawaxen
• Dunlap's Creek Bridge, Brownsville
• Kinzua Railway Viaduct, Kane
• Philadelphia City Hall, Philadelphia
• Davis Island Lock and Dam, Pittsburgh
• Philadelphia Municipal Water Supply, Philadelphia
• Bethlehem Waterworks, Bethlehem
• Union Canal Tunnel, Lebanon
• Pennsylvania Turnpike
• Horseshoe Curve
• Allegheny Portage Railroad, Hollidaysburg
• Fritz Engineering Laboratory, Bethlehem
• City Plan of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
• Walnut Street Bridge, Harrisburg
• Tunkhannock Viaduct, Nicholson
• Starrucca Viaduct, Lanesboro
• Smithfield Street Bridge, Pittsburgh
• Rockville Stone Arch Bridge, Rockville
• Northampton Street Bridge, Easton

Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge looking east over the Susquehanna River. ... The Delaware Aqueduct is an aqueduct that takes water from the headwaters of the Delaware River in New York State to the Kensico Reservoir in Westchester County just north of the Bronx and forms the bulk of New York Citys drinking water supply. ... 1886 map The Delaware and Hudson Railway (D&H) (AAR reporting mark DH) is a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, giving it access to New York City and other parts of the northeastern United States. ... The Union Canal was towpath canal that existed in southeastern Pennsylvania in the United States during the 19th century. ... The Pennsylvania Turnpike is a toll highway system in the state of Pennsylvania, USA. The turnpike system encompasses 531 miles (855 km) in three distinct sections. ... Satellite view of Horseshoe Curve, west of Altoona, Pennsylvania. ... The Allegheny Portage Railroad was the first railroad constructed through the Allegheny Mountains in central Pennsylvania in the United States. ... Philadelphia is a village located in Jefferson County, New York. ... Walnut Street Bridge in Chattanooga, Tennessee at night. ... The Smithfield Street Bridge was the first man built in Pittsburgh by John A. Roebling. ...

South Carolina

• Charleston - Hamburg Railroad, Charleston

South Dakota

• Missouri River Bridges, Chamberlain
• Belle Fourche Dam, Belle Fourche

Tennessee

• Morison's Memphis Bridge, Memphis
• Tennessee State Capitol, Nashville
• Montgomery Bell's Tunnel, Nashville
• Norris Dam, Knoxville

Texas

• Brooks AFB, Old Hangar 9, San Antonio
• San Antonio River Walk & Flood Control System, San Antonio
• Galveston Seawall and Grade Raising, Galveston
• Acequias of San Antonio, San Antonio
• El Camino Real (The Royal Road) Eastern Branch, San Antonio
• Denison Dam, Denison
• Texas Commerce Bank (formerly Gulf, now Chase) Building, Houston
• San Jacinto Monument, Houston
• International Boundary Marker #1, El Paso
• Houston Ship Channel, Houston

Utah

• Mormon Tabernacle, Salt Lake City
• Joining of the Rails - Transcontinental Railroad, Promontory

Vermont

• Cornish - Windsor Covered Bridge, Windsor
• Ascutney Mill Dam, Windsor

Virginia

• Fink Deck Truss Bridge, Lynchburg
• Potowmack Canal and Locks, Great Falls
• Crozet's Blue Ridge Tunnel, Waynesboro
• Dismal Swamp Canal, Chesapeake
• Old Cape Henry Lighthouse, Virginia Beach
• Gosport Naval Dry Docks, Norfolk

Virginia-North Carolina

• Blue Ridge Parkway, Shenandoah National Park

The Blue Ridge Parkway is a National Parkway and All-American Road in the U.S., noted for its scenic beauty. ...

Washington

• Hanford B Reactor, Richland
• Lake Washington Ship Canal & Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, Seattle
• Cedar Falls Water Supply, Seattle
• Stevens Pass Railroad Tunnels & Switchback System, Stevens Pass
• Mullan Road, Walla Walla
• Snoqualmie Falls Cavity Generating Station, Snoqualmie
• Grand Coulee Dam, Grand Coulee

The B-Reactor at Hanford Site, Washington, was the first large scale plutonium production reactor ever built. ... The Lake Washington Ship Canal, which runs through Seattle, Washington connecting Lake Washington to Puget Sound, is a system consisting of, from east to west, Union Bay, the Montlake Cut, Portage Bay, Lake Union, the Fremont Cut, Salmon Bay, the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, and Shilshole Bay. ... The Hiram M. Chittenden Locks are a complex of locks that sit in the middle of Salmon Bay, part of Seattles Lake Washington Ship Canal. ... The Cascade Tunnel is a 7. ... Stevens Pass is a highway pass on United States Highway 2 through the Cascade Mountains at the northeast corner of King County, Washington. ... Snoqualmie Falls. ... Grand Coulee Dam Grand Coulee Dam is a hydroelectric gravity dam on the Columbia River in Washington State, built by industrialist Henry J. Kaiser. ...

West Virginia

• Wheeling Suspension Bridge, Wheeling
• Baltimore & Ohio Roundhouse & Shop Complex, Martinsburg

Wisconsin

• Marshall Building, Milwaukee
• Vulcan Street Plant, Appleton
• Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewage Treatment Plant, Milwaukee

Wyoming

• Buffalo Bill Dam, Cody