LIST OF HISTORIC CIVIL ENGINEERING LANDMARKS

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Bollman Truss Bridge, the first landmark designated by the ASCE (1966).[1]

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.

Contents
International landmarks
Australia
England
France
Italy
Other international
United States landmarks
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Maryland-Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Virginia-North Carolina
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
See also
References
External links

International landmarks


Australia


Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney, Australia

Snowy Mountains Scheme hydroelectric project, Snowy Mountains, Australia
England


Eddystone Lighthouse, off Plymouth

Thames Tunnel, London

The Iron Bridge, Ironbridge

Great Western Railway
France


École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, Paris

Eiffel Tower, Paris
Italy


Acquedotto Traiano-Paolo, Rome (built by the Romans)
Other international


Ali Qapu, Esfahan, Iran

Perspolis(TakhteJamshid), Shiraz, Iran

Banaue Rice Terraces, Banaue, Ifugao, the Philippines

Great Wall of China, China

Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey

Kavanagh Building, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Maria Pia Bridge, Oporto, Portugal

Panama Canal, Panama

Salginatobel Bridge, Schiers, Grisons, Switzerland

Zhaozhou Bridge, Zhaozhou, China

United States landmarks


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

Alabama


Ellicott's Stone, Mobile
Alaska


White Pass and Yukon Route, Skagway
Arizona


Navajo Bridge, Page

Theodore Roosevelt Dam & Salt River Project, Phoenix

Hohokam Canal System, Phoenix
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 Bridge, Oroville
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
Connecticut


★ Rocky River Pumped Storage Hydro-Plant, New Milford [1]
Delaware


Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, New Castle

★ New Castle Ice Harbor, New Castle
District of Columbia


U.S. Capitol, Washington

Washington Monument, Washington
Florida


Castillo de San Marcos, St. Augustine

King's Road, New Smyrna

Sunshine Skyway Bridge, St. Petersburg / Palmetto
Georgia


★ City Plan of Savannah, Savannah
Hawaii


Kamehameha V Post Office, Honolulu

East Maui Irrigation System, East Maui
Illinois


Cortland Street Drawbridge, Chicago

★ Chesbroughs Water Supply System, Chicago

Reversal of the Chicago River, Chicago
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
Kentucky


★ Royal Colonial Boundary of 1665, Middlesboro

Louisville and Portland Canal (McAlpine) 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[2]

Maine Turnpike

★ Waldo-Hancock Suspension Bridge, Bucksport

★ Watson Settlement Bridge, Littleton

★ Sewall's Bridge, York

★ Hemlock Bridge, Fryeburg
Maryland


Bollman Truss Bridge, Savage

★ Druid Lake Dam, Baltimore

Cabin John Aqueduct, Cabin John

Carrollton Viaduct, Baltimore
Maryland-Pennsylvania


Mason-Dixon Line
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
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
Minnesota


Seventh Street Improvement Arches, St. Paul

Peavey-Haglin Experimental Concrete Grain Elevator, St. Louis Park

Stone Arch Bridge - Great Northern Railway, 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
Montana


Fort Peck Dam, Ft. Peck

Going-to-the-Sun Road, Lake McDonald
Nevada


Hoover Dam, Boulder City

Marlette Lake Water System, Virginia City
New Hampshire


Five Stone Arch Bridges, Hillsborough

Mount Washington Cog Railway, Mt. Washington

Cornish-Windsor Covered Bridge, Cornish (designated by Vermont)
New Jersey


Newark International 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
North Carolina


★ Bunker Hill Covered Bridge, Claremont

Dorton Arena, Raleigh

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, Cape Hatteras
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 Suspension Bridge, Cincinnati

Goodyear Airdock, Akron

★ Point of Beginning, U.S. Public Lands, Liverpool
Oregon


Rogue River Bridge, Gold Beach

Columbia River Scenic Highway, Portland

Bonneville Dam, Columbia River System, Bonneville
Pennsylvania


Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge, Columbia

Frankford Avenue Bridge, Philadelphia

Roebling's Delaware Aqueduct of the Delaware & Hudson Canal, Lackawaxen

Dunlap's Creek Bridge, Brownsville

Kinzua Viaduct, Kane

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 Bridge, Harrisburg

Northampton Street Bridge, Easton

Philadelphia City Hall, Philadelphia

Harrisburg Transportation Center, Harrisburg
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


Salt Lake 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
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
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

See also



List of historic mechanical engineering landmarks

References


1. Historic plaque placed by the ASCE near the north end of the bridge. Observed April 27, 2007.

External links



American Society of Civil Engineers - National Civil Engineering Landmarks Program

American Society of Civil Engineers - List by project location

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