ASCE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS HISTORY AND HERITAGE COMMITTEE Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks Program.

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ASCE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS HISTORY AND HERITAGE COMMITTEE Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks Program

History and Heritage Committee ASCE first American national engineering society to establish a permanent history committee 1964: Committee on the History and Heritage of American Civil Engineering (CHHACE) 1998: Renamed History and Heritage Committee (HHC) to reflect international scope

International Historic Civil Engineering Landmark Statue of Liberty, Frederic Bartholdi, sculptor Gustave Eiffel, framework structural engineer Charles P. Stone, pedestal chief engineer

Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks (HCEL) Program Committee’s first program Recognizes significant civil engineering projects more than 50 years old First National HCEL in to date 198 to date First International HCEL in in 28 countries 43 in 28 countries

First ASCE Historic CE Landmark Bollman Truss, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad patented 1852, 80-ft. spans

International Historic CE Landmark Iron Bridge, 1779, 100-ft. cast-iron span Abraham Darby III, iron founder

Brooklyn Bridge, 1883 John and Washington Roebling, chief engineers steel-wire cables, 1595-ft. main span

Golden Gate Bridge, 1937 Joseph Strauss, chief engineer 4200-ft. main span; 746-ft. tall towers

HCEL Nomination Package Historical data and context Engineers involved Innovative engineering aspects Significant technical achievements Comparison with similar projects Unique features Impact on region, nation, or world Letter of support from owner

Canton Viaduct, 1835 still in use on railroad between Boston and Providence

Bailey Island Bridge, 1928 Llewelyn N. Edwards, engineer 1,150-ft.-long granite cribstone bridge

Not All Landmarks Are Bridges Alaska Highway Boston Subway Cape Cod Canal Cape Hatteras Light City Plan of Savannah Dorton Arena Erie Canal Holland Tunnel Hoover Dam Eddystone Light Eiffel Tower El Camino Real Gota Canal Hagia Sophia Machu Picchu Panama Canal Suez Canal Thames Tunnel

International Historic CE Landmark Menai Suspension Bridge, 580-ft. span,1826 Menai Strait, Northwest Wales Thomas Telford, engineer

Craigellachie Bridge, 1814, Scotland Thomas Telford, engineer 150-ft. cast-iron span

ASCE HHC and friends after plaque unveiling Craigellachie Bridge, Scotland, July 4, 2007

ASCE History and Heritage Website