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ASCE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS

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

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ASCE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS

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  1. ASCEAMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS HISTORY AND HERITAGE COMMITTEE Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks Program

  2. 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

  3. International Historic Civil Engineering LandmarkStatue of Liberty, Frederic Bartholdi, sculptorGustave Eiffel, framework structural engineerCharles P. Stone, pedestal chief engineer

  4. Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks (HCEL) Program • Committee’s first program • Recognizes significant civil engineering projects more than 50 years old • First National HCEL in 1966 • 198 to date • First International HCEL in 1979 • 43 in 28 countries

  5. First ASCE Historic CE LandmarkBollman Truss, Baltimore & Ohio Railroadpatented 1852, 80-ft. spans

  6. International Historic CE LandmarkIron Bridge, 1779, 100-ft. cast-iron spanAbraham Darby III, iron founder

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

  8. Golden Gate Bridge, 1937 Joseph Strauss, chief engineer4200-ft. main span; 746-ft. tall towers

  9. 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

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

  11. Bailey Island Bridge, 1928 Llewelyn N. Edwards, engineer1,150-ft.-long granite cribstone bridge

  12. 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 Not All Landmarks Are Bridges

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

  14. Craigellachie Bridge, 1814, ScotlandThomas Telford, engineer150-ft. cast-iron span

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

  16. ASCEHistory and Heritage Website www.asce.org/history

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