view gallery |  Rumford Chemical Works - East Providence, RI
in Engineering Landmarks Eben Horsford developed a chemical compound while at Harvard University to provide an alternative to leavening food in baking, and founded the Rumford Chemical Works to make his product - Rumford Baking Powder. posted by: NorStar location: Rhode Island date approved: 8/3/2012 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Victoria Bridge - Engineering Landmark, Townsville Queensland
in Engineering Landmarks A Townsville Icon posted by: bucketeer location: Queensland, Australia date approved: 7/29/2012 last visited: 12/3/2012 |
view gallery |  Bitexco Financial Tower - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
in Engineering Landmarks Bitexco Financial Tower is a skyscraper in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. In December 2011, Leslie E. Robertson Associates received an Excellence in Structural Engineering Award for this project from NCSEA. posted by: denben location: Vietnam date approved: 6/24/2012 last visited: 4/6/2012 |
view gallery |  Railway Lattice Bridge & Viaducts at Wagga Wagga, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia
in Engineering Landmarks This is a section of the original Railway Lattice Bridge that spanned the Murrumbidge River. posted by: a1elec location: New South Wales, Australia date approved: 2/22/2012 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Georgetown Steam Hydro Generating Plant - Georgetown, CO
in Engineering Landmarks The Georgetown Steam Hydro Generating Plant is unusual in that it uses both steam and water power. posted by: Outspoken1 location: Colorado date approved: 2/14/2012 last visited: 6/26/2012 |
view gallery |  Shoshone Transmission Line - Georgetown, CO
in Engineering Landmarks Built in 1909, this transmission line holds an award from the IEEE. posted by: Outspoken1 location: Colorado date approved: 2/14/2012 last visited: 6/26/2012 |
view gallery |  Drake Well - Titusville, PA
in Engineering Landmarks Located just outside of Titusville PA Drake's Well is the first commercial oil well ever to be drilled. posted by: bpratt location: Pennsylvania date approved: 1/18/2012 last visited: 3/18/2012 |
view gallery |  Hoosac Tunnel - North Adams MA
in Engineering Landmarks A 4.75 mile railroad tunnel was the second longest tunnel in the world at the time of its completion posted by: nomadwillie location: Massachusetts date approved: 1/18/2012 last visited: 8/31/2012 |
view gallery |  Roebling's Delaware Aqueduct - Laxawaxen PA
in Engineering Landmarks Crosses the Delaware River between Laxawaxen PA and Minisink Ford, NY is the oldest existing wire bridge in the US. posted by: nomadwillie location: Pennsylvania date approved: 1/13/2012 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Thames Tunnel, Rotherhithe, UK
in Engineering Landmarks The Thames Tunnel was designated in 1991 as an International Historic Civil Engineering Landmark (IHCEL) by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the Institution for Civil Engineers (ICE). posted by: Team Sieni location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 1/2/2012 last visited: 1/28/2012 |
view gallery |  Tunkhannock Viaduct - Nicholson, PA
in Engineering Landmarks It was the largest concreter bridge in the US when it opened in 1915. posted by: nomadwillie location: Pennsylvania date approved: 11/29/2011 last visited: 5/15/2012 |
view gallery |  Buffalo Bill Dam - Cody, Wyoming
in Engineering Landmarks Built in 1905-1910, it was the tallest dam in the world when it was completed. posted by: nomadwillie location: Wyoming date approved: 11/29/2011 last visited: 10/11/2012 |
view gallery |  Middlesex Canal - Wilmington, MA
in Engineering Landmarks The Middlesex Canal was an early transportation canal dug between Lowell and Boston, and was used as a model for the Erie and other canals. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date approved: 11/20/2011 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Royal Colonial Boundary - Cumberland Gap NP
in Engineering Landmarks Royal Colonial Boundary marker is located on the summit of Tri-States Peak in the Cumberland Gap National Park. This station marks the point where the Virginia, Tennessee and Kentucky state boundaries meet. posted by: Lat34North location: Virginia date approved: 11/16/2011 last visited: 6/24/2012 |
view gallery |  Bridges of Keeseville, New York
in Engineering Landmarks Three bridges posted by: Vermontish location: New York date approved: 11/12/2011 last visited: 5/29/2013 |
view gallery |  Hamilton's 1859 Pumping Station - Hamilton, ON
in Engineering Landmarks Historic pumphouse in Hamilton posted by: stinger503 location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 11/11/2011 last visited: 12/9/2011 |
view gallery |  White Pass and Yukon Railway - Whitehorse, YT
in Engineering Landmarks Plaque on the side of the Whitehorse railway station that commemorates one of the great railway engineering feats. posted by: linkys location: Yukon Territory, Canada date approved: 11/9/2011 last visited: 7/28/2012 |
view gallery |  The New England Wireless and Steam Museum - East Greenwich, RI
in Engineering Landmarks This museum, which is a combined museum of electronics with an old Massie long distance communication station and a museum for steam driven engines, has a 'Steam Up' once a year to show these engines in operation. posted by: NorStar location: Rhode Island date approved: 10/31/2011 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Conwy Tubular Bridge, Conwy, Wales
in Engineering Landmarks Stephenson's railway bridge over Afon Conwy, Conwy, Wales. posted by: Meirion location: North Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 10/13/2011 last visited: 4/23/2013 |
view gallery |  Portland Head Light - Cape Elizabeth, ME
in Engineering Landmarks Portland Head Light has been designated as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark in 2002. posted by: neoc1 location: Maine date approved: 10/11/2011 last visited: 10/26/2012 |
view gallery |  Naval Drydocks at Boston and Norfolk, Boston (Charlestown Navy Yard) - Boston, MA
in Engineering Landmarks The dry dock in the Charlestown Navy Yard is one of two that are designated the oldest dry dock facilities in the United States of America. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date approved: 9/30/2011 last visited: 7/5/2012 |
view gallery |  Alexandra Bridge, Ottawa, Ontario - Hull, Quebec
in Engineering Landmarks Also known as the 'Interprovincial Bridge' this steel truss bridge spans the Ottawa River between Ottawa, Ontario and what is now Gatineau, Quebec. It was added to the Canadian Society of Civil Engineers list of Historic Sites in 1995. posted by: bluelamb03 location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 9/13/2011 last visited: 6/7/2013 |
view gallery |  Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad, Chama NM
in Engineering Landmarks The Combres and Toltec Scenic railroad was added to the list of Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks as designated by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1976. posted by: GT.US location: New Mexico date approved: 8/11/2011 last visited: 7/22/2011 |
view gallery |  Electric Fire Alarm System, 1852 - Boston, MA
in Engineering Landmarks At this location, by Boston's Old City Hall, the first municipal fire alarm system using call boxes to indicate the location of fire was first successfully demonstrated. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date approved: 8/3/2011 last visited: 11/23/2011 |
view gallery |  Ann Arbor Baler - Shelbyville, IL
in Engineering Landmarks A monument to the development of an improvement in agricultural technology done in the town of Shelbyville, IL. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 7/27/2011 last visited: never |
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