view gallery |  Kettle Valley Railway - Midway, BC
in Engineering Landmarks The Kettle Railway was a vital early link for the Province of BC. posted by: bcrockcrawler, xstitcher, & BMXer location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 8/2/2009 last visited: 4/16/2013 |
view gallery |  Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge - York County, PA
in Engineering Landmarks In 1984 this bridge was designated a Historic Civil Engineering landmark. It has the distinction of being the world's longest concrete, multiple-arched bridge. It spans the Susquehanna River between Columbia and Wrightsville. posted by: Math Teacher location: Pennsylvania date approved: 7/20/2009 last visited: 6/30/2012 |
view gallery |  Atlantic City Convention Hall - Atlantic City, NJ
in Engineering Landmarks Boardwalk Hall, also known as the Historic Atlantic City Convention Hall is an arena which served as the primary convention center in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA, until the 1997 opening of the Atlantic City Convention Center. posted by: nomadwillie location: New Jersey date approved: 6/29/2009 last visited: 8/30/2012 |
view gallery |  Old Blenheim Bridge - North Blenheim NY
in Engineering Landmarks Old Blenheim Bridge is a wooden covered bridge that spans Schoharie Creek in North Blenheim, New York. At 232 feet (71 m) long, it is the longest single span covered bridge in the world after the Bridgeport Covered Bridge posted by: nomadwillie location: New York date approved: 6/29/2009 last visited: 9/18/2012 |
view gallery |  Chesapeake and Delaware Canal - Delaware City, DE
in Engineering Landmarks At the Battery Park on the end of Clinton Street in Delaware City, the Eastern Lock of the C&D Canal marked the beginning of the historic canal.
posted by: 94RedRover location: Delaware date approved: 6/29/2009 last visited: 9/2/2010 |
view gallery |  Wheeling Suspension Bridge - Wheeling, WV
in Engineering Landmarks Suspension Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the main channel of the Ohio River at Wheeling, West Virginia. posted by: nomadwillie location: West Virginia date approved: 6/26/2009 last visited: 5/26/2012 |
view gallery |  Duquesne Incline Railway - Pittsburgh, PA, USA
in Engineering Landmarks The Duquesne Incline Railway, with the Monongahela Incline Railway, are the remaining examples of Pittsburgh's 17 incline railways, and was designed by Sam Diescher. posted by: NorStar location: Pennsylvania date approved: 6/6/2009 last visited: 9/11/2011 |
view gallery |  Zhaozhou (Anji) Bridge in Hebei Province (China)
in Engineering Landmarks Beautiful Zhaozhou (called also Anji) Bridge, located in Zhaozhou (Hebei province, China), is the world's oldest open-spandrel stone segmental arch bridge. Designed by a craftsman Li Chun, the bridge was constructed in 595-610 during the Sui Dynasty. posted by: Dorcadion Team location: China date approved: 6/1/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Edmonton, Yukon & Pacific Railway - Edmonton, Alberta
in Engineering Landmarks On of the last engineering remnants is the Low Level Bridge that was once used to serve as a rail bridge for the Edmonton, Yukon and Pacific Railway for its crossing of the North Saskatachewan River in Edmonton, Alberta. posted by: wildwoodke location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 5/5/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery |  High Level Bridge - Edmonton, Alberta
in Engineering Landmarks The High Level Bridge opened in 1913 spanning the North Saskatchewan River Valley in Edmonton, Alberta.
posted by: wildwoodke location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 5/5/2009 last visited: 10/8/2011 |
view gallery |  Wilkinson Mill - Pawtucket, RI
in Engineering Landmarks Wilkinson Mill is a designated National Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark and is one of the structures located at the Slater Mill Historic Site in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. posted by: Marine Biologist location: Rhode Island date approved: 4/26/2009 last visited: 9/26/2012 |
view gallery |  Pullman Sleeping Car Glengyle - Dallas Texas
in Engineering Landmarks Earliest known survivor of the fleet of heavyweight, all-steel sleepers built by the Pullman Company.
posted by: txoilgas location: Texas date approved: 4/9/2009 last visited: 10/3/2011 |
view gallery |  Alvord Lake Bridge - San Francisco, CA
in Engineering Landmarks This stone arch bridge is located in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park near Stanyon Street and Haight Street. posted by: DougK location: California date approved: 4/5/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Main Trunk Railway - North Island, New Zealand
in Engineering Landmarks The North Island Main Trunk has been described as an "engineering miracle", with numerous engineering feats especially along the Rangitikei River and on the North Island Volcanic Plateau including the building of the famous Raurimu Spiral. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 3/31/2009 last visited: 3/17/2013 |
view gallery |  Bonneville Dam - Columbia River - Oregon
in Engineering Landmarks Massive concrete dam spanning the Columbia River between Oregon and Washington. posted by: BruceS location: Oregon date approved: 3/20/2009 last visited: 7/12/2010 |
view gallery |  Joshua Hendy Iron Works - Sunnyvale, CA
in Engineering Landmarks Tthe old Hendy Iron Works building. It's now a museum. The site is now part of Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems. posted by: saopaulo1 location: California date approved: 3/12/2009 last visited: 3/18/2009 |
view gallery |  Rogue River Bridge - Gold Beach, OR
in Engineering Landmarks Completed in 1931, this seven-span arch bridge was the first major structure in America to use the concept of the pre-stressed concrete arch. Designed by famed Conde McCullough the 1,898 foot bridge spans the mouth of the Rogue River. posted by: silverquill location: Oregon date approved: 2/20/2009 last visited: 9/13/2012 |
view gallery |  Peterborough Lift Locks / Trent-Severn Waterway - Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
in Engineering Landmarks The first lift locks built using concrete, and the highest hydraulic lift locks in the world are part of the 386km long Trent-Severn waterway Canal System that links Lake Ontario to the upper Great Lakes.
posted by: northernpenguin location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 2/18/2009 last visited: 10/28/2012 |
view gallery |  Norris Dam - Knoxville, Tennessee
in Engineering Landmarks Norris Dam is the first one constructed by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) posted by: vhasler location: Indiana date approved: 2/17/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Smeaton's Bridge - Bedford Road, Cardington, Bedfordshire, UK
in Engineering Landmarks This is a very important site in the history of engineering. posted by: Dragontree location: Eastern England, United Kingdom date approved: 1/5/2009 last visited: 2/4/2012 |
view gallery |  City Plan of Philadelphia - Philadelphia, PA
in Engineering Landmarks Dating from 1682, the City Plan of Phila. has provided a model which has helped mold the development of cities throughout the country. Key features, many of which were firsts in the US, include a gridiron street pattern & open public squares. posted by: Math Teacher location: Pennsylvania date approved: 12/13/2008 last visited: 9/26/2009 |
view gallery |  The Living Seas Aquarium - Epcot, Disney World, FL
in Engineering Landmarks At one time, the aquarium at Epcot in Disney World was the largest in the world. It was recognized by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1987. posted by: Rayman location: Florida date approved: 12/5/2008 last visited: 12/30/2007 |
view gallery |  Ferries and Cliff House Cable Railways - San Francisco, California
in Engineering Landmarks The Ferries and Cliff House Cable Railways, or more commonly referred to as the San Francisco Cable Car system, is honored with the Society of Mechanical Engineers, National Historic Mechanical Engineer Landmark #1. posted by: Touchstone location: California date approved: 10/13/2008 last visited: 12/17/2010 |
view gallery |  The Granite Railway - Quincy, Massachusetts
in Engineering Landmarks This plaque from the American Society of Civil Engineers was dedicated in 1976 to commemorate the First Commercial Railroad in the United States. posted by: Queens Blessing location: Massachusetts date approved: 10/12/2008 last visited: 9/15/2012 |
view gallery |  City Hall - Philadelphia, PA
in Engineering Landmarks In 2006, City Hall was designated a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark as it is the world's tallest masonry load-bearing structure. posted by: Squirreleen location: Pennsylvania date approved: 10/7/2008 last visited: 1/20/2013 |
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