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Several engineering organizations have designated structures around the world as official landmarks or special sites. Examples range from buildings and bridges to roadways and dams. These are modern marvels of ingenuity, design and construction.
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Engineering LandmarksFirst Tower Silo - Spring Grove, IL

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The first tower silo in America was erected near this site on the Hatch farm, one half mile east of Spring Grove, Illinois.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member onfire4jesus

location: Illinois

date approved: 11/8/2007

last visited: 8/17/2009

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Engineering LandmarksThe Ironbridge, Telford, Shropshire UK

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This World Heritage Site managed by English Heritage is set in a beautiful wooded valley in the heart of the Shropshire Countryside in the UK.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Brentorboxer

location: United Kingdom

date approved: 10/21/2007

last visited: 5/26/2012

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Engineering LandmarksCity Plan of Savannah, Georgia

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Commemorated by this plaque in Johnson Square, the Savannah city plan, whose execution began in 1733, is the oldest city plan in the United States to use a repetitive modular grid with mixed residential blocks and multi-purpose public areas.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Scooter Bill

location: Georgia

date approved: 10/13/2007

last visited: 9/24/2011

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Engineering LandmarksNavajo Bridge

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A bridge over a portion of the Grand Canyon.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ggmorton

location: Arizona

date approved: 10/13/2007

last visited: 5/24/2011

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Engineering LandmarksHoover Dam - Boulder City, NV

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A plaque proclaiming Hoover Dam a National Engineering Landmark.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ggmorton

location: Nevada

date approved: 10/12/2007

last visited: 4/30/2013

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Engineering LandmarksMullan Road - Fort Benton, Montana - Walla Walla, Washington

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This road, surveyed between 1853 and 1854 and constructed between 1858 and 1862, was the first major engineered highway in the Pacific Northwest. Its 624 miles connected the Missouri River Basin to the Columbia River Basin, thereby greatly accelerating the development of the Northwest as an integral part of the United States.

posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS

location: Idaho

date approved: 10/10/2007

last visited: 7/4/2012

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Engineering LandmarksAcueducto de Segovia

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A plaque from the American Society of Engineers commemorates the Ancient Roman Aquaduct of Segovia. It is located next to the tourist office.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member RakeInTheCache

location: Spain

date approved: 9/17/2007

last visited: 8/2/2010

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Engineering LandmarksOntonagon River Middle Branch Bridge

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This ASCE Michigan Historic Civil Engineering Landmark Bridge was completed in 1929 and can be found when you visit Agate Falls.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Archived2012

location: Michigan

date approved: 9/11/2007

last visited: 7/30/2012

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Engineering LandmarksFirst Intelligible Voice Transmission Over Electric Wire, 1876

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This marks the location where Alexander Bell and Thomas Watson transmitted the first human voice over electric wires, and marked the beginning of the telephone.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member NorStar

location: Massachusetts

date approved: 9/11/2007

last visited: never

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Engineering LandmarksGoing-to-the-Sun Road - Glacier National Park

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Historic road passing across Glacier National Park and listed as a National Historic Landmark and an American Society of Civil Engineers Landmark.

posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS

location: Montana

date approved: 9/10/2007

last visited: 7/4/2008

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Engineering LandmarksBunker Hill Covered Bridge - Catawba County, NC

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Designated as a National Civil Engineering Landmark in 2001, the Bunker Hill Covered Bridge is the only remaining example in wood of the Improved Lattice Truss patented by General Herman Haupt.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member BluegrassCache

location: North Carolina

date approved: 9/4/2007

last visited: 9/15/2007

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Engineering LandmarksConwy Suspension Bridge, Conwy, Wales

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Telford's Suspension Bridge over Afon Conwy, Conwy, Wales.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Meirion

location: North Wales, United Kingdom

date approved: 8/30/2007

last visited: 4/23/2013

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Engineering LandmarksEast Wells (Onieda) Street Power Plant

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This electrical plant was a pilot plant for US development of pulverized-coal firing in power-plant boilers between 1918-1920

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member onfire4jesus

location: Wisconsin

date approved: 8/27/2007

last visited: 7/13/2011

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Engineering LandmarksCape Hatteras Lighthouse, NC

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Located on the outer banks of North Carolina

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member CoinsAndPins

location: North Carolina

date approved: 8/20/2007

last visited: 6/25/2012

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Engineering LandmarksOld Columbia River Scenic Highway

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Stretching over 200 miles much of the original highway was destroyed in the 1950's. The coordinates lead you to an interpretive sign along the section of highway near Mosier Oregon that is now a bike and pedestrian trail.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member TheBeanTeam

location: Oregon

date approved: 8/17/2007

last visited: 7/28/2012

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Engineering LandmarksCanton Viaduct - Canton, MA

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The Canton Viaduct, an ASCE Landmark, is one of two oldest stone arch railroad bridges in the United States still in mainline use. It now supports both Amtrak and MBTA passenger traffic.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member NorStar

location: Massachusetts

date approved: 8/13/2007

last visited: 5/19/2012

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Engineering LandmarksFourth Welland Canal - Southern Ontario

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The Fourth Welland Canal was proclaimed to be an "Outstanding Canadian Engineering Achievement" by the Engineering Institute of Canada in 1996

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member cldisme

location: Ontario, Canada

date approved: 8/3/2007

last visited: 6/24/2012

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Engineering LandmarksFirst Concrete Pavement - Bellefontaine, Ohio.

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Completed in 1891, the first concrete paved street in America still exists in downtown Bellefontaine, Ohio.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Mr. 0

location: Ohio

date approved: 7/30/2007

last visited: 9/6/2011

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Engineering LandmarksSears Tower - Chicago, Illinois

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As of 2007 the Sears Tower remains the tallest building in the Western hemisphere and it is the largest commercial use office building in the United States. The Skydeck, located on the 103rd floor is an observation deck.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Hikenutty

location: Illinois

date approved: 7/27/2007

last visited: 4/10/2013

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Engineering LandmarksColumbia River Scenic Highway, Oregon

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Columbia River Scenic Highway is an outstanding example of civil engineering. It blended seventy-four miles of roadways, tunnels, viaducts, and overlooks harmoniously into the natural environment.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Rose Red

location: Oregon

date approved: 7/26/2007

last visited: 8/19/2011

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Engineering LandmarksNational Museum of Naval Aviation - Pensacola, FL

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Many innovations achieved by U.S. aerospace engineering firms are exemplified in the National Museum of Naval Aviation museum's displays of more than 140 naval aircraft from 1911 to the present.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Team Min Dawg

location: Florida

date approved: 7/23/2007

last visited: 12/10/2011

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Engineering LandmarksMackinac Bridge - Mackinaw City/St. Ignace, MI

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The world's longest suspension bridge between cable anchorages connects Michigan's Upper and Lower peninnsulas. The total length of the bridge is 5 miles, with the suspension anchorages separated by 1.6 miles.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member S5280ft

location: Michigan

date approved: 7/16/2007

last visited: 1/27/2013

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Engineering LandmarksSquirrel Cage Jail - Council Bluffs, IA

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The Squirrel Cage Jail is a lazy-susan style building, where a hand crank turns the separate levels of the jail so only one door at a time is able to be unlocked.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Hikenutty

location: Iowa

date approved: 7/16/2007

last visited: 6/7/2012

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Engineering LandmarksBlimp Hangers - Tustin, California

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Two Blimp Hangers at the decommissioned Marine Corp Air Station Tustin.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member geobwong2k

location: California

date approved: 7/13/2007

last visited: 12/26/2010

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Engineering LandmarksDisneyland Monorail System - Anaheim, CA

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Opening in 1959, this monorail system is not only an internationally recognized Icon for Disneyland, it is also an integral part of the park's transportation system.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member QuesterMark

location: California

date approved: 7/13/2007

last visited: 6/9/2012

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