5 things you didn’t know about the Tacoma Narrows Bridge
Since 1966, ASCE has designated over 280 projects as National or International Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks as part of its Historic Civil Engineering Landmark Program. Some of these landmarks...
View ArticleCivil Engineering Almanac – Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel opens
This week in civil engineering history: After three and a half years of construction, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel opens to traffic, connecting Virginia Beach and Cape Charles, Virginia, April 15,...
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Video: Art installation also provides pedestrian access to London’s Dinosaur...
Last month, Crystal Palace Park in the London Borough of Bromley installed a functional piece of structural artwork dubbed Swing Bridge. Led by architecture firm Tonkin Liu Architects, the design team...
View ArticleGroundbreaking interagency report seeks to move beyond life-safety design...
A new report jointly prepared by the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Federal Emergency Management Agency provides a set of recommendations, tasks, and alternatives aimed at...
View ArticleCivil Engineering Almanac – Groundbreaking for the Thousand Islands Bridge
This week in civil engineering history: Groundbreaking ceremonies are held at Collins Landing, New York, for the Thousand Islands International Bridge connecting New York and the province of Ontario,...
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New bridge boosts capacity from Port of Long Beach
Trade at one of the world’s busiest seaports, the Port of Long Beach in California, is now enhanced by a cable-stayed bridge designed to handle the growth in cargo traffic transported over — and...
View Article5 things you didn’t know about the Huey P. Long Bridge
Since 1966, ASCE has designated over 280 projects as National or International Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks as part of its Historic Civil Engineering Landmark Program. Some of these landmarks...
View ArticleCivil Engineering Almanac – Original Tay Bridge opens
This week in civil engineering history: On June 1, 1878, the first railroad bridge over the Firth of Tay between Dundee and Wormit, Scotland, was opened for passenger traffic. Several proposals to...
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The Victoria Falls Bridge holds its own against a natural wonder
It was called a “poem in steel” by the Times of London. Steel was shipped halfway around the world to build it. It was a marker of imperial ambition in Africa but now connects modern Zambia and...
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Michigan covered bridge replaced with nearly identical replica
Nearly a decade ago, a 144-year-old covered bridge in Michigan was destroyed by arson. Its recently completed replacement was designed to look as identical as possible to the original structure while...
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