Queretaro's aqueduct, in Central Mexico, is one of the most eloquent symbols of colonial Mexico. As one of the early major hydraulic engineering projects in North America, it defines the city both ...

Four high school students from Owensboro, Kentucky, formed an acoustic/bluegrass band and named it “The Blue Bridge Boys.” The band performs bluegrass, but updated with contemporary references and ...

All ASCE members agree to comply with the Code of Ethics and to report any observed violations by another member. The Committee on Professional Conduct (CPC) is an eight-person volunteer committee ...

When completed, the Hoosac Tunnel was the largest and longest transportation tunnel in the Western Hemisphere. "When locomotive wheels roll through the Hoosac Tunnel, then order your ascension robes." ...

Using pioneering materials and methods, civil engineers designed and built a concrete seawall on Galveston Island and raised the island's elevation to prevent future natural disasters such as the 1900 ...

Originally undertaken by the French and then redesigned and constructed by American engineers, the Panama Canal is one of the greatest sea-to-sea lock canals of all time. The United States became ...

The first engineering use of Portland cement concrete street pavement in public road construction represented a milestone for civil engineering. "This is the first Portland cement concrete street ...

The Queensboro Bridge was the longest cantilever span in North America (1,182 feet) from 1909 until the Quebec Bridge opened in 1917 and the longest in the United States until 1930. Queensboro Bridge ...

The Mississippi River provides a major transportation route for raw materials and manufactured goods from the interior of the country, and drains approximately 41% of the contiguous United States, ...

An innovative off-site construction and relocation method saves time and money and... ASCE and its members are committed to inclusive engineering problem solving that recognizes, values, and addresses ...

At the time of its construction, the Navajo Bridge was the highest steel arch bridge in the United States, and, at the time, was the only roadway crossing of the Colorado River for 600 miles. Navajo ...

New York City built the first major rapid transit subway system in the United States. In the 19th century, New York City was a burgeoning industrial and commercial metropolis - the largest city in the ...