Advertising History & Heritage Notable civil engineers These historic civil engineers used their creativity and ingenuity to lead the way to innovative civil engineering design, serving as an …

ASCE’s Historic Civil Engineering Landmark Program recognizes historically significant civil engineering projects, structures, and sites.

Civil engineers design, build, and maintain the foundation for our modern society – our buildings, roads and bridges, drinking water and energy systems, sea ports and airports, and the …

Founded in 1852, ASCE is the nation’s oldest engineering society and represents more than 160,000 members of the civil engineering profession in 177 countries.

These notable civil engineers used their creativity and ingenuity to lead the way to innovative civil engineering design.

1770 – 1842 Benjamin Wright, a surveyor by training and education, while also a judge and civic leader, came to be regarded as the "Father of American Engineering." Wright, along with …

John Smeaton’s prolific career mirrored the developments of the Industrial Revolution in Britain. He was one of the first people to call himself a civil engineer. He laid the foundations for the …

Nominations for an Historic Civil Engineering Landmark must come from an ASCE organizational entity or a related engineering society. To ensure that this ASCE designation has real and …

This award recognizes those persons who through their writing, research or other efforts have made outstanding contributions toward a better knowledge of, or appreciation of, the history …

Taken together, the 1940 and 1950 Tacoma Narrows bridges represent both tragedy and triumph for civil engineers.