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Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge
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The Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge is the longest cable-suspension bridge in the world.
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Alaskan Pipeline
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The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System was the largest private construction project of its time.
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Atalaya
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Atalaya mansion in South Carolina is said to have been built without a written plan.
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Bakelite
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Bakelite was the first plastic not to melt when put in high temperatures.
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Big Brutus
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Big Brutus is the second largest electric shovel in the world.
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Bionic Arm
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A team of five biomedical engineers in Edinburgh, Scotland created the first working bionic arm in 1993.
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Bobsleigh Runs
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OLYMPICS: There are only 12 official bobsleigh tracks in the entire world.
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Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
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The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel is considered to be "One of Seven Engineering Wonders of the Modern World."
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Coal Creek Generating Station
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The Coal Creek Generating Station in Underwood, North Dakota is the world's largest lignite-coal-fired plant.
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Crystal Bridge
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The Crystal Bridge Tropical Conservatory in Oklahoma City is an example of architecture merging with engineering.
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Draper Prize
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The Draper Prize is the highest award given to specifically engineers.
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EBR-1
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The Experimental Breeder Reactor-1 was the first facility to produce electricity generated by nuclear energy.
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Emily Roebling
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A woman named Emily Roebling supervised construction of the Brooklyn Bridge
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Ferris Wheel
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Did you know the Ferris Wheel is considered an engineering wonder?
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First Computer Program
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The first "computer program" was designed by a famous poet's daughter in 1843.
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Galveston Seawall
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The Galveston Seawall is seven miles long and seventeen feet high and protects the city from hurricanes.
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Hedy Lamarr
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A glamorous Hollywood actress made significant engineering contributions today's wireless networks.
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Hoover Dam
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The Hoover Dam weighs more than 6.5 million tons.
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Hubble Telescope
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The Hubble Telescope, one of the largest and most complex satellites ever built, was the result of over 20 years of science research and engineering.
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Lake Pontchartrain Causeway
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The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway in Louisiana is the world longest over-water highway bridge.
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Lookout Mountain Incline Railway
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The Lookout Mountain Incline Railway is the world's steepest passenger railway.
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Millennium Force Roller Coaster
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The Millennium Force Roller Coaster is the world's largest steel roller coaster.
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Mississippi River
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Engineers with the US Army Corps are helping to keep the Mississippi River flowing past New Orleans.
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Mormon Tabernacle
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The Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City, Utah is an amazing engineering and acoustic accomplishment.
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Natchez Trace
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Engineers designed the Natchez Trace Parkway to provide access and protect historic sites.
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On the Road...
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There are enough roads in the U.S. to stretch from the earth to the moon 8 times!
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Petronas Towers
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The Petronas Towers in Malaysia are the world's tallest buildings.
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Presidential Engineers
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Two U.S. Presidents had engineering backgrounds.
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Robert's Rules of Order
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Henry Robert, author of Robert's Rules of Order, was a military engineer.
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Royal Gorge Bridge
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The Royal Gorge Bridge is the world's highest suspension bridge.
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Savannah, Georgia
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Savannah, Georgia is considered to be the first planned city in the United States.
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Sears Tower
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The Sears Tower in Chicago is the tallest building in the U.S.
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Snowboards for Women
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OLYMPICS: Engineers and athletes together improve women's snowboards.
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Speedskating
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OLYMPICS: Champion speedskaters reach speeds over 30 miles per hour.
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Tacoma Narrows Bridge
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Engineers learned a great deal when wind collapsed the Tacoma Narrows Bridge.
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Taum Sauk Hydroelectric Storage Plant
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The Taum Sauk Hydroelectric Storage Plant in Missouri was one of the largest stand-alone pumped storage plants before disaster struck.
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Very Large Array
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A series of radio antennas can produce an image equal to that of a telescope 22 miles across.
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