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Statue of Liberty Celebrates Its 125th Anniversary Print E-mail
The Statue of Liberty celebrated its 125th anniversary pn October 28, 2011. Lady Liberty was designated as an International Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by ASCE and the Société des Ingénieurs et Scientifiques de France in 1985. It includes an internal iron framework supporting the copper that was designed by Alexandre-Gusteve Eiffel. The restoration project prior to the statue's centennial received ASCE's Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award in 1987.
 
Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge Print E-mail
RFK Bridge The Robert F. Kennedy Bridge celebrated its 75th Anniversary on July 11, 2011. Commonly thought as just of a suspension bridge across the East River, the 3.5-mile long complex also includes a vertical lift across the Harlem River, a truss bridge across the Bronx Kill, a viaduct across Randall's and Wards Islands and a three-legged roadway interchange and toll plaza complex.
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Bayonne Bridge Will Be Raised to Accommodate Larger Ships Print E-mail
Bayonne Bridge When the widening of the Panama Canal is completed in 2014, a new generation of "Panamax" ships will begin to dock at ports along the East Coast. However, the existing 151-foot vertical clearance of the Bayonne Bridge would pose navigational issues for taller types of vessels using the Kill Van Kull to reach New Jersey's container terminals in Elizabeth and Newark.
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3 East River Bridges Dedicated As Civil Engineering Landmarks Print E-mail
Queensboro Bridge Plaque On Friday, April 9, 2010, ASCE National President Blaine D. Leonard, Met Section officers, and officials from the New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) dedicated three bridges spanning the East River—the Williamsburg Bridge, Queensboro Bridge, and Manhattan Bridge—as ASCE's newest National Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks.
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