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ASCE Day 2024!

ASCE Day celebrates the Society’s founding on November 5, 1852. Twelve esteemed engineers gathered at New York City’s Croton Aqueduct to establish what would become the American Society of Civil Engineers. This year marks ASCE’s 172nd anniversary. Our history is your history.

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