ASCE continues to celebrate the United States’ 250th anniversary with our latest interactive StoryMap release, “Paths to Prosperity: How Transportation Infrastructure Built Modern America.” This StoryMap explores the transportation systems that connected a growing nation, starting with the Erie Canal in 1825 and evolving into the expansion of railroads, the development of urban transit systems, and the creation of the modern interstate highway system. Through historic maps and imagery, readers can discover how generations of civil engineers transformed the movement of people and goods, strengthening the nation’s prosperity and shaping modern life for all Americans.
Explore the StoryMap: Paths to Prosperity
This StoryMap is part of ASCE’s America250 storytelling initiative highlighting the engineering achievements that helped build the United States. It joins previous ArcGIS StoryMaps, including Flowing Forward: How Water Infrastructure Shaped Modern America, which showcased the impact of water sanitation and delivery infrastructure and the civil engineers who make it possible.