Wonders are not confined to the ancient world! Take a whirlwind tour of 10 engineering feats that made our modern civilization possible, from the Erie Canal and Eads Bridge, to the Holland Tunnel and Hoover Dam. Will they last as long as the Pyramids?

Watch 10 Modern MarvelsThat Changed America, tonight at 9pm on GBH 2.

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