Edgar A. Browning - Tue August 09, 2016
A Look Back: Nello L. Teer Company Builds Route 16 in Pa.
During 1938, the Nello L. Teer Company of Durham, N.C., was reconstructing a 3¾ mi. section of Route 16 in Monterey, Pa. The project called for the elimination of dangerous curves along the route....
Wed July 27, 2016
A Look Back at Samuel Rosoff Making It Big in New York City
Samuel Rosoff aka "Subway Sam" a Russian immigrant came to New York City by himself in 1894 at the age of 12. He sold newspapers beneath the Brooklyn Bridge upon his arrival. Rosoff was a millionaire construction contractor by age 24....
Katherine Devlin – CEG Editorial Assistant - Thu July 21, 2016
Construction Boom Leads to Evolution of Backhoe Loader
The backhoe loader is one of the most common pieces of construction equipment. In essence, it is a tractor-like vehicle with a bucket mounted on one side and a small, hydraulic digger (backhoe) on the opposing side....
Pete Sigmund - Tue May 12, 2015
NYC’s Central Park - Revisiting an American Masterpiece
In 1849, merchant Robert Minturn and his wife returned from a grand tour of Europe and called a meeting of business leaders at his downtown home. They decided that a park should be established at a site on the East River called Jones Wood....
Tue May 05, 2015
A Look at the History of the Backhoe Loader
CEG takes a look back at this history of a true workhorse in the world of heavy equipment - the Backhoe Loader. Early development of hydraulic systems for what would become the backhoe loader proceeded in parallel in the USA and the UK....
Mary Reed - Mon June 11, 2007
USS New York: A Ship Forged From Tragedy
Despite geographical distance, a strong link connects the destroyed World Trade Center in New York City and the Northrop Grumman Ship Systems (NGSS) shipyard in Avondale, La., which, like nearby New Orleans, was ravaged by Hurricane Katrina....
Pete Sigmund - Mon June 04, 2007
Triumph, Tragedy Mark Boston’s Big Dig Project
(Editor’s Note: This article is the last in a 10-part series on iconic United States construction projects.)One highway project stands out in the history of U.S. construction for its complexity, problems and ultimate achievement: Boston’s “Big Dig.”Now 99 percent complete, this excavation, tunneling, and road and bridge project has burrowed underneath the length of Boston....
Pete Sigmund - Mon March 12, 2007
Hand-Built Railroad Defines, Unites Nation
(Editor’s Note: This article is the ninth in an occasional series on iconic United States construction projects.)The Transcontinental Railroad, built almost entirely by hand in the 1860s, and conquering terrible obstacles, including Native American attacks, has often been called the greatest construction achievement in the United States during the 19th century....
Pete Sigmund - Mon February 05, 2007
The Mighty Mac: A Sublime Engineering Feat
The “Mighty Mac,” the strong, graceful, bridge, which spans the Straits of Mackinac in Michigan, is one of the nation’s greatest bridge-building achievements of the 20th century, uniquely conquering wind, waves and ice over its 5-mi....
Pete Sigmund - Mon November 13, 2006
Hoover Dam: A Symbol of Simple Strength
(Editor’s Note: This article is the seventh in an occasional series on iconic United States construction projects.)In 1931, while the United States was flat on its back in the Great Depression, the country rose from the mat, flexed its muscles and began building the mighty Hoover Dam, not only taming the angry, flood-prone, Colorado River but also demonstrating the distressed nation’s determination to survive economic fear....
