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Historical Construction Projects

Take a look back at history's greatest construction feats. From historic buildings and bridges, to antique equipment, to uncovered artifacts, the industry as it once was still makes an impact on construction today.



Community Celebrates Completion of $5.3M Caveman Bridge Renovation

A community celebration and rededication of two iconic Grants Pass historic features was held May 3 at the Tap Rock and Riverside Inn overlooking the Caveman Bridge. The $5.3 million renovation of the Caveman Bridge, which first opened in 1931, was observed followed by the dedication of the refurbished Redwood Empire sign by the city of Grants Pass....


Hard Hat Hits 100 Year Anniversary

Women got the vote. Prohibition began. The National Football League was founded. And, the construction industry was forever changed by the invention of an often overlooked but significant worker safety advancement — the hard hat....


Nauset Construction Leads Mixed-Use Development Project in Reading, Mass.

Nauset Construction of Needham, Mass., recently broke ground on construction at the PostMark, a mixed-use complex of condominiums and retail spaces in Reading, Mass., at the site of the historic post office at the junction of Haven and Sanborn Streets....


Notre Dame Rector: 'Computer Glitch' Possible Fire Culprit

PARIS (AP) — A "computer glitch" may have been behind the fast-spreading fire that ravaged Notre Dame, the cathedral's rector said Apirl 19, as architects and construction workers tried to figure out how to stabilize the damaged structure and protect it from the elements....


Historic Lunar Lander Touches Down in Mississippi

Mammoet's crane services team in Louisiana recently completed the successful transport and lift of a 4,500 lb. Lunar Lander at the INFINITY Science Center in Mississippi. Utilizing a LTM 1250-5.1, the crew carefully lifted the 20 ft....


Paving Through the Decades

Working to preserve the history of the construction equipment that shaped our world . . . The Historical Construction Equipment Association (HCEA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving for public education the history of the construction, dredging and surface mining equipment industries....


Crews Replace 'Half-Historic' Bridge at Border

Construction began in June 2018 on the three-year, $39.3 million Baudette-Rainy River International Bridge Replacement project at the U.S.-Canada border, a joint venture of the Minnesota Department of Transportation and the Ministry of Transport–Ontario (MTO) headed up by Lunda Construction Co....


Human Bones at Site Lead Archaeologists to Look for Answers

LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. (AP) Archaeology work continues at an upstate New York construction site where the skeletal remains of several people have been found at what's believed to be a Revolutionary War burial ground....


Hammer Operator Makes Unusual Discovery at Massachusetts Quarry

Hammer operator Brandon Hersey likes to keep an eye out for the unexpected find in the Westford, Mass., quarry where he works. So far, in the two-and-a-half years he's been on the job at Graniteville Materials, all he's come up with is junk — empty soup cans and the like — but he's heard of other discoveries, like the smoky quartz gemstone a co-worker recently unearthed....


Slatersville Stone Arch Bridge Reopens in North Smithfield

Peter Alviti Jr., Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) director, joined with state and local officials in North Smithfield to celebrate the reopening of the historic Slatersville Stone Arch Bridge....








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