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Hoover Dam: A Symbol of Simple Strength

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Pete Sigmund - (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 t...

Crossing the Chesapeake: A Modern Marvel

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Pete Sigmund - (Editor’s Note: This article is the sixth in an occasional series on iconic United States construction projects.)In 1961, I often took the “Kiptopeke — Little Creek Ferry” across the mouth of Chesapeake Bay on weekends because my job was co...

The Mother of All Dirty Jobs: Sandhogs Burrow Deep Beneath New York City

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Pete Sigmund - (Editor's Note: This article is part of an occasional series that takes a look back at iconic United States construction projects. It originally appeared in the pages of CEG in September of 2006.) One of the world's largest and most critical construction ...

Alaska Pipeline Cuts Through Last Frontier

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Pete Sigmund - (Editor’s Note: This article is the fourth in an occasional series on iconic United States construction projects.)The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System is not only one of the most remarkable and difficult construction feats in U.S. history, it also is beautiful a...

’Driving Fever’ Spreads Across Lincoln Highway

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Pete Sigmund - (Editor's Note: This article is the third in an occasional series on iconic United States construction projects.) "Hi there, neighbor, going my way? East or West on the Lincoln Highway?" — Song introducing The Lincoln Highway radio broadcasts in 1940. Bypassed by today's int...

NYC’s Central Park: An American Masterpiece

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Pete Sigmund - Editor's Note: This article is the second in an occasional series on iconic United States construction projects.) Update: We revisit Central Park here. Bui...

The Golden Gate: ’The Bridge That Couldn’t Be Built’

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Pete Sigmund - The Golden Gate Bridge, hanging gracefully on its cables over the wide, dark blue strait between the city of San Francisco and the green and brown hills of Marin County, exemplifies construction excellence. Observing its 70th anniversary in May 2007, the Golden Gate is not only one of the...

Supercomputers to Aid With Concrete Mixes

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Pete Sigmund - Advanced software codes being developed with the aid of the world’s fourth-fastest supercomputer are expected to significantly speed the process of choosing the right concrete for a construction job, saving millions of dollars.Researchers also expect the codes to significantly aid ef...

U.S. Interstate System Turns 50 Years Old

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Pete Sigmund - Commemorating this year’s 50th anniversary of the Interstate Highway System, a convoy of vehicles will travel from San Francisco, CA, to Washington, D.C., from June 16 to June 29, over the old Lincoln Highway (now Interstate 80), which the first military transcontinental motor convoy, inclu...

Battle Over ’Bridge to Nowhere’ Continues

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Pete Sigmund - After it received $223 million as a special “earmark” project in last year’s highway and transportation bill, the bridge between Gravina Island and Ketchikan in Southeast Alaska was called “The Bridge to Nowhere.”Critics pointed out that Gravina only had appro...