Archive for the ‘Great American Infrastructure’ Category

Great American Infrastructure: Baltimore, MD: Carrollton Viaduct

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012

This is the eighteenth in a series of entries celebrating infrastructure achievements in the United States.

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Great American Infrastructure: Seattle, WA: Governor Albert D. Rosellini Bridge-Evergreen Point Bridge

Monday, April 30th, 2012

This is the seventeenth in a series of entries celebrating infrastructure achievements in the United States.

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Great American Infrastructure: Minneapolis, MN: Minneapolis Skyway System

Monday, April 16th, 2012

This is the sixteenth in a series of entries celebrating infrastructure achievements in the United States.

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Great American Infrastructure: Chicago, IL: Willis (Sears) Tower

Tuesday, March 6th, 2012

This is the fifteenth in a series of entries celebrating infrastructure achievements in the United States.

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Great American Infrastructure: New Orleans, LA: St. Charles Avenue Streetcar Line

Friday, February 17th, 2012

This is the fourteenth in a series of entries celebrating infrastructure achievements in the United States.

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Great American Infrastructure: Redridge Steel Dam

Monday, January 16th, 2012

This is the thirteenth in a series of entries celebrating infrastructure achievements in the United States.

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Great American Infrastructure: The Sundial Bridge, Redding, CA

Thursday, January 5th, 2012

This is the twelfth in a series of entries celebrating infrastructure achievements in the United States.

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Great American Infrastructure: Grand Coulee Dam

Wednesday, December 28th, 2011

This is the eleventh in a series of entries celebrating infrastructure achievements in the United States.

What: The Grand Coulee Dam, located in Washington State and the largest hydro-power producer in the United States, is one of the top ten largest producers of electricity in the world.

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Great American Infrastructure: The Eisenhower Memorial Tunnel

Friday, December 23rd, 2011

This is the tenth in a series of entries celebrating infrastructure achievements in the United States.

The Eisenhower Memorial Tunnel, the highest vehicular tunnel in the world, lies entirely within the Arapaho National Fores…During construction approximately 1 million cubic yards of material was cleared from each bore. 190,000 cubic yards of concrete was used for each tunnel lining.

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Great American Infrastructure: William Preston Lane Jr. Memorial (Bay) Bridge

Thursday, December 1st, 2011

This is the ninth in a series of entries celebrating infrastructure achievements in the United States. What: The William Preston Lane Jr. Memorial (Bay) Bridge, know as The Chesapeake Bay Bridge, is a major dual-span bridge and was the world’s longest continuous over-water, steel bridge at the time of its opening in 1952. When: Construction [...]

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