Historical Construction Projects

Bryan Clark - POST REGISTER - Fri September 02, 2016

Interstate System Forever Changed Eastern Idaho

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) It's been 60 years since the National Interstate and Defense Highways Act became law. The law, championed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower and broadly supported by both parties, led to the construction of 41,000 mi....

Mon August 29, 2016

A City Continues Its 100-Year Construction Project

The website SFgate asks - Does it seem like construction in the city of San Francisco is never ending? Well, it is. This may be due to urban growth, changes in style, repair from age, or acts of Mother Nature, including earthquakes, fires and floods....

Fri August 26, 2016

The History of Trenchers, Trench Shoring Technology

Trenches have been used for decades in a number of applications, including construction. Before WWII, trenches were often dug by hand. Rudimentary trenchers were used as the early as the late 1800s, but the machines were cumbersome with a large number of parts such as drive shafts and gearboxes....

Kate Gallagher - Cashman Equipment Marketing Communicator - Mon August 22, 2016

Cashman, 1936 Cat Twenty-Two Stand Test of Time

The 1930s were not an easy time in the United States. The Stock Market Crash of 1929 left everyone reeling and, in the Great Depression that followed, 15 million people were unemployed. President Franklin D....

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....