Historic Concrete Projects
A select few concrete construction projects transcend their original purpose and have an historic impact on their community, country or the entire world.
Historic Concrete Projects
Every concrete construction project has a story, but a select few projects transcend their original purpose and have an historic impact on their community, country or the entire world. These projects break ground on new technologies in concrete construction and provide new opportunity for construction companies and the entire community.
We have provided profiles for several historic construction projects below.
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Ingalls Building
Cincinnati OH
The first reinforced concrete high rise building ever constructed.
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Grand Coulee Dam
Columbia River, WA
With 12 million cubic yards of concrete, this is America's largest concrete dam.
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Hoover Dam
Black Canyon Colorado River
Enough concrete to build a two-lane highway from Seattle WA to Miami FL.
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Assembly Hall
Urbana IL
An engineering marvel, this is the first concrete domed sport structure.
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Water Tower Place
Chicago IL
From 1975 to 1990 this was America's tallest reinforced concrete building.
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CN Tower
Toronto Canada
The building tops 1,815 feet, making it the world's tallest building in 1976.
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Our Lady of Angels
Los Angeles CA
The third largest cathedral in the world, this church seats 3,000.
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DFW Air CargoCentre
DFW Airport TX
First air cargo facility in the US built to support the massive Airbus 380.