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Great Construction Projects May 26, 2016 21:59:37 GMT

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1 ~~~~~ Great Construction Projects ~ Across North and Central America ~~~ 589
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www.google.com.au/?gws_rd=ssl#q=great+american+construction+projects
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www.google.com.au/?gws_rd=ssl#q=tennessee+valley+authority
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www.google.com.au/?gws_rd=ssl#q=tennessee+valley+authority+pictures

www.historyandheadlines.com/10-great-american-construction-projects/

www.answers.com/article/546859/great-american-construction-projects-the-hoover-dam

www.governing.com/topics/transportation-infrastructure/gov-5-biggest-us-infrastructure-projects-plus-5-at-risk.html

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Great Construction Projects May 26, 2016 22:05:20 GMT

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2 ~~~~~ Tennessee Valley Authority

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www.tva.gov/

www.tva.com/About-TVA/Our-History

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_Valley_Authority

www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Tennessee_Valley_Authority.aspx

www.americaslibrary.gov/es/tn/es_tn_tva_1.html

www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1653.html

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Great Construction Projects May 26, 2016 22:05:47 GMT

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3 ~~~~~ Hoover Dam and Lake Mead on the Colorado River ~ Arizona and Nevada Border ~~~ aka Boulder Dam

www.google.com.au/?gws_rd=ssl#q=hoover+dam
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www.usbr.gov/lc/hooverdam/

www.viator.com/Las-Vegas-attractions/Hoover-Dam/d684-a11 ~ Day tour

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoover_Dam

www.history.com/topics/hoover-dam

www.history.com/news/history-lists/7-things-you-might-not-know-about-the-hoover-dam

www.vegas.com/attractions/near-las-vegas/hoover-dam/

www.desertusa.com/colorado/lm_nra/hoover/du_hoover.html

www.bechtel.com/projects/hoover-dam/

www.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/140hooverdam/140hoover_dam.htm

www.arizona-leisure.com/hoover-dam-building.html

www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4o8NISa4Hs ~ 27:37 ~ Story of the Hoover Dam

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xz7i3FD8Lw ~ 34:52 ~ circa 1936 "Boulder Dam"

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Great Construction Projects May 26, 2016 22:06:21 GMT

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4 ~~~~~ Trans Alaska Pipeline System ~ aka TAPS ~~~ Prudhoe Bay to Valdez
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www.google.com.au/?gws_rd=ssl#q=trans+alaska+pipeline
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-Alaska_Pipeline_System

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Construction_of_the_Trans-Alaska_Pipeline_System

www.alyeska-pipe.com/TAPS/PipelineFacts

www.explorefairbanks.com/go/energy/trans-alaska-pipeline/27

www.popularmechanics.com/science/energy/a7480/how-much-life-is-left-in-the-trans-alaska-pipeline/

www.d.umn.edu/~hoef0049/pbpipeline.html

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Great Construction Projects May 26, 2016 22:06:34 GMT

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5 ~~~~~ Skyscraper ~ World First in Chicago ~ Home Insurance Building ~ 1884-1885

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www.google.com.au/?gws_rd=ssl#q=flatiron+building
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyscraper

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Insurance_Building

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_skyscrapers

www.history.com/topics/flatiron-building

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Great Construction Projects May 26, 2016 23:00:11 GMT

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6 ~~~~~ InterState Highways Across the USA

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_Highway_System

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Interstate_Highways

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Numbered_Highways

www.fhwa.dot.gov/interstate/homepage.cfm

www.fhwa.dot.gov/interstate/history.cfm

www.history.com/topics/interstate-highway-system

www.infoplease.com/spot/interstate1.html

science.howstuffworks.com/engineering/civil/question656.htm

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Great Construction Projects May 26, 2016 23:00:29 GMT

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7 ~~~~~ Canadian Pacific Railway ~~~ aka Trans Continental Railway ~ Canada

www.google.com.au/?gws_rd=ssl#q=trans+continental+railway+canada
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Pacific_Railway

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcontinental_railroad

www.viarail.ca/en

www.viarail.ca/en/mobile-app-train-booking ~ App for Android and Apple

www.viarail.ca/en/travel-info/onboard-train/wireless-internet ~ WiFi

www.viarail.ca/en/explore-our-destinations/trains/rockies-and-pacific/toronto-vancouver-canadian

www.seat61.com/Canada.htm

www.youtube.com/user/VIARailCanadaInc/videos

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Great Construction Projects May 26, 2016 23:05:30 GMT

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8 ~~~~~ Trans Continental Railway ~ USA

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcontinental_railroad

www.amtrak.com/home

www.seat61.com/UnitedStates.htm

www.history.com/topics/inventions/transcontinental-railroad

www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-transcontinental-railroad-is-completed

www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/goldenspike.htm

railroad.lindahall.org/essays/brief-history.html

www.tcrr.com/

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Great Construction Projects May 26, 2016 23:06:25 GMT

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9 ~~~~~ Empire State Building ~ ESB ~ in New York City

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www.google.com.au/?gws_rd=ssl#q=empire+state+building+construction
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www.google.com.au/?gws_rd=ssl#q=empire+state+building+construction+photos

www.esbnyc.com/

www.esbnyc.com/explore/historical-timeline

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_State_Building

www.news.com.au/finance/work/at-work/construction-workers-in-new-york-worked-at-dizzying-heights-to-build-mammoth-structures/news-story/67588fb815883689ea42c3826321b001

digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/photographs-of-the-empire-state-building-under-construction#/

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Great Construction Projects May 26, 2016 23:06:58 GMT

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10 ~~~~~ Alcan Highway ~ Alaska to USA via Canada

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Highway

www.themilepost.com/features/faq-driving-the-alaska-highway

www.themilepost.com/highway-info/highways/alaska-highway

www.theguardian.com/travel/2013/may/17/canada-alaska-highway-road-trip

www.bellsalaska.com/highway/alaska-highway/

www.theconstantrambler.com/alaska-canada-highway-guide-road-trip-planner/

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Great Construction Projects May 26, 2016 23:13:17 GMT

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11 ~~~~~ Mount Rushmore National Memorial in the Black Hills of South Dakota

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Rushmore

www.nps.gov/moru/index.htm

www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/mount-rushmore

www.youtube.com/watch?v=p59nrGixAYY ~ 3:21 ~ Black Hills of Dakota ......

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Great Construction Projects May 26, 2016 23:21:52 GMT

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12 ~~~~~ Boeing Aircraft Assembly Hangar @ Paine Field ~ Everett, Washington State

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_Everett_Factory

www.boeing.com/company/tours/#/everett ~ Boeing Tours Everett, Seattle, Washington

www.boeing.com/company/tours/#/st-louis ~ Boeing Tours St Louis, Missouri

www.futureofflight.org/

www.viator.com/tours/Seattle/Morning-Tour-of-Boeing-Factory-from-Seattle/d704-3132SMB

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Great Construction Projects May 27, 2016 4:29:15 GMT

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13 ~~~~~ St Lawrence Seaway ~ on the Great Lakes Of Canada and USA

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Lawrence_Seaway

www.greatlakes-seaway.com/en/management/slsmc/

www.greatlakes-seaway.com/en/

www.grandslacs-voiemaritime.com/en/seaway/vital/index.html

www.greatlakes-seaway.com/en/navigating/map/index.html

www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/world/saint-lawrence-seaway.html

www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/st-lawrence-seaway/

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Great Construction Projects May 27, 2016 4:37:27 GMT

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14 ~~~~~ Trans Canada Highway

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-Canada_Highway

transcanadahighway.com/

transcanadahighway.com/General/transcanadahighway.htm

www.tc.gc.ca/eng/policy/acg-acgd-menu-highways-map-2152.htm ~ Map

www.pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/bc/glacier/natcul/natcul2/c.aspx

www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9vJ-kqUwg4 ~ 3:02 ~ Gene Pitney

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Great Construction Projects May 27, 2016 6:00:52 GMT

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15 ~~~~~ Panama Canal

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_Canal

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Panama_Canal

www.history.com/news/7-fascinating-facts-about-the-panama-canal

micanaldepanama.com/expansion/

www.youtube.com/watch?v=shWrzvNGLdw ~ 5:36 ~ Panama Canal

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Great Construction Projects May 27, 2016 19:23:59 GMT

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16 ~~~~~ LAX ~~~ Los Angeles International Airport ~~~ Improvements, Expansion and Renovations
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~~~~~~~ Huge building projects at this airport over the last 7+ years.
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~~~~~~~ Major runway improvements and reconstruction affecting the approach roads
~~~~~~~ to the departures and arrivals levels.
~~~~~~~ These construction works will continue for some months and or years
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www.google.com.au/?gws_rd=ssl#q=lax+airport+construction
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_International_Airport

www.lawa.org/laxdev/RoadAlerts.aspx

lawa.org/newsConstruction.aspx

www.lawa.org/laxdev/ProjectFactSheet.aspx

www.lawa.org/uploadedFiles/LAXDev/News_for_LAXDev/New%20TBIT%20FAQ.pdf

www.airnewzealand.com.au/assets/PDFs/lax-tom-bradley-international-terminal-map.pdf

los-angeles-lax.worldairportguides.com/tom-bradley-international-terminal-map.php

www.discoverlosangeles.com/blog/theres-something-everyone-laxs-new-tom-bradley-international-terminal

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfYFKnSSRUA ~ 2:33 ~ Tom Bradley International Terminal aka TBIT

www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKPTF-wwDC8 ~ 21:48 ~ Renovated Tom Bradley terminal walkaround

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Great Construction Projects May 28, 2016 3:37:42 GMT

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17 ~~~~~ Las Vegas, Nevada
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~~~~~~~ Numerous amazing buildings with a huge variety of internal layouts.
~~~~~~~ Many with botanic gardens and great floral displays.

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www.bellagio.com/en.html

www.mgmgrand.com/en.html

www.venetian.com/

www.travelandleisure.com/slideshows/las-vegas-best-new-attractions

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Great Construction Projects May 28, 2016 8:58:11 GMT

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18 ~~~~~ Overseas Highway ~~~ "The Highway that Goes to Sea" ~~~ Florida's mainland to the Florida Keys

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overseas_Highway

www.fla-keys.com/highway.cfm

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDmBtMuHZac ~ 1:16 ~ All-American Road

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