citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . december 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message american bridge company inc. type subsidiary industry civil engineering founded 1900 headquarters coraopolis pennsylvania united states key people michael d. flowers president and ceo lanny frisco evp operations n. michael mike cegelis svp marketing and development products bridge building construction marine structures revenue 328 million usd number of employees 500 parent continental holdings website www.americanbridge.net the american bridge company is a civil engineering firm that specializes in building and renovating bridges and other large civil engineering projects . founded in 1900 the company is headquartered in coraopolis pennsylvania a suburb of pittsburgh . the firm has built many bridges in the u.s. and elsewhere ; the historic american engineering record notes at least 81 . 1 american bridge has also built or helped build the willis tower the empire state building the chrysler building launch pads resorts and more . during world war ii it produced tank landing ships lsts for the united states navy . competitors include walsh group flatiron construction and skanska usa . related companies include american bridge holding company and american bridge manufacturing company both also headquartered in coraopolis . contents 1 history 2 notable projects 2.1 bridges 2.2 buildings 2.3 miscellaneous 3 see also 4 notes 5 external links 5.1 company information 5.2 projects and history history edit see also list of companies consolidated into american bridge company the eads bridge on the mississippi river the first major bridge built primarily of steel was constructed by one of american bridge co. s antecedents in 1874 . american bridge company was founded in april 1900 when jp morgan led a consolidation of 28 of the largest u.s. steel fabricators and constructors . the company s roots extend to the late 1860s when one of the consolidated firms keystone bridge company built the eads bridge at st. louis the first steel bridge over the mississippi river and still in use . in 1902 the company became a subsidiary of united states steel as part of the steel trust consolidation . the company pioneered the use of steel as a construction material ; developing the means and methods for fabrication and construction that allowed it to be widely used in buildings bridges vessels and other plate applications . citation needed it went on to do work across the nation and around the world . during world war ii the company built warships for the u.s. navy . in 1944 american painter thomas hart benton recorded the construction and launch of lst 768 producing numerous drawings and a painting cut the line . 2 the company went private in 1987 and was sold to continental engineering corporation in 1988 . 3 the town of ambridge pennsylvania was an american bridge company town thus the name ambridge and is near their current headquarters of coraopolis pennsylvania . both municipalities are on the ohio river near pittsburgh with access to many steel suppliers as well as to waterborne and rail transport to allow shipment of components and subassemblies . notable projects edit verrazano narrows bridge new york harbor this is a representative not an exhaustive list . bridges edit hercilio luz bridge florian polis brazil 1926 silver bridge point pleasant west virginia 1927 san francisco oakland bay bridge oakland california 1936 mackinac bridge mackinac straits michigan 1957 verrazano narrows bridge new york harbor 1964 macarthur causeway miami florida 1997 built the longest concrete segmental cable stay bridge in the united states sunshine skyway bridge tampa bay florida 1986 built the longest suspension bridge in south america and one of the longest in europe . orinoco bridge venezuela 1967 25th of april bridge lisbon portugal 1966 new river gorge bridge west virginia built the world s longest arch bridge on three occasions . new river gorge bridge west virginia 1977 518 meters 1 700 bayonne bridge staten island new jersey 1932 504 meters 1 652 hell gate bridge new york city 1916 298 meters 978 built the world s longest self supporting continuous truss bridge . astoria bridge oregon 1966 376 meters 1 232 renovations of existing bridges moved an existing norfolk southern vertical lift bridge from florence alabama to hannibal missouri 1995 first aerial spinning for additional main cables on a loaded fully operational suspension bridge . 25 april bridge in lisbon portugal 1998 first stiffening truss replacement on a loaded fully operational suspension bridge . lions gate bridge vancouver british columbia canada 2001 the ongoing eastern span replacement of the san francisco oakland bay bridge in a joint venture with fluor corporation american bridge fluor . buildings edit willis tower chicago illinois built the world s tallest building on numerous occasions . willis tower chicago 1974 443 meters 1 454 empire state building new york city 1932 381 meters 1 250 chrysler building new york city 1931 319 meters 1 046 woolworth building new york city 1913 241 meters 792 built many other well known buildings . john hancock center chicago and in boston aon center formerly standard oil chicago columbia seafirst center seattle u.s. steel tower 1970 flatiron building new york city 1902 built the world s largest building by volume twice . vehicle assembly building kennedy space center 1964 boeing 747 assembly building everett washington 1974 built two of the most notable domed stadium structures in the world louisiana superdome 1974 houston astrodome 1964 miscellaneous edit space launch complex jacking for mcdonnell douglas astronautics now boeing 1994 built bottom framework for the unique modular room units for walt disney company at the contemporary resort in walt disney world 1971 . hammerhead crane 350ton cantilever type norfolk naval shipyard 1940 see also edit pittsburgh portal cardwell v. american bridge co. continental engineering corporation notes edit historic american engineering record . the firm listed as the builder of a project is usually not the designer . in most cases the bridge designer or building architect does not select the construction company which is chosen by the owners developers . the designer and the contractor work together closely to get the job done . sebak rick november 2009 . a portrait of the artist thomas hart benton in ambridge during world war ii . pittsburgh magazine . retrieved january 5 2015 . gaynor pamela 2000 07 23 . something old is new again for american bridge . pittsburgh post gazette . retrieved 2014 12 02 . external links edit company information edit american bridge company home page hoovers fact sheet on abc projects and history edit haer record of at least 81 abc bridges projects american bridge company chronological history from the 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