Southland Holdings
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]View Brochure Building Great Things. For more than 120 years, hard-working, honest, innovative people have been forming what has become Southland. We combine the strengths of five subsidiaries that share a dedication to delivering critical infrastructure projects that improve the environment and lives of those around us. Across all 50 states and more than 60 countries, you can find the mark of our legacy. Throughout Southland’s history, we have laid roads that connect our nation, constructed pipelines to carry water across vast regions, built some of the world’s most iconic structures, and bored tunnels through some of the world’s most challenging geology. We deliver projects that shape our landscape and create sustainable solutions for future generations. Our values create the foundation on which we operate. A passion for finding solutions, a dedication to safety, and care for our employees – these are the things that make Southland a family of companies. The people who chose to work here are our most valuable asset and provide the essential link between challenges and answers. As a values-based firm, we invest in our team and encourage innovation, creativity, personal and professional development, and teamwork. So, learn more about how we’re building great things.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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American Bridge and Jim Smith Construction are working together to finish the new U.S. 60 Cumberland River Bridge in Smithland, Kentucky. The bridge construction resumed on Monday at the U.S. 60/KY 70 intersection with another concrete pour on the main pier. AB is finishing up assembling the structural steel for the 700’ main truss. AB assembled the truss on barges at the Paducah River. Once this truss is completed and painted, AB will then transport the truss in September to the bridge site to be jacked into place on the piers. After the truss is jacked into place another concrete deck will be poured on the main span. The new Cumberland Bridge is expected to be up and ready for traffic in the late spring of 2023. Despite some weather delays in the fall and winter, the project is running two months ahead of schedule. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet engineers have developed a new work schedule for the project. The new Cumberland Bridge will provide a significant transportation connection for local Livingston County traffic, as the Cumberland River splits the county. This will provide a way for drivers, bikers, pedestrians, busses, and emergency vehicles to get across the river. The Cumberland Bridge will have a 40’ wide, two-lane deck with 12’ driving lanes and 6’ shoulders, also making it accessible for almost all farm equipment, without stopping the oncoming traffic. The existing Cumberland Bridge is known as the Lucky Jefferson Lewis Memorial Bridge, which opened to traffic in 1931. Learn more about the new Cumberland Bridge and AB’s part in this innovative project at the link below.
American Bridge was featured in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s “In the Lead” publication. Follow the link to read more about our history and thoughts on future growth.