The firm of Harrington, Howard & Ash — later to become <strong>HNTB</strong> — opens its doors in Kansas City, Mo. After years of practice under Waddell, Ernest Emmanuel Howard, the “H” in <strong>HNTB</strong>, establishes the Kansas City-based partnership Harrington, Howard & Ash. Known for his meticulous technical standards, Henry C. Tammen, the “T” in <strong>HNTB</strong>, becomes a partner. <strong>HNTB</strong> secures an assignment that launches a large expansion of the firm’s practice: designing the Maine Turnpike. It was the first modern turnpike financed entirely with private funds and became a model for other toll highways both in its design and financing. <strong>HNTB</strong> International Corporation is formed, allowing the firm to develop opportunities abroad. The eight-mile Rio-Niteroi Bridge in Brazil garners the Grand Conceptor Award from the <strong>American</strong> Council of Engineering Companies in 1975. The structure includes a world record steel box girder span of 984 feet. The 8.4-mile Penang Bridge in Malaysia was the longest span in Asia at the time of its 1985 completion. With the acquisition of Kivett & Myers, a prestigious Kansas City architectural firm, <strong>HNTB</strong> launches one of the most successful national engineering and architecture practices in the country. The twin-stadium concept of the Harry S. Truman Sports Complex helped establish Kivett & Myers’ reputation in sports facility design in the 1960s. <strong>HNTB</strong> acquires the successful Lexington, Mass., rail firm of Thomas K. Dyer, Inc., adding track signal service communications and traction power systems design services to its portfolio, positioning the firm to serve the rail industry during a period of global expansion. <strong>HNTB</strong> is awarded contracts to design a new stadium for the Denver Broncos and the I-95/Route 1 Interchange in Virginia. The firm establishes the <strong>HNTB</strong> Ownership Plan, making ownership of <strong>HNTB</strong> available to all employees. <strong>HNTB</strong>’s commitment to providing total public infrastructure services for both clients and communities leads to the acquisition of LDR International, an awardwinning urban design and planning firm. In the months after Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma strike the Gulf Coast, <strong>HNTB</strong> professionals work to rebuild impacted areas in Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida. <strong>HNTB</strong>’s efforts include bridge repairs and reconstruction, airport assessments, on-site support to FEMA, strategic consulting and personal donations. <strong>HNTB</strong>, as part of Milwaukee Transportation Partners joint venture, completes design and construction of the Marquette Interchange in Milwaukee, a vital connector that links one-third of the state’s freeway traffic to the rest of the country. New Mexico’s Rail Runner Express Phase 2 public transit extension opens in just 14 months, with <strong>HNTB</strong> serving as lead designer for the award-winning design-build project. The firm’s first project, the Willamette River Bridge in Portland, Ore., also known as the Steel Bridge, is still in use today. Four years before the first scheduled flight from the airport, <strong>HNTB</strong> is involved in airfield improvements and a new terminal at Miami International Airport. Integrity QUALITY OF WORK Innovation transparent State Route 91 in Southern California employs the most advanced electronic toll and traffic management system technology and is one of the nation’s first new toll roads to be designed and built by a private company. <strong>HNTB</strong> establishes new subsidiaries, <strong>HNTB</strong> Architecture Inc. and <strong>HNTB</strong> Federal Services Corporation, to focus on the specific needs of clients in both the buildings and federal markets. <strong>HNTB</strong> develops BASE4D, an innovative geospatial scheduling, operational modeling and decision-support software that enables military leaders to efficiently accomplish current missions, visualize future demands and plan for transformation to meet new requirements. <strong>HNTB</strong> achieves $1 billion in sales The Wisconsin Department of Transportation awards <strong>HNTB</strong> the first high-speed rail final design contract in the United States for service from Madison to <strong>Water</strong>town, Wis. 1914 1922 1928 1941 1945 1948 1954 1956 1964 1969 1975 1979 1982 1993 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 <strong>HNTB</strong> can trace its roots as far back as 1887 when world renowned Dr. John Alexander Low Waddell, the father of 20th century <strong>American</strong> bridge design, opened a consulting practice in Kansas City, Mo. New York office opens Enoch Needles, later to become the “N” in <strong>HNTB</strong>, opens the firm’s New York office. Establishing a permanent base of operations in the heart of New York City’s financial district proved to be critical to the firm’s survival during the Great Depression. The firm roars through the 1920s and survives the Great Depression with federally funded infrastructure projects including the Harlem River Bridge and the South Omaha Bridge, managed by the firm’s new chief designer, Ruben Bergendoff, the “B” in <strong>HNTB</strong>. Indianapolis office opens 1940 Portland, Maine, office opens 1944 The firm changes its name to Howard, Needles, Tammen & Bergendoff. With the needs imposed by World War II, <strong>HNTB</strong> broadens its scope to include highway design and aviation, with runway and taxiway systems and pavement rehabilitation, making it a leader in the transportation industry. Charleston, W.Va., office opens 1951 Boston, Cleveland and Miami offices open <strong>HNTB</strong> secures the 118-mile New Jersey Turnpike project. “Never before had the problem been presented of carrying a 118- mile expressway with a 60-mile speed limit directly into the central portion of the greatest metropolitan area in the world,” remarked Enoch Needles. The New Jersey Turnpike was the first project for which <strong>HNTB</strong> assumed a management role over other consulting firms. It was from this arrangement that the concept of a general consultant evolved. By the time the turnpike era reached its peak in the 1950s, <strong>HNTB</strong> had managed turnpike projects in 15 states. Orlando, Fla., office opens 1955 Dallas and Milwaukee offices open Fairfield, N.J., office opens Seattle office opens 1960 Overland Park, Kan., office opens 1962 Alexandria, Va., and Baton Rouge, La., offices open 1963 President Eisenhower signs a Federal Aid Highway Act, effectively creating the interstate highway system. This legislation, allocating $30 billion for the construction of more than 40,000 miles of highway, catalyzes highway engineering and construction activity for decades. The passage of this legislation was a key driver for <strong>HNTB</strong>’s further diversification in transportation services. Minneapolis office opens 1965 Chicago office opens 1967 Atlanta office opens 1968 Columbia, Md., office opens Tampa, Fla., office opens 1973 Denver office opens 1 974 <strong>HNTB</strong> is part of a unique effort to replace 10,000 feet of runway and parallel taxiway at Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport in only 40 working days — ordinarily a 10-month job. Working around the clock with 500 workers and $9 million worth of equipment, <strong>HNTB</strong> and the contractor remove and replace the deteriorating 12-inch runway on time and under budget. One of the busiest transportation hubs in the world, Hartsfield Atlanta has been served by <strong>HNTB</strong> since 1968. Los Angeles office opens 1977 Houston office opens <strong>HNTB</strong> is awarded design and construction services contracts for a transit replacement project in Boston’s Southwest Corridor — the largest single construction project in the city’s history. The South Station Rehabilitation project required public involvement meetings due to the extensive nature of the project and its impact on the surrounding communities. Lexington, Mass., office opens Raleigh, N.C., Austin, Texas, office opens Philadelphia, 1984 San Antonio Hartford, Conn., and office opens San Bernardino, Calif., offices open 1986 Louisville, Ky., 1994 office opens 1988 Detroit and Orange County, Calif., offices open 1990 Lansing, Mich., and Salt Lake City offices open 1992 Previously operating as a partnership, Howard, Needles, Tammen & Bergendoff reorganizes under a corporate structure and changes its name to <strong>HNTB</strong> Corporation. Madison, Wis., office opens The design-build Naval Air Systems Command Headquarters opens after a 24-month design and construction period. Elkins, W.Va., San Francisco, San Jose, Calif., and St. Louis offices open Columbus, Ohio, Dallas (Downtown), and Oakland, Calif., offices open <strong>HNTB</strong> is managing more than 2,100 projects worldwide and employs more than 2,500 people. Sales have increased 71 percent since 1996. Boston Architecture, Jacksonville, Fla., and Washington, D.C., offices open Charlotte, N.C., office opens 2001 Ft. Myers, Fla., office opens 2002 TRUEVIZ | OntArget The <strong>HNTB</strong>-designed Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge in Boston is completed. The $100 million cable-stayed bridge is recognized as a monumental achievement in <strong>American</strong> bridge engineering and construction and is the focal point of Boston’s $14.65 billion Central Artery/Tunnel project. New Orleans office opens <strong>HNTB</strong> adopts new visual identity <strong>HNTB</strong> immediately steps in to help hurricane-ravaged areas begin the long road to recovery. Employees bring their professional experience on site, and <strong>HNTB</strong> plays a pivotal role in reopening one of the Interstate 10 twin bridges over Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans – 16 days earlier than scheduled. San Diego office opens Las Vegas, Omaha, Phoenix and Sacramento offices open Backlog of work exceeds $1 billion <strong>HNTB</strong> employs wide-scaled use of Building Information Modeling (BIM) to provide added value to the cost and delivery of projects for buildings clients. <strong>HNTB</strong> celebrates one year voluntary S-OX 404 compliance <strong>HNTB</strong> History: NEARING 100 Years OF Integrity, QUALITY OF WORK and Innovation “Some people have accused us of aspiring too high … but we believe that ideals are like stars; you may not succeed in touching them with your hands, but like navigators at sea, you may be guided by them.” — Ernest E. Howard <strong>HNTB</strong> founder | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | This is <strong>HNTB</strong>
Thames River Amtrak Bridge | Groton, Conn. award-winning work Caltrain Centralized Equipment Maintenance and Operations Facility | San Jose, Calif. New Mexico Rail Runner Express | Albuquerque, N.M. Illinois Tollway | Chicago This is <strong>HNTB</strong> | 24 |
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