Heavy Civil Projects

Chris-Hill has been fortunate to be involved in a number of major public and private civil projects in Shelby County and the surrounding areas over the past 55+ years.

Bridges

Slope Stabilizaton

Airport

Concrete Paving

Drainage Strutures

Retaining Walls

Wolf River 14A Bridge In Snow

Elevated Concrete Boardwalk

Greenway Trail and Cable-Stayed Bridge

Wolf River 14A Bridge In Snow

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Wolf River 14A Pedestrian Bridge

In 2021, Chris-Hill finished installing a major cable-stayed pedestrian bridge over the Wolf River. This bridge connected two major pedestrian trails in Memphis: the Wolf River Greenway and the Shelby Farms Greenline.

Finished Bridge Deck

Forming for Bridge Deck Concrete Pour

Installing Bridge Bent Foundations

Finished Bridge Deck

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Arkabutla Spillway Bridge

A bridge was installed at Arkabutla Lake in MS to provide access to the Lake Office in seasons of high water.

Connecting Concrete Slope Protection Grids

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Fletcher Creek Slope Stabilization

A revetment system of interlocking concrete mats was installed to prevent erosion in this creek in Memphis.

Finished Gabion Basket Wall

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Gabion Basket Wall

A gabion stone basket wall was used to reinforce a drainage ditch that was beginning to erode next to BNSF railroad tracks. Empty gabion baskets are set and then filled with limestone riprap to create a free draining gravity retaining wall.

Glycol Phase 1 Finished Product

Getting Ready to Set Bridge Beams

Mass Excavation

Glycol Phase 1 Finished Product

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Memphis International Airport Glycol Facility

Chris-Hill wrapped up a $27 million project at the Memphis International Airport in the fall of 2020. Construction of two airplane bridges and a vehicle access bridge were the major components of this project.

Shoring and Foundations Aerial View

Setting of Formwork for Foundation Walls

Shoring and Installation of Concrete Columns

Shoring and Foundations Aerial View

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Memphis International Airport Control Tower

Chris-Hill installed shoring and the foundations for the new control tower at the Memphis International Airport.

Gomaco Paver

Finished Pavement

Gomaco Paver

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CN Intermodal Gateway Paving

Chris-Hill paved a concrete roadway around the CN intermodal railyard in Memphis, TN.

Finished Pavement

Paving in Progress

Finished Pavement

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Wolf River Greenway 14A Concrete Paving

A portion of this pedestrian walkway consisted of paved concrete. Concrete pavement was installed with our Gomaco paver.

Finished Culvert

Pouring the Culvert Walls Using a Travelling Form System

Finished Culvert

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BNSF Drainage Arches

A three-barrel storm water drainage culvert was installed under the BNSF intermodal yard in Southeast Memphis.

Finished Hatchery Ponds

Finished Pumps Filling the Ponds

Finished Hatchery Ponds

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Pump Station for North MS Fish Hatchery

Chris-Hill was the General Contractor on construction of a new fish hatchery in Sardis, MS.

Finished MSE Wall

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Airport Fire Station MSE Retaining Wall

An MSE (mechanically stabilized earth) retaining wall was installed as a decorative retaining wall for the Memphis International Airport Fire Station.

Finished Sound Wall

Setting Panels

Pre-Casting Concrete Panels

Finished Sound Wall

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Amazon Sound Wall

Chris-Hill cast and set concrete panels and installed drilled shafts with steel columns for a design build sound absorption wall at a new Amazon distribution facility in Memphis, TN.