WRA gives the U.S. space program a boost..
Engineers design the Bendix ESAR (Electronically Steerable Array Radar) Facility and Spadat Radar AN/FPS 85 Space Tracker to monitor objects in orbit.
Pushing the limits of space and time..
In his 1961 speech to Congress, President Kennedy challenges the nation to send a man to the moon and bring him back safely—before the end of the decade.
On the road again..
WRA spearheads an array of projects including JFK Memorial Highway, MD 177, I-95 in Wilmington, and multiple byways in Virginia.
Fortifying America's Infrastructure, One Pothole at a Time .
To improve aging roads, President Kennedy approves the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1961, adding $900M to the interstate program.
In 1958, WRA taps the Susquehanna River.
WRA designs the Susquehanna Water Supply line, nicknamed "The Big Inch"—a 9-foot wide pipe transporting water from the river to hundreds of thousands in central Maryland.
Maryland grows thirsty..
The Old Line State's population increases 70% from the 1930s and 1950s, creating an insatiable demand for water.
WRA collaborates on President Eisenhower's Interstate Highway System..
WRA designs the I-83 Baltimore-Harrisburg Expressway, the I-895 Patapsco Tunnel approach, and US 140—a vital link between Baltimore and Gettysburg.
The automobile boom creates a crunch..
The 1950s saw the number of cars on the road in America nearly double, with 4 in 5 American households owning at least one car.
WRA helps write a chapter in the Naval Academy's storied history..
The firm updates multiple facilities on the campus, enhancing the school's ability to provide generations of midshipmen with unmatched training.
The U.S. Naval Academy embarks on its second century..
The Academy's graduates since 1845 include war heroes, Nobel honorees, astronauts, and a U.S. president.