Guy F. Atkinson Construction, LLC was founded as a partnership between Guy and his son George. The company's earliest transformative projects include helping build the massive Bonneville and Grand Coulee Dams in Washington state and the Hansen Dam in California's San Fernando Valley.
![Guy F Atkinson and son George H](/sites/default/files/styles/image_and_copy_landscape/public/2024-02/Our%20Story%2C%20Beginning%20of%20an%20Era%20-%20Guy%20F%20Atkinson%20and%20son%20George%20H_0.jpg?h=48ce8802&itok=Aw5Yc679)
Guy F. Atkinson and his son, George H. Atkinson
![Pardee Dam](/sites/default/files/styles/image_and_copy_landscape/public/2024-01/Our%20Story-Photo%203%20%28Pardee%20Dam%29.jpeg?h=d668167d&itok=P8Du7ohv)
Pardee Dam, Sierra Nevada, California (1929)
![sepia toned photo of the grand coulee dam](/sites/default/files/styles/image_and_copy_landscape/public/2024-02/Grand%20Coulee%20Dam.jpg?h=96fdd2f2&itok=oWJdDv6T)
Grand Coulee Dam, Columbia River, Washington state (1941)
![George W and sons John, Charles, Lynn, James, Walter, and Guy F](/sites/default/files/styles/image_and_copy_landscape/public/2024-02/Our%20Story%2C%20Beginning%20of%20an%20Era%20-%20George%20W%20and%20sons%20John%2C%20Charles%2C%20Lynn%2C%20James%2C%20Walter%2C%20and%20Guy%20F_0.jpg?h=48ce8802&itok=NxewfjIt)
George W. and sons John, Charles, Lynn, James, Walter, and Guy F.
Today, Atkinson is one of the most experienced and diverse civil contractors in the United States. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Clark Construction Group since 1998, our combined capabilities enable us to tackle more complex projects in the civil and commercial building markets.
![group of construction workers on bridge](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_image/public/2023-12/I%26D%2C%20SR%2099%20Bakersfield.jpg?h=6eb229a4&itok=aa9WKQ5w)
SR 99 Bakersfield project
![US 12/Nine Mile Hill to Frenchtown - Build New Highway Project](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_image/public/2024-01/US%2012%20Paving%20IMG-4407%20%281%29.jpg?h=d329bd4b&itok=-x9bVsuf)
US 12/Nine Mile Hill to Frenchtown – Build New Highway Project
![With two excavators working adjacent to the support of excavation wall.](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_image/public/2024-03/NW%20Fish%20Photo_0.png?h=ea95bb15&itok=JPhwbM0d)
I-90, SR 161, SR 202 & SR 203 – Fish Passage Project
SR 167/I-5 to SR 509 – New Expressway Project
![Tunnel interior at bifurcation, team group photo](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_image/public/2024-02/IMG_0339_jpg.jpg?h=96a96008&itok=NMVE2m5a)
ATL Plane Train Tunnel West Extension Project
![Atkinson construction worker in PPE](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_image/public/2024-02/LAX%20RS-ATKN.jpg?h=fbb2a188&itok=IA124G0P)
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Receiving Station X Project
Throughout our history, we have built bridges in cities across the United States. These projects provide a critical connection for people, resources, and goods to move safely.
![aerial view of the SR 520 floating bridge in the early morning with mist on the water](/sites/default/files/styles/image_and_copy_landscape/public/2024-02/520_mist_enlarged.jpg?h=da1ba3e4&itok=o95FCjUh)
SR 520 Evergreen Floating Bridge, Seattle, Washington (1963)
![Coronado Bay bridge during construction, piers protruding from the water, no bridge deck yet.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_and_copy_landscape/public/2024-02/Atkinson_Coronado%20Freeway.jpg?h=5c676e44&itok=V3hSuw-2)
Coronado Bay Bridge, San Diego, California (1968)
![Talmage Bridge](/sites/default/files/styles/image_and_copy_landscape/public/2024-01/Talmage%20Bridge.jpg?h=ec405387&itok=LCrCTV_b)
Talmadge Memorial Bridge, Savannah, Georgia (1987)
![view from the shore of the completed Dumbarton Bridge](/sites/default/files/styles/image_and_copy_landscape/public/2024-02/DmBrPr.jpg?h=0143b8f6&itok=nNGU3fzM)
Dumbarton Bridge, San Francisco, California (1981)
![side-by-side of seattle freeway construction (1967) and I-5 MLK Project (2018)](/sites/default/files/styles/card_grid_image_landscape/public/2024-02/Composite%2C%20WSDOT%20-%20Seattle%20Freeways%20%26%20MLK%20Paving.jpg?h=bcb16325&itok=zXWfHvdU)
L: Seattle Freeways (I-5), Seattle, Washington (1967)
R: I-5/NB MLK Jr. Way to Ravenna Br – Pavement Repair, Seattle, Washington (2019)
![side-by-side of the grapevine freeway (1960) and I-5 PCCP (2019)](/sites/default/files/styles/card_grid_image_landscape/public/2024-02/Composite%2C%20Caltrans%20-%20Grapevine%20%26%20Bakersfield.jpg?h=bcb16325&itok=aOnaVYj7)
L: I-5 Grapevine Freeways #1 & #2, Bakersfield, California (1960)
R: I-5 Pavement Rehab – Castaic to Palomas Wash Bridge, Santa Clarita, California (2019)
![side-by-side comparison of two BNSF projects: Stampede Pass Tunnel & Cedar River Bridge](/sites/default/files/styles/card_grid_image_landscape/public/2024-02/Composite%2C%20BNSF%20-%20Stampede%20Pass%20%26%20Cedar%20River.jpg?h=bcb16325&itok=eJPJ-160)
L: Stampede Pass Tunnel, Cascade Mountains, Washington (1997)
R: Cedar River Bridge, Renton, Washington (2008)
![side-by-side of San Ysidro LPOE Ped Bridge and Otay Mesa LPOE](/sites/default/files/styles/card_grid_image_landscape/public/2024-02/Composite%2C%20GSA%20-%20San%20Ysidro%20LPOE%20%26%20Otay%20Mesa%20LPOE.jpg?h=bcb16325&itok=4FajBmVa)
L: San Ysidro Land Port of Entry Phase 1A, San Diego, California (2011)
R: Otay Mesa Land Port of Entry, San Diego, California (2023)