For almost 100 years, James D. Morrissey, Inc. has helped shape the landscape of Eastern Pennsylvania, playing major roles in virtually every road and development throughout Eastern PA.
Loading stone to be delivered to a job
1935
1937
James D. Morrissey Sr with his first tractor & trailer, pictured standing on the shovel is George Loper
Paving streets in Northeast Philadelphia
1938
1939
Breaking ground on an unknown site
Spreading dirt at Northeast Philadelphia Airport
1943
1946
Placing pipe in Northeast Philadelphia
James D. Morrissey Sr. and his men inspecting a new cable shovel
1948
1951
Purchased Eureka Stone Quarry in Chalfont, PA
Aerial shot of Eureka Stone Quarry, the company’s first mining location
1952
1952
Our founder James D. Morrissey Sr. with current owner and president James D. Morrissey Jr. as a young boy
Started selling commercial ready mixed concrete to outside customers
1954
1955
James D. Morrissey Sr. with his wife Mary in their new main office
Loading shot rock to take to the crusher
1959
1963
Building Route 33 through Northampton County
James D. Morrissey Inc. featured in a trade magazine
1965
1966
Stripping overburden at our Rush Valley #1 Quarry
Building 20 miles of Route 380 through the Pocono Mountains
1969
1971
Paving I-95 through Bucks Co.
Supplying concrete to Cargo City at Philadelphia International Airport from two portable plants
1972
1974
Stripping overburden at our Milford Quarry in Pike County, PA
One of the first contractors in the nation to utilize the Roto-Mill
1979
1980
Purchased Liberty Concrete Corporation consisting of; Norristown Concrete, Phoenixville Concrete, and Ward Sand and Materials Co.
Setting concrete pipe through Bucks County
1983
1986
Supplying a high rise in Center City Philadelphia
Awarded $92,000,000 contract for construction of one section of the Blue Route. Acted as a subcontractor for another section with a contract value of $53,000,000
1986
1987
Moving rock for I-78 in Easton, PA
Paving the deicing apron at the Philadelphia International Airport
1992
1995
Moving rock in Bucks Co. PA for a regional mall
Moving earth for the Penn Forest Reservoir in Carbon Co. PA
1996
1997
Jim Morrissey Jr., President & Owner, on a construction site in Center City, Philadelphia
Eureka supplied over 1,000,000 ton of stone for the reconstruction of the Penn Forest Reservoir
1998
2000
JDM Materials Co. supplying concrete around the clock for 9 straight days to help construct slag silos in Camden, New Jersey
Pete Shearouse being recognized, in Las Vegas, as one of the top ready mix drivers in the country with James D. Morrissey Jr.
2002
2003
Supplying and installing roller compacted concrete in Camden, NJ
Paving US Route 202 through Chester County
2004
2005
Rebuilding Route 611 in Bucks County, PA
Moving dirt in Bucks Co. PA
2005
2007
Manufacturing Concrete Sand in Camden Co. New Jersey at our Triborough Sand & Stone Facility
Supplying concrete for a commercial slab in Montgomeryville, PA
2010
2012
Loading out Recycled Concrete at our South Philadelphia Concrete Facility
Paving a parking lot for FedEx in Tinicum Township, PA
2014
2015
Drilling a shot and also loading shot rock at our Rush Valley #1 Quarry
Moving shot rock with our new mining equipment in Wrightstown, PA
2016
2017
Moving rock in Lehigh Valley for a new distribution facility