Above is the new Hoover Dam Bypass, which was completed in October of this year and includes the longest concrete arch in the western hemisphere. The bridge is the second highest in the US (behind the Royal Gorge Bridge in Colorado) at 840 feet above the Colorado River. You can actually park at the edge and walk all the way out to the middle (if you're brave enough!). Prior to this bypass being built, all traffic had to cross over the Hoover Dam itself, with only one lane in each direction -- a major pain in the bum!
The sign above says, "Hoover Dam, 1931-1935." It actually took 5 years to complete, from 1931-1936, but was dedicated in 1935 to coincide with Franklin Roosevelts tour of the West. Amazing to think that this enormous construction only took 5 years to complete...in the middle of the Great Depression.
It is nearly 600 feet down from where I was standing at the top taking this picture, to the bottom where the water spins the turbines and generates all that power to light up Las Vegas!
Some groovy Art Deco sculptures adorn the walkway above.
Michael nervously laughing as I ask him to back up just a little closer to the edge for a good picture!
Above is the new Hoover Dam Bypass, which was completed in October of this year and includes the longest concrete arch in the western hemisphere. The bridge is the second highest in the US (behind the Royal Gorge Bridge in Colorado) at 840 feet above the Colorado River. You can actually park at the edge and walk all the way out to the middle (if you're brave enough!). Prior to this bypass being built, all traffic had to cross over the Hoover Dam itself, with only one lane in each direction -- a major pain in the bum!
The sign above says, "Hoover Dam, 1931-1935." It actually took 5 years to complete, from 1931-1936, but was dedicated in 1935 to coincide with Franklin Roosevelts tour of the West. Amazing to think that this enormous construction only took 5 years to complete...in the middle of the Great Depression.
It is nearly 600 feet down from where I was standing at the top taking this picture, to the bottom where the water spins the turbines and generates all that power to light up Las Vegas!
Some groovy Art Deco sculptures adorn the walkway above.
Michael nervously laughing as I ask him to back up just a little closer to the edge for a good picture!
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