travel north america united states nevada hoover dam
ARCHITECTS: HENRY J KAISER & GORDON KAUFMANN (1931)

Hoover Dam is a concrete arech-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River.
It was built between 1931 and 1936 taming the Colorado River, providing hydro-electric power, and creating Lake Mead.
Hoover Dam's construction was a heroic effort.
When we were there in 2009, a new highway suspension bridge was under construction spanning the canyon just below the dam.
It now exists as the Mike O'Callaghan - Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge.

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This location has earned an over-all three-and-a-half star (good+) rating from
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***1/2

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The mighty dam holds back the Colorado River, Hoover Dam, Nevada, USA, 2009.



Hoover Dam, Nevada, USA, 2009.



Visitor's Center, Hoover Dam, Nevada, USA, 2009.



The beginning of Lake Mead behind the dam, Hoover Dam, Nevada, USA, 2009.


    
Memorial to those who conceived and built the Hoover Dam, Nevada, USA, 2009.



Construction underway on new Hoover Dam bridge now named Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge, Hoover Dam, Nevada, USA, 2009.



Construction, Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge, Hoover Dam, Nevada, 2009.



Me, Hoover Dam, Nevada, USA, 2009.






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