A trip to Las Vegas wouldn’t be complete without a visit to
Hoover Dam.
Did you know that the finished dam contains enough concrete to build a two-lane highway from Seattle to Miami? At any given time of the day or night, 5000 men would be working on this project and it was completed nearly two years ahead of schedule, taking less than 5 years to complete. A total of 21,000 men worked on building the dam, with 107 losing their lives.
After September 11, commercial traffic was immediately banned from U.S. 93 across Hoover Dam, forcing a 75-mile detour. The urgency to build a bridge accelerated. Work on the $114 million bridge started on Valentine's Day 2005 and the bridge opened to traffic in October 2010.
The bridge took longer to complete than the dam. Amazing!
Did you know the new bridge named after O'Callahan a previous Governor of NV was born in La Crosse? Some NV - WI triviia.
ReplyDeleteJust one of the many incredible architectural feats in the U.S...
ReplyDeleteCool bridge and it looks like Brent was enjoying his stay.
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