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The Hoover Dam Bypass project was completed within budget at a cost of $240 million; the bridge portion cost $114 million. [ 4 ] The bridge was the first concrete-steel composite deck arch bridge built in the United States, [ 5 ] and incorporates the widest concrete arch in the Western Hemisphere.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 2 January 2025. Dam in Clark County, Nevada, and Mohave County, Arizona, US For other uses, see Hoover Dam (disambiguation). "Boulder Dam" redirects here. For other uses, see Boulder Dam (disambiguation). Dam in Arizona, U.S. Hoover Dam Hoover Dam by Ansel Adams, 1941 Official name Hoover Dam Location ...
Hoover Dam, in Blendon Township, near Westerville, Ohio, dams the Big Walnut Creek to form the Hoover Memorial Reservoir. This reservoir is a major water source for the city of Columbus, Ohio . It holds 20.8 billion US gallons (79,000,000 m 3 ) of water and has a surface area of 3,272 acres (13.24 km 2 ), or about five square miles.
Lake Mead, Hoover Dam, and the Nevada/Arizona Border, acquired by Planet’s SkySat constellation on December 12, 2018. ©Planet Labs, Inc. CC BY 4.0. Date 24 August 2017
It was announced that because of Hoover's passion towards the project, the dam would be named after him. As construction began in 1931, so did the Great Depression. Workers flocked to Boulder City ...
A highway segment opened on October 19, 2010, in the area of Hoover Dam; [18] the Hoover Dam Bypass replaces a segment of US 93 over the dam that had been closed to truck traffic due to security concerns since the September 11 attacks in 2001. [19] The bypass crosses the Colorado River on a bridge downstream of the dam.
First responders on Monday afternoon rescued someone who fell 40 feet over the edge of a cliff from the Pennybacker Bridge Overlook and took the person to the hospital with possibly serious injuries.
William Herman Hietamaki was identified as a missing John Doe 15 years after his remains were found near Hoover Dam. (Mohave County Sheriff's Office) November 11, 2009, was an ordinary day for two ...