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  2. Hoover Dam - Wikipedia

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    Construction cost: $49 million (1931 budget) ($790 million in 2023 dollars [1]) Owner(s) ... he building of Hoover Dam belongs to the sagas of the daring." ...

  3. Six Companies - Wikipedia

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    On January 10, 1932, the Bureau of Reclamation made bid documents for the Hoover Dam construction project available to interested parties at $5 a copy (equivalent to $100.00 in 2023 [2]). The government would provide the materials, and the contractor was to prepare the site and build the dam.

  4. List of most expensive U.S. public works projects - Wikipedia

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    The following list includes projects to build new highways or improve existing ones, including roadways, bridges, and tunnels. It includes only projects that are underway or completed. Additionally, projects with multiple independent segments (e.g., I-69 Indiana-Texas Extension , Trans-Texas Corridor ) are not included, though individual ...

  5. Column: California's water usage was built on a historic lie ...

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    The cost is now apparent. Michael Hiltzik. September 21, 2022 at 9:00 AM ... Indeed, only four times since construction of Hoover Dam began in 1931 has the 10-year average reached 16.4 million ...

  6. Today in History: Hoover Dam is completed - AOL

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    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 ...

  7. Public Works Administration - Wikipedia

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    Hoover Dam; Mansfield Dam [6] Pensacola Dam [7] Tom Miller Dam [8] ... PWA funded workers to construct the San Francisco Mint, which cost $1,072,254 to build, ...

  8. Mike O'Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge - Wikipedia

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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.

  9. Here's How Much It Actually Costs to Build a House - AOL

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    The average cost to build a house is $150 per square foot, but can cost upwards of $500 in larger cities like New York City or San Francisco. "The size and type of house you choose to build will ...