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The Mike O'Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge is an arch bridge in the United States that spans the Colorado River between the states of Arizona and Nevada. The bridge is located within the Lake Mead National Recreation Area approximately 30 miles (48 km) southeast of Las Vegas, and carries Interstate 11 and U.S. Route 93 over
A highway bypass around the Hoover Dam has a bridge bearing Tillman's name. Completed in October 2010, the Mike O'Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge spans the Colorado River between Nevada and Arizona. Lincoln Law School of San Jose has established the Pat Tillman Scholarship in honor of Tillman.
The new crossing is the Mike O'Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge, the first so-called concrete-steel composite arch bridge built in the United States. The bridge is 1,900 feet (579 m) with a 1,080-foot (329 m) main span. The roadway is 840 feet (256 m) above the Colorado River.
Height Name Spans Completed State(s) 955 ft (291.1 m) Royal Gorge Bridge: Arkansas River: 1929: Colorado: 900 ft (274.3 m) Mike O'Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge
Mike O'Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge: 323 m (1,060 ft) 579 m (1,900 ft) Arch Concrete deck arch 2x2 lanes: Interstate 11 U.S. Route 93 Colorado River. 2010:
Mike O'Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge; N. Navajo Bridge; O. Ocean to Ocean Bridge; Old Trails Bridge; R. Red Rock Bridge; S. South Canon Bridge
Near Interstate 15, looking north in 2006. U.S. Route 93 in Nevada is known as the Great Basin Highway from Interstate 15 in North Las Vegas to Interstate 80 in Wells. [3] It begins at the Mike O'Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge in Boulder City, concurrent with Interstate 11.
Tillman died in a friendly fire incident in Afghanistan. The Mike O'Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge was completed on October 14, 2010. [ 9 ] Also in 2010, The O'Callaghan Resource Integrated Oncology Network (ORION) Cancer Foundation, a nonprofit charity that assists cancer patients in Nevada was established in honor of Mike and Carolyn ...