We traveled over the Hoover Dam on April 11th. Even with Lake Meade being so low it's a spectacular site to see. This was taken from one of the top turnouts, we were on the Arizona side headed to Nevada. Right in the middle of the dam you cross the border and change time zones. There are two big clocks, one on each tower closest to the dam. One is AZ time and the other NV time.
We googled the lake when we got home to find out it's 110 feet below it's normal levels! The growth in Las Vegas is the cause of the lake being so low, they are using more water than the lake can store plus the drought in the West hasn't helped.
This is a cool contraption, I don't know what it's called but it supports cables that pull equipment and men across the dam. In the second photo you can see a cave in the rock where the cable goes into. I suspect it has something to do with access to the spillway that is in the mountain under the cave, but thats just a guess. You can see the spillway if you are on the Arizona side of the dam. There is also a spillway on the Nevada side.
One lst shot of the dam as Tom was driving away, I had to make a run for the car. A guy in the South bound lane was laughing.
This is taken looking up the lake as we crossed the dam, there were too many people on the dam and we didn't want to take the time to stop on the dam as it was crawling with too many people.
I don't know the reason, I suppose it is to facilitate all the traffic that needs to cross Hoover Dam, but they are building a new road and huge bridge over the dam. It's a spectacular site seeing two concrete arches hanging with only cables. The next photos are of the bridge.
I don't know the reason, I suppose it is to facilitate all the traffic that needs to cross Hoover Dam, but they are building a new road and huge bridge over the dam. It's a spectacular site seeing two concrete arches hanging with only cables. The next photos are of the bridge.
This is a cool contraption, I don't know what it's called but it supports cables that pull equipment and men across the dam. In the second photo you can see a cave in the rock where the cable goes into. I suspect it has something to do with access to the spillway that is in the mountain under the cave, but thats just a guess. You can see the spillway if you are on the Arizona side of the dam. There is also a spillway on the Nevada side. One lst shot of the dam as Tom was driving away, I had to make a run for the car. A guy in the South bound lane was laughing.
6 comments:
Those are really neat pictures!! Hoover Dam really is a cool sight to see!!
Icredible! love these pictures! I can't even imagine all the steps it takes to make a bridge!
We were there in November, I'm sure they've made some progress since then, but it doesn't look much different!
I would rather die than have the job of building that bridge and being up that high! I used to tease my dad for being scared of heights, and now I am just like him! Never, ever! Cool pics though!
Which place is this?The pictures are dam interesting.
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Amit, Since you live in India you probably don't get to America a lot. This is Hoover Dam close to Las Vegas, Nevada. I'm sure you have heard of Las Vegas, it's pretty popular.
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