Saturday, September 10, 2011

Hoover Dam



Arizona Border


Can you see the people on top of the bridge?



Arizona Border at Hoover Dam






Nevada Border at Hoover Dam



Overlooking the Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge or known as Hoover Dam Bypass


Hoover Dam




Going back to Nevada




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Hoover Dam- This was our last place to visit during our Las Vegas Trip last July 3, we checked out from our hotel around 9am and took us 30 minutes to get there. It was a bit hazy and so the pictures I took were not that clear but the temperature that time was so hot, 110F. It felt like we were inside the oven ;-) We didn't get to see and tour the dam since the line was long and our time was so limited and besides we really could not stand the heat there hehehe, so we just took pictures outside and after an hour we headed straight to our friend's friend's house to eat our late lunch. After eating we headed straight to the airport for our 6:30pm flight back to Seattle.

Hoover Dam- is located on the border of Nevada and Arizona States. It was named in honor of President Herbert Hoover. The dam's generators provide electricity to Nevada, Arizona and California. The construction of this dam began 1931 and was completed in 1936 and it was dedicated in 1935 by President Franklin Roosevelt.

The Mike O'Callaghan – Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge (known as Hoover Dam Bypass) was opened recently last Oct. 2010. The bridge was constructed to improve safety, security and traffic.