Advantages: marvel at an engineering masterpiece, find out about its history Disadvantages: expensive tour, not much to do apart from looking down a wall
...world, the one and only Hoover Dam. If you are pushed for time, Hoover Dam is the better option as it is only about 30 miles outside Las Vegas compared to the Grand Canyon with approx 280 miles (but doable in half a day if you either fly there or use a helicopter) and easily reached by either tour bus or rental car. And you don't need that much time either. Official tours can be booked in your hotel or anywhere along the Strip, really, take no more ... ...figures about the size of Hoover Dam, just let me tell you, it's big, really, really BIG and if you are interested, you can look up the specifics on Hoover Dam official websites. I don't think here is the place to actually rattle off all this dry information as it is freely available elsewhere. However, I want to make a very brief excursion into the history of the dam. And I mean brief, no statistics, just the bare bones, nothing fancy. And talking ...
Tempus_Fugit 31.10.2006
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Advantages: it really is a masterpiece.. Disadvantages: the tours are quite expensive
The Hoover Dam is in the USA, on the border between the two states of Arizona and Nevada. It was built in 1936 and at that time it was the world’s largest concrete structure ever built. This was up until 1945 when the Grand Coulee Dam was built in Washington was built. It currently stands as the 35th-largest hydroelectric generating station in the world. Despite the dam being quite a long way down the list of generating stations it is still one of ... ...I was randomly asked to name some dams then it would definitely be the first one that would spring to mind. As to why it is so popular I am unsure, maybe the sheer size and the location of it or the accomplishment of building it and what it meant for American architecture. Either way, it is definitely worth a glance at if you happen to be passing.
The dam is located 30 miles south-east of Las Vegas and it is very visible from the road (obviously) ...
luceey 13.08.2009
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Advantages: Awesome Feat Of Engineering Disadvantages: None
...the way now.
The Hoover Dam was and still is a remarkable feat of engineering. Built at breakneck speed in the 1930s to tap the awesome power of the Colorado river. It was even completed ahead of schedule but at a great cost in terms of lives lost, 112 in total. It is located about 30 miles from Las Vegas.
Since 9/11 it is not possible to take luggage over the dam, for this reason a large diversion must be taken to cross the Colorado river. A bridge ... ...and get gamblers into Vegas faster to lose even more money. Security is tight at the dam, the coach was boarded by a cop who just looked around a bit, probably looking for unattended bags.
The dam sits on the border between Arizona and Nevada. It's completion created lake Mead, named after Elwood Mead who oversaw the dam's construction. The dam was originally known as the Boulder dam and renamed after the president of the time, Herbert Hoover.
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lilmsnaughty1979 22.07.2008
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Advantages: on route between grand canyon and las vegas so unlikely to need a special trip Disadvantages: not as scenic as other dams in the area
Hoover Dam is a truly amazing piece of engineering!! I've been there twice although both times were on the same trip. The first time we were driving from the Grand Canyon to Las Vegas so we went over the dam at night which was an amazingly surreal experience. It was reasonably soon after 9/11 so security was high, I don't know if it still is but they weren't letting large lorries over and there was loads of lights and army personel there etc etc ... ...I wouldn't perhaps say make a special effort to go and see it mind but then it is easy for me to say as i've been.
From a scenery point of view I think that Glen Canyon Dam in Arizona is more scenic as Hoover Dam is more enclosed. ...
jodenton 17.07.2007
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