Living up to a landmark: building a bridge that will overlook Hoover Dam--and enhance it--is a once-in-a-lifetime engineering challenge. From: Public Roads | Date: March 1, 2003| Author: Davis, Norah | COPYRIGHT 2003 Superintendent Of Documents. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Millions of people visit Hoover Dam every year to marvel at what is often called one of the engineering wonders of the world. They drive there on a highway that crosses the Colorado River on the crest of the dam. Just downstream from this national historic landmark, only 458 meters (1,500 feet) to the south, construction has begun on a new road and bridge over the river gorge. The new route will provide a bypass for through-traffic from Arizona to Nevada and relieve concerns about ...

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