Hoover Dam – All You Need To Know

Published on January 19, 2018 , under Travel

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Some places never lose their grace as they are built as a masterpiece which stays young for ages. An example of such a creation is the Hoover Dam which is located in USA on the border between the states of Nevada and Arizona. The dam was constructed between 1931 to1936 in the Black Canyon of the Colorado river just at a minutes of distance from Las Vegas. This is a concrete arch-gravity dam originally named as Boulder Dam and the name changed to Hoover Dam as it was named after President Herbert Hoover. The dam is capable of irrigating 2 million acres of land and has 17 turbines which generate electricity which is enough to power 1.3 million homes.

Type of dam: Concrete gravity-arch
Impounds: Colorado River
Height: 726.4 feett
Length: 1,244 feet

The Dam was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1985 and One of America’s Seven Civil Engineering Wonders in 1994. Apart from a power generation and irrigation site, the dam is also a major recreation center near Las Vegas. There is a provision for two types of tours out of which one of the tours includes the visit to the power plant generators and a stop providing panoramic view of Lake Mead and Colorado River. Another tour includes the power plant visit along with the tour of the dam itself and also visitor’s building along with a view of the seepage gallery. One of the major attractions of the location is the Mike O’ Callaghan – Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge which is a spectacular piece of architecture. The amazing view from the bridge is a site not to be missed.
Hoover Dam is a site in Las Vegas which is a delight for every tourist visiting the city. There are a large number of options and tours to choose from like Hoover Dam visit with skywalk, Hoover Dam Tour with Lake Mead Cruise, Hoover Dam Hummer Tour, Grand Canyon Helicopter tour with outdoor shooting range and a lot of other options. Hoover Dam is a man made wonder which receives about 7 million visitors annually. Lake Mead is world’s largest reservoir which hosts 10 million as a popular recreation area connected with Hoover Dam. This true Giant of America is a must visit as it serves as a very popular tourist destination of the country and to get the best of experience choose the best of tour and you will get memories that will be cherished for a lifetime.

Facts You Must Know:

America’s largest reservoir: Hoover dam reservoir covers about 248 square miles and holds approximately 28.9 million acre-feet of water, which makes it largest reservoir in United States
Tallest Dam: In 1930s when Hoover dam was constructed it was world’s tallest dam with height of 726.4 feet.
Hoover dam was target during World War II: In 1939 American official found some secret documents, when decoded them, they found an alleged plot by German agents to bomb Hoover Dam. It was planned to disrupt the power supply to Southern California’s aviation manufacturing plants.
Second Highest Bridge Of US: Since 1930’s US route 93 goes along top of the Hoover dam, which was a two-lane expressway having hairpin turns and blind curves. To avoid hairpin turns, blind curves and avoid congestion in 2005 the construction of Mike O’Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge was started and get completed in 2010. It is America’s second highest bridge with an height of 900 ft. It is commonly known as Hoover dam bypass bridge