The most dangerous phase of Hoover Dam's construction was building the diversion tunnels, two on each side of the Colorado River. Blasting holes 56 feet in diameter, three-quarters of a mile ...
and tunnels. The winning bid was $48,890,995. President Franklin D. Rooseveltt attends and speaks at the dedication of Boulder (Hoover) Dam. Officially declaring that the dam at Boulder Canyon be ...
Take in views of Lake Mead, the Hoover Dam and the Colorado River on this ... of Reclamation will take you through the inspection tunnels and the generator room. Most reviewers give this tour ...
November 11, 2009, was an ordinary day for two construction workers on a highway near the historic Hoover Dam on the border ...
Instead of calling friends or family back home, a choice was made to live on the streets, which eventually led to the tunnels. From Hoover Dam to Fountains of Bellagio, these are the 10 ...
Hoover Dam Powerplant: Located 530 feet below Black Canyon's surface, this power plant is where you'll find the dam's 17 generators, plus a tunnel drilled in the 1930s and a platform that sits on ...