Hoover Dam Bypass pics
Road Warrior
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 1,650
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From: BHC, Arizona
I am amazed at how long they have been dragging this project out. And yes, one of the main contractors is a Japanese company.
My dad was a 50 year Carpenter, Joiner Piledriver Union man. Would love to hear his rant on this project. He loved bridgebuilding and I can remember going out to the construction sites of the freeway interchanges here in southern California in the late 50's and early 60's with him on Saturday mornings as he checked plans and layed out work for the coming week. That was back when they were still using steam piledrivers, and occasionally I would get to see a crew in action. That was some heavy stuff for a 7-8 year old kid. Yep, some fancy engineering going on out at the Dam.
AP
My dad was a 50 year Carpenter, Joiner Piledriver Union man. Would love to hear his rant on this project. He loved bridgebuilding and I can remember going out to the construction sites of the freeway interchanges here in southern California in the late 50's and early 60's with him on Saturday mornings as he checked plans and layed out work for the coming week. That was back when they were still using steam piledrivers, and occasionally I would get to see a crew in action. That was some heavy stuff for a 7-8 year old kid. Yep, some fancy engineering going on out at the Dam.
AP
Road Master
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 911
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From: Orem Utah
All of the current road you see in the pics is 25 mph, and during tourist season there is always a line waiting to go over the dam. It could save up to an hour in some cases, but at least 15 minutes. Time savings was not the purpose of the bridge, it was built because there have been lots of enviro ***** over the years that have threatened to bomb the current the road/dam and release the water flow back into the Colorado.
Tourer
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 424
Likes: 2
From: Middle of Kansas
Great pics of an incredible undertaking.
I'm watching the "tallest bridge in the world" being constructed on Extreme Engineering as we speak!!
Some serious work from the drawing board to the execution and completion!
Every one involved in any such project should be proud
I'm watching the "tallest bridge in the world" being constructed on Extreme Engineering as we speak!!
Some serious work from the drawing board to the execution and completion!
Every one involved in any such project should be proud
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Joe Kucinski
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Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 3,928
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From: Desert S. West
This project got delayed a couple of years a few of years ago because the crane rigging fell down in some high winds. No one was hurt I hear but they had to go back to the drawing board to figure out how they were gonna get it built.
Working up high like that isn't really a big deal. Once you get used to it it's like working on any raised platform whether it's way high like this one or just a few stories. You fall off you die so you just don't fall off.
Working up high like that isn't really a big deal. Once you get used to it it's like working on any raised platform whether it's way high like this one or just a few stories. You fall off you die so you just don't fall off.