The Hoover Dam Store

Hoover Dam is located 30 miles outside Las Vegas, Nevada. The dam impounds Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the United States that was constructed during the Great Depression from 1931 to 1936. To control floods, provide irrigation water and produce hydroelectric power at a cost of 49 million US dollars. W If you come by you certainly want to try to walk across t It's quite a unique experience or you can actually drive across the bridge as well. W Approximately 5 million barrels of cement and 45 million pounds of reinforced steel were used on what was the tallest dam in the world at the time. These 6. 6 million tons of concrete are enough to pave a road from San Francisco to New York. 21,000 workers were involved in creating the structure and officially 122 lives were lost during the construction of Hoover Dam. For a more in depth experience you can take a tour through the inside of Hoover Dam. In t So the bridge commemorates an NFL football player that served So they named a bridge after For the easiest experience here you can drive or walk across the Caligan-Tillman Memorial Bridge for a bird's-eyed view of the dam. You can also drive or walk across the dam itself. An iconic view you'll see in many Hollywood movies. Don't miss the incredible experience of Hoover Dam, especially taking a tour inside. You'll walk and see the magnificent You'll smell the h As you walk and listen to the wind w So that was Hoover Dam.