Photos Hoover Dam

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The Dam is a National Historic Landmark and has been rated by the American Society of Civil Engineers as one of America’s Seven Modern Civil Engineering Wonders. After all these years it is still a “hotspot” to a lot of tourists. Las Vegas is located only 34 miles from the Hoover Dam. If you visit the Grand Canyon you also drive over the Hoover Dam. Make a stop!

Distance Las Vegas to The Hoover Dam
=> Distance 33,4 miles, travel time 41M

Distance Las Vegas to Grand Canyon
=> via I-15 N = distance 252 miles, travel time 3H54M
=> via US-93 S & I-40 E = distance 270 miles, travel time 3H54M

6 Hoover Dam Facts and info

Boulder Dam was renamed in 1947 to Hoover Dam (President Herbert Hoover)
More than 100 people died during its construction.
The construction cost Hoover dam: 49 million dollars (1931).
Boulder City was built to house the workers
Lake Mead is the Hoover Dam’s reservoir.
To build the Hoover Dam they used so many concrete that they could build a highway from east to west coast of the USA?

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Pictures Hoover Dam

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