3938 x 5250 px | 33,3 x 44,5 cm | 13,1 x 17,5 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
2005
Ubicazione:
Hoover Dam, Nevada
Altre informazioni:
Hoover Dam, also known as Boulder Dam, is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the U.S. states of Arizona and Nevada. The dam, located 30 miles (48 km) southeast of Las Vegas, is named after Herbert Hoover, was instrumental in its construction, first as Secretary of Commerce and then as President of the United States. Construction began in 1931 and was completed in 1935, more than two years ahead of schedule. The dam and the power plant are operated by the Bureau of Reclamation of the U.S. Department of the Interior. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981, Hoover Dam was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1985. Lake Mead is the reservoir created behind the dam, named after Elwood Mead, who oversaw the construction of the dam. While working in the tunnels, many workers suffered from the carbon monoxide generated by the machinery there. The contractors claimed that the sickness was pneumonia and was not their responsibility. Some of the workers sickened and died because of the so-called pneumonia. A new design greatly streamlined the buildings, and applied an elegant Art Deco style to the entire project, with sculptured turrets rising seamlessly from the dam face and clock faces on the intake towers set for Nevada and Arizona time, in the Pacific and Mountain time zones respectively One of two "Winged Figures of the Republic" by Oskar J.W. Hansen, part of the monument of dedication on the Nevada side of the dam.Hoover Dam serves as a crossing for U.S. Route 93. The two lane section of road approaching the dam is narrow, has several dangerous turns, and is subject to rock slides. Traffic across Hoover Dam is now restricted. Some types of vehicles are inspected prior to crossing the dam while semi-trailer trucks, buses
