Hoover Dam Tour

We are staying only five miles from Hoover Dam so it only made sense to start our day with the tour. We went before the long line of traffic was backed up at the security checkpoint.

Much of the fancy design incorporated into the building of the dam was to showcase American technology in the 1930s with the tourist in mind. They now have up to 4,000 people taking tours each day.

We rode the elevator to one of many tunnels we followed hundreds of feet below the ground.

From inside one of the tunnels we could walk right to the edge and see the Colorado River and new bridge quite well. The bridge will be approximately 900 feet above the water.

And down more tunnels we went. We aren’t sure whether we were in Nevada or Arizona. The state line is in the middle of the dam.

This is the Nevada 1 turbine. There are eight on each side of the dam.

Power lines seem to be everywhere sending electricity throughout the region.

We toured the museum and enjoyed a good view from out on the deck.

As we left the traffic was nonstop going across the bridge. When the bridge is finished people will still be able to drive on the dam but the new Colorado River Bridge, aka Hoover Dam bypass, will provide an alternate route for those not wanting to be stuck in traffic. All in all it was a fine dam tour.