Visiting and viewing Hoover Dam has never been so exciting. This tour offers it all, it is something you will remember forever. See it like never before; from the ground (via Deluxe Motor Coach) and from the air (via a Dazzling Helicopter flight). You cannot fully appreciate this magnificent structure until you do this tour, seeing it from this perspective.
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Tour Includes:
Free courtesy hotel to hotel service
Exclusive check-in at the Miracle Mile Shops located at the Planet Hollywood Resorts and Casino
Deluxe Touring Motor Coaches with restrooms, air conditioning and all the “bells and whistles.”
Feel confident – our service is reliable, comfortable and safe
The best and most experienced driver/guides in the business
Las Vegas, Henderson, Boulder City and Boulder Dam narration
A full two hours at this historic location with access to the Power Plant and Observation Deck as well as the Visitor’s Center and the museum
Many photo opportunities at the Arizona State Lookout, Lake Mead, Colorado River and much, much more
Deluxe helicopter flight in state of the art equipment – we offer only the best flying in the new EC130 Eco-Stars or the A-Star. The preferred helicopters for the sightseeing flights around the world.
Flight time is about 20 minutes at a lower altitude than any other tour. This provides a one of a kind view of this engineering marvel not available with anyone else. Fly over Lake Mead, tributaries of the Colorado River and the beautiful Black Canyon.
Tour Length: Allow 5 hours from your departure at the Miracle Mile to your Las Vegas return. This time does not include pickup and drop off at the Las Vegas hotels. Length of tour is, also, subject to traffic conditions at the Hoover Dam and on Las Vegas
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History of The Hoover Dam
The Hoover Dam was the first man made structure to exceed the masonry mass of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
The dam contains enough concrete to pave a strip 16 feet wide and 8 inches thick from San Francisco to New York City.
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.
Hoover Dam borders the State of Nevada and Arizona.
The Hoover Dam is a true testimony to a country’s ability to construct monolithic projects in the midst of adverse conditions.
Built during the Depression; thousands of men and their families came to Black Canyon to tame the Colorado River. It took less than 5 years, in a harsh and barren land, to build the largest dam of its time. Now, more than 60 years later, Hoover Dam still stands as a world-renowned structure
Where is Hoover Dam?
In Black Canyon on the Colorado River, about 30 miles southeast of Las Vegas, Nevada.
How tall is Hoover Dam?
It is 726.4 feet from foundation rock to the roadway on the crest of the dam. The towers and ornaments on the parapet rise 40 feet above the crest.
How much does Hoover Dam weigh?
More than 6,600,000 tons.
What type of dam is Hoover?
A concrete arch-gravity type, in which the water load is carried by both gravity action and horizontal arch action.
How long did it take to build the dam, power plant?
Five years. The contractors were allowed 7 years from April 20, 1931, but concrete placement in the dam was completed May 29, 1935, and all features were completed by March 1, 1936.
How many men were employed during the dam’s construction?
An average of 3,500 and a maximum of 5,218, which occurred in June 1934. The average monthly payroll was $500,000.
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