Hoover Dam and Lake Mead

Lake Mead and Hoover Dam

April, 2008

A video clip of Lake Mead and Hoover Dam.

Lake Mead, looking north, in Boulder City driving toward the Hoover Dam.

Lake Mead and the RV and camping area, far in the distance. A road leads to a guard shack, where you pay for an overnight camping spot.

The walkway at the entrance to Hoover Dam. A restaurant is atop the dam, along with a gift shop and visitor's center.

A new bridge is being built crossing the Colorado River just south of the dam. The bypass bridge will allow more traffic to wind it's way through the mountain without having to cross the dam itself. Traffic is horrible and will remain slow until the new bypass is completed.

A monument dedicated to the workers who built the dam between 1931 and 1934, many who died during the construction.

Looking south from atop the dam.

Notice the pillars of the new bridge in the upper left corner of the photo. Once the bridge is complete, it will have a beautiful view of Hoover Dam and the Colorado River.

The dam is built in the middle of a mountain range, the Colorado River being at the bottom of a huge valley.

The visitor's center, and the new bypass bridge under construction in the background. It cost $12 to enter the Visitor's Center and get access to the concrete overlook for a "photo oppurtunity."

Looking north from atop the dam, toward Lake Mead.


"The Hoover Dam construction crew's mascot was found as a puppy by workers at the construction camp. This dog traveled to and from the damsite with them and spent his days visiting the many work areas. On February 21, 1941, the life of this devoted animal came to an end when a truck under which he was sleeping rolled over him. The grave below was completed by workers that same day."

The mascot's gravesite and plaque.