jimmya wrote:
Ah yes, excellent location from the look of your shot.
That bridge... oh my gosh. What a feat of engineering.
I heard, perhaps you can confirm, this was mainly done because of homeland security... have you heard the same?
I think the construction of the new bridge was to eliminate the massive traffic backups going over the dam. Having said that, I believe the thought of a breach in the Hoover Dam and perhaps the end of the American Southwest as we know it today was in their thinking as well.