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Hoover Dam Las Vegas Day Trip |
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Hoover
Dam is only about 35 miles from the strip making it a popular
day trip from Las vegas. Your first stop should be the visitor
center. where you will find information about the construction
and operation of Hoover dam.
The visitor center is also where Hoover Dam tours can be booked. Dam tours take you in an elevator to the bottom of the dam. You will be able to see the inner-workings of the dam including the giant generators used to create electricity. Up top there are plenty of scenic overlooks with views of the dam and Lake Meade and the Colorado River. Hoover Dam opened for tours in 1937, after its completion, but on December 7, 1941, was closed to the public for the duration of World War II, during which only authorized traffic, in convoys, was permitted. It reopened September 2, 1945. The dam closed again to the public on September 11, 2001; modified tours were resumed in December and a new "Discovery Tour" was added. A new bridge spans Black Canyon and is nearly 2,000 foot long. The bridge lets interstate traffic bypass the dam making a visit to Hover Dam a much less congested. Hoover Dam is one of the great engineering marvels of the modern world and only a short drive from Las Vegas. Take a break from the casinos and spend a day at this historic Nevada sturcture. |
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Hoover Dam |
| Hoover Dam creates Lake Mead, and is located near Boulder City, Nevada, a town originally constructed for workers on the construction project, about 25 mi southeast of Las Vegas The dam's
generators provide power for public and private utilities in
Nevada, Arizona, and California. Hoover Dam is a major tourist
attraction; nearly a million people tour the dam each year. |
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