large construction Grrrrrr.....

[Sam]

Creeping closer inch by inch, 900 feet above the mighty Colorado River , the two sides of a $160 million bridge at the Hoover Dam slowly take shape.
The bridge will carry a new section of US Route 93 past the bottleneck of the old road which can be seen twisting and winding around and across the dam itself.

When complete, it will provide a new link between the states of Nevada and Arizona . In an incredible feat of engineering, the road will be supported on the two massive concrete arches which jut out of the rock face.

The arches are made up of 53 individual sections each 24 feet long which have been cast on-site and are being lifted into place using an improvised high-wire crane strung between temporary steel pylons.

 

[Jiglo]

With that view, I can see a few accidents happening on it

No doubt there'll be a documentary or 2 about it shortly after it's finished

 

[PepeLePew]

Could just imagine shaking one of those lav's when a work mate goes for a dump

 

[Presuming Ed]

Superb pics and a fantastic feat of engineering. Those portaloos would be seeing some action i was up there. Ed

 

[PepeLePew]

Bungy lav

 

[Sam]

Bungy lav

lol, quite literally, shitting your self.!

The cable's you can see supporting the bridge will eventually be removed and the arch will support itself. gotta luv a bit of large scale construction mint!

 

[ikontraband]

Creeping closer inch by inch, 900 feet above the mighty Colorado River , the two sides of a $160 million bridge at the Hoover Dam slowly take shape.
The bridge will carry a new section of US Route 93 past the bottleneck of the old road which can be seen twisting and winding around and across the dam itself.

When complete, it will provide a new link between the states of Nevada and Arizona . In an incredible feat of engineering, the road will be supported on the two massive concrete arches which jut out of the rock face.

The arches are made up of 53 individual sections each 24 feet long which have been cast on-site and are being lifted into place using an improvised high-wire crane strung between temporary steel pylons.

ace pics love stuff like this

loved that docu about that massive bridge in france they built few yrs back thats above the clouds some days ,

 

[Harri74]

Great pics - thanks. What a beautiful part of the world too..

 

[U31]

How many deaths were there making the Hoover Dam? I'd wager that there have only been the odd minor injuries making this bridge, with modern advances and understanding of safety protocol!

 

[Sam]

Completed Picture

Found a picture of the completed bridge. ACE

An aerial view shows the Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge part of the Hoover Dam Bypass Project behind the Hoover Dam October 26, 2010 in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada. The 1,900-foot-long structure sits 890 feet above the Colorado River, about a quarter of a mile downstream from the Hoover Dam. The USD 240 million four-lane bypass project to relieve vehicle traffic on the Hoover Dam began in 2003, and opened to traffic on October 19.

 

[martin]

think that must be one of the most impressive "erections" ever seen on OSA mate....

 

[djperkins]

Fk me...that takes my breath away man...It must be awesome to live in a place that has that kind of hoojness...I wonder if they gonna write it into the next GTA.