The Hoover Dam
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Hoover Dam is the highest and 3rd largest concrete dam in the US, built and owned by the Bureau of Reclamation. It is 35 miles southeast of Las Vegas. Hoover Dam, once known as Boulder Dam, is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the U.S. states of Nevada and Arizona. It was constructed between 1931 and 1936 during the Great Depression and was dedicated on September 30, 1935, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Its construction was the result of a massive effort involving thousands of workers, and cost over one hundred lives. The dam was controversially named after President Herbert Hoover. The Visitor's Center is located at 81 Hoover Dam Access Rd, Boulder City, AZ 89005. Phone: (702) 494-2517
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facebook.comDue to mechanical issues there will be no Power Plant or Dam tours until further notice. The Visitor Center is open. We apologize for the inconvenience, and will update this page when tours resume.
We are happy to announce that beginning today all tours are available at Hoover Dam. https://www.usbr.gov/lc/hooverdam/service/index.html
On Thursday, September 28th, the Hoover Dam will be closing at 5:00pm, there will be no access across the top of the dam the rest of the day. Entry to the Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge plaza will still be open until dusk.
Hi everyone. Unfortunately, tours of the powerplant and dam are still down due to mechanical issues with the elevators. At this time, we do not have an estimated timeframe for when tours will resume. In the meantime, the Visitor's Center remains open and has a wonderful overlook which offers spectacular views of the facility. We will update this webpage as soon as we have more information: https://www.usbr.gov/lc/hooverdam/service/ We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, and hope to have the tours up and running again soon.
There are still no Hoover Dam and Power Plant tours due to mechanical issues with the elevators. It is likely that this will continue through the weekend. The visitor center and access on top of the dam is still available.
There are currently no tours at Hoover Dam (9/14) due to mechanical issues with the elevators. The visitor center is open. We will update it once we have some more information.
Happy #ThrowbackThursday, Hoover Dam friends! Today's Throwback photo shows a night view of the Hoover Dam during construction, looking across the construction operations from the Nevada rim. The photo was taken on October 18, 1934. Interested in learning more about the history of the Hoover Dam? Check out these historical articles: https://on.doi.gov/2ueDMC9
Maintenance has been completed, and tours of the Hoover Dam are once again available.
On this day 87 years ago, construction of the Hoover Dam began. There were 21,000 workers employed by this project! Learn more about the history of the #HooverDam here: https://on.doi.gov/2nOxIcE.
Today is #ThrowbackThursday at Hoover Dam! Our photo of the day shows a team of workers out by Hoover Dam, planting trees in Boulder City, NV c. 1932. To learn more about the history of the Hoover Dam, visit: https://on.doi.gov/2tJBNF8
Power plant tours are available and the visitor center is open. Dam tours are unavailable through July 21, 2017 due to elevator maintenance. Learn more at https://www.usbr.gov/lc/hooverdam/service/index.html
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