October 2007 - Just west of Boulder Dam and Lake Mead

Photos © Ken Dewey, School of Natural Resources, UNL.


The 4-lane Hoover Dam Highway 93 By-pass road continues to be under construction.
The current 2-lane Highway 93 road can be seen off toward the right in the distance.


The 4-lane Hoover Dam Highway 93 By-pass road construction can be seen toward the right in the photo.
The current 2-lane Highway 93 road (on the left) is clogged with traffic approaching the dam.


The bridge pillars of the new bridge that will cross the Colorado River just downstream from the Hoover Dam.
This is on the west side of the canyon.


The bridge pillars of the new bridge that will cross the Colorado River just downstream from the Hoover Dam.
This is on the west side of the canyon.


Full view of the bridge pillars of the new bridge that will cross the Colorado River just
downstream from the Hoover Dam.  This is on the west side of the canyon.


The bridge pillars of the new bridge that will cross the Colorado River just downstream
from the Hoover Dam.  This is on the east side of the canyon.


The Hoover Dam Highway 93 By-pass road construction can be see approaching the Colorado River canyon,
from both the west (right) and east (left) sides of the Colorado River and just downstream from the Hoover Dam.


The Hoover Dam Highway 93 By-pass road pillar construction can be seen in the distance and the current road that
crosses the dam can be seen in the foreground.

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