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- sahaskatta, on 07/05/2009, -5/+382i didn't even know they were building a bridge there!!!
- inactive, on 07/05/2009, -3/+349Just think of the future Micheal Bay movies that will be shot on this!
- JoshDelvin, on 07/05/2009, -4/+198Engineers are sweet
- WorfoSAUR, on 07/05/2009, -1/+140Where will they hide Megatron?
- Sebach, on 07/05/2009, -0/+138Don't worry, the plot holes are big enough - he'll fit.
- lhbaker, on 07/05/2009, -0/+130That is freaking awesome. There is a dedicated site, as well: http://www.hooverdambypass.org/
- inactive, on 07/05/2009, -4/+96Damn amazing !!!
- Rabies99, on 07/05/2009, -3/+90I was there only a few weeks ago. Here is a picture I took from the parking garage.
http://i683.photobucket.com/albums/vv198/Rabies99/ ... - vsujohn2, on 07/05/2009, -0/+70I bet he's already had dreams of blowing it up
- joe122370, on 07/05/2009, -0/+62I doubt the bridge will want to commit suicide, it's brand new. Give it time to become disenchanted with the heat and the traffic then maybe..
- kingofinternet, on 07/05/2009, -5/+63the daily mail loves plundering other papers:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/14/magazine/14lives ...
there's a good slideshow there. - TheJimid, on 07/05/2009, -0/+55Bungee Jump anyone?
- inactive, on 07/05/2009, -3/+42Micheal?
- jrm125, on 07/05/2009, -1/+39The dam is still vastly more impressive.
- inactive, on 07/05/2009, -0/+38Dam you corrputed firefox spellcheck!
- kanojo1969, on 07/06/2009, -3/+38Hoover Dam Bridge Construction, Job Application Form:
Section A, Prerequisistes
Question 7: Balls. Tick all that apply. Minimum of 3 ticks needed to qualify.
Your balls are:
- The size of watermelons
- Made of steel and polished daily by servants
- Visible from space
- Carried in a wheelbarrow in front of you
(random captcha #3, this time I had to type in 'a dude', nice) - PityDaFool, on 07/05/2009, -2/+36When is this dam bridge going to be done?
- pixelguru, on 07/06/2009, -0/+34Kinda makes me wish they would build a couple of ramps and leave a gap jump in the middle.
- JYoungest1, on 07/05/2009, -0/+31Or they should put a suicide express lane to get them through faster.
- linkesslover, on 07/05/2009, -4/+34Dam*
- MasterGrief, on 07/05/2009, -0/+28I have the tools.
I've got the knowledge! - ZurMacht, on 07/06/2009, -0/+27Sentry goin' up!
- smithc2005, on 07/05/2009, -2/+25because the roadway happens to be a bottleneck!
- Crazysticks, on 07/05/2009, -1/+23Why does that road lead to a toaster?
- Quaestor44, on 07/05/2009, -0/+21Studying blueprints!
- sam10060, on 07/05/2009, -1/+22Damn! it's a marvelous human creation.
- inactive, on 07/06/2009, -0/+20You also have to give credit to the ballsy construction workers who have to climb out there and connect the two sides.
- tusseyd, on 07/05/2009, -0/+19You have no idea how great this will be if you have to drive from Phoenix to Las Vegas. The road now is a mess...this is great and will help a lot.
- FreckleEars, on 07/05/2009, -4/+23You mean Civil, seeing as an Architect should have very little knowledge on how to construct a concrete arch bridge. Architects generally deal with 'pretty' (usually uneconomical) building designs, as opposed to heavy construction, like warehouses, factories, skyscrapers, bridges, highways, interchanges, docks, etc.
- jeffiek, on 07/05/2009, -0/+18You first.
- dexter311, on 07/05/2009, -2/+19There's something about suspension bridges and arch bridges that conveys beauty and elegance. Bridges like this one are the among the most graceful structures man has ever built.
- LynxFX, on 07/05/2009, -2/+18You can already see it in the first Transformers.
- dpknc84, on 07/05/2009, -0/+15Webcam right on the bridge:
http://live8.truelook.com/face/sqface.jsp?name=/ho ... - realeskimopimp, on 07/05/2009, -0/+15Yes it is needed traffic bottlenecks there everyday.
- S1ngular1ty1, on 07/06/2009, -0/+15Thanks for ruining my day.
- wrathbone, on 07/05/2009, -2/+17Dam*
- elnerdo, on 07/05/2009, -0/+14False. It would take a bunker-buster type nuke to destroy that dam. A car bomb would cause almost no damage at all.
- PhoenixAvatar2, on 07/06/2009, -0/+14Somehow I think the people who built this thing are a tad smarter than you.
- irstoopd, on 07/05/2009, -0/+13I drove to Las Vegas from Phoenix last weekend, and the only way to get there is to go over the Hoover Dam, it's a wonderful view, but with all the foot traffic from tourists, and the road being one lane, it took us around an hour and a half just to get through. What you don't see in the picture is that about a mile up the road on either side of the dam there is security stops where they make each driver with a trailer stop, and they check SUV/TRUCK/Suspicious cars for illegal immigrants. It is no exaggeration that I could have gotten out and walked faster than the flow of cars that were traveling this road. It's needed.
- brownsound00, on 07/06/2009, -0/+13they make trucks out of dynamite?
- therealrico, on 07/05/2009, -2/+15neither did I looks bad ass!
- CynicalTyler, on 07/06/2009, -0/+13I think that's why the put the dam there. To stop the water from flowing wild.
- inactive, on 07/06/2009, -0/+11According to this site http://www.hooverdambypass.org
Q. Why do we need a new river crossing along U.S. 93?
A. There are several reasons for developing an alternative to using the top of the Hoover Dam as the main crossing of the Colorado River:
* The current two-lane highway across the dam, U.S. 93, can no longer adequately handle the 14,000 vehicles and trucks crossing per day, double the volume of 15 years ago.
* This section of highway is narrow, winding and steep - inadequate and unsafe for the volume of traffic.
* There is no other route in the western states that can efficiently accommodate this traffic.
* The current highway conditions pose a potentially dangerous situation to Hoover Dam visitors and the dam facilities.
I'd add another to that list - In the (unlikely) event of the dam collapsing, being blown up or suffering some other type of damage, it could be quite handy to have a bridge which ISN'T on top of the dam. - nolesfan247, on 07/05/2009, -0/+11I think I would ***** myself driving across that thing...
- afrocentricpat, on 07/06/2009, -2/+13why would it be a muslim?
- sanman, on 07/06/2009, -1/+12good thing that wasn't there when Megatron busted out of the place
- proliance, on 07/06/2009, -0/+10Yes, feel free to drive across any time.
- xxsplitfirexx, on 07/06/2009, -0/+9Dispenser here!
- khoggatt, on 07/06/2009, -0/+9Unfortunately, "sweet" doesn't get you laid.
- woodyex1, on 07/06/2009, -0/+9I think that Kanye West should test it.
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