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Hoover Dam Bypass, Las Vegas

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Drive the 5.6 km (3.5 m) Hoover Dam Bypass to see a massive concrete dam, travel the longest single-arch bridge in North America, and cross state lines. The highlight of the bypass is the Mike O’Callaghan - Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge. Standing 260 m (840 ft) above the Colorado River, the bridge is the second highest in the United States. It offers fantastic views of the Hoover Dam, a Depression-era engineering wonder, and Lake Mead. If you are interested in learning about the dam’s history, stop and take a tour. Park in one of the nearby lots if you would like to walk the bridge and take photos. Continue to the middle to see the state line marker. For free parking, cross to the Arizona side. Plan your Hoover Dam Bypass visit and explore what else you can see and do in Las Vegas using our Las Vegas journey maker site.

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By 11Pcinoregon

It was a really nice drive across the damn. If you go across and keep going up there's even a better viewpoint. Pull over and take pictures. It's a must. Sheep a giant rattlesnake and lots of...

It was a really nice drive across the damn. If you go across and keep going up there's even a better viewpoint. Pull over and take pictures. It's a must. Sheep a giant rattlesnake and lots of... more »
By Andres E

Fantastic view of the dam and the lake. Beautiful walk across the bridge and easy walk up. It wasn’t that long of a visit, but we topped it with lunch in Boulder City and it was a great outing and a..... more

Fantastic view of the dam and the lake. Beautiful walk across the bridge and easy walk up. It wasn’t that long of a visit, but we topped it with lunch in Boulder City and it was a great outing and a..... more »

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