Mike O Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridg by Richardphotos

Photography • Architecture • posted on May 12, 2012

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The Hoover Dam bypass bridge is not just any bridge, however. Soaring 890 feet above the Colorado River, it the second-highest span in the United States (the Royal Gorge Bridge in Colorado is 65 feet higher). And as much as it was constructed for cars and trucks, the bypass bridge was built for sightseers, too: from its six-foot-wide sidewalk, pedestrians have a grand view of the famous concrete dam, just 1,600 feet upstream. the 1,900-foot-long bridge is the seventh-highest in the world and the longest single-span concrete arch bridge in the Western hemisphere. 16 million pounds of steel, the 30,000 cubic yards of concrete and the two million feet of cable used to erect it I used my fisheye to try and get more of the canyon into the picture and I did not correct the fisheye effect.there is no arch to the bridge traffic surface except very minor

Comments (57)

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sharky_

2:12AM | Sat, 12 May 2012

Very high bridge.... Nice job capturing it! Aloha

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jayfar

2:21AM | Sat, 12 May 2012

This is quite a shot and wonderful info.

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DennisReed

2:31AM | Sat, 12 May 2012

Awesome capture Richard!

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zaigodou

2:32AM | Sat, 12 May 2012

Journalistic job!!!! Very nice!!!!

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TallPockets

2:38AM | Sat, 12 May 2012

SALUTE!

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gaius

3:09AM | Sat, 12 May 2012

I went there many times in the past...very impressive.

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VDH

3:47AM | Sat, 12 May 2012

Interesting shot!

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blinkings

4:31AM | Sat, 12 May 2012

I've just watched the DVD 'The Tillman Story'......spoooooky!

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claude19

4:52AM | Sat, 12 May 2012

I have vertigo! impressive!

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byteline

5:12AM | Sat, 12 May 2012

Very nice shot!

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LBJ2

5:56AM | Sat, 12 May 2012

Cool shot and motif, Richard. Love the odd perspective/POV.

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dakotabluemoon

6:00AM | Sat, 12 May 2012

Wow that is an eye full and so much to look at awesome shot.

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farmerC

6:28AM | Sat, 12 May 2012

Fantastic work.

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bazza

6:30AM | Sat, 12 May 2012

Great looking bridge and capture Richard!!

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magnus073

6:42AM | Sat, 12 May 2012

This is one cool capture Richard, what an amazing bridge

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nitegrafix

7:00AM | Sat, 12 May 2012

Great photo!

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flaviok

7:17AM | Sat, 12 May 2012

Impressionante meu amigo, magnifica foto e informação, aplausos (5)

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crunch01

7:22AM | Sat, 12 May 2012

DUDE THAT LENSE! it's a gotta have-it... fantastic shot!!! and as always exposure spot on!!! wow dynamic shot!

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JohnDelaquiox

7:34AM | Sat, 12 May 2012

Oh wow, Great place and capture

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Faemike55

7:59AM | Sat, 12 May 2012

Very cool shot

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1010

8:04AM | Sat, 12 May 2012

Looks so scary, stunning shot!

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ontar1

8:23AM | Sat, 12 May 2012

Fantastic view, outstanding capture!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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flavia49

8:25AM | Sat, 12 May 2012

great photo

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tofi

8:53AM | Sat, 12 May 2012

Sublime, Richard! What a fantastic capture of this high bridge. I can only say I've only ever heard of it.... It almost reminds me of "Canada's Wonderland" in the making.... those this is most natural and so beautiful! Excellent photography and lighting!

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