Mike O Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridg by Richardphotos

Photography • Architecture • posted on May 12, 2012

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Description

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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bobrgallegos

9:24AM | Sat, 12 May 2012

Outstanding capture of this architectural wonder Richard!

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dochtersions

9:38AM | Sat, 12 May 2012

A great and fantastic shot, Richard, but it looks like there is a lot of damage from a kind of masts.

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ZigZag321

10:09AM | Sat, 12 May 2012

Incredible shot! It's funny. At first I thought some of those towers were toppled. Also, the structures at the bottom remind me of those temples in Egypt that were carved right out of the stone. This is a really great picture.

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Hendesse

10:57AM | Sat, 12 May 2012

Stunning view. Excellent and very interesting shot!

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Flint_Hawk

11:03AM | Sat, 12 May 2012

Looking at this makes me dizzy!

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Leije

11:11AM | Sat, 12 May 2012

Interesting shot !

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Jean_C

11:48AM | Sat, 12 May 2012

Splendid capture and very interesting info about this bridge!

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drifterlee

11:56AM | Sat, 12 May 2012

Wow! That looks desolate!

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bentchick

12:02PM | Sat, 12 May 2012

Would not want to be crossing that during an earthquake! LOL Great shot!

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brycek

12:10PM | Sat, 12 May 2012

Awesome capture, Richard!!

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kbrog

12:21PM | Sat, 12 May 2012

Wonderful POV and capture! :)

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Debwhosmiles

12:40PM | Sat, 12 May 2012

Amazing image regardless of the lens effect~ Scary and compelling place!

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alessimarco

2:10PM | Sat, 12 May 2012

~Cool capture!~

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Feliciti

2:53PM | Sat, 12 May 2012

impressive !! excellent shot !!

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mapps

3:20PM | Sat, 12 May 2012

wow cool :-)

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jocko500

3:44PM | Sat, 12 May 2012

real good wonderful pov

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cricke49

3:56PM | Sat, 12 May 2012

excellent capture, thanx for history!:)*5

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sandra46

4:34PM | Sat, 12 May 2012

terrific shot

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Sea_Dog

7:41PM | Sat, 12 May 2012

I like how the fisheye distorted this shot It emphasizes the height of the bridge. I always take the time to visit the dam and bridge when I visit Las Vegas- it's a breathtaking experience.

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