Remember when humans could build stuff? Like, "Hey, let's slam 4 million cubic yards of concrete between two canyon walls" ...

The official death toll from industrial accidents during construction of the Hoover Dam is 96, but historians agree the actual figure is almost certainly higher. A project history by the U.S ...

The resulting agreement leads to passage of the Boulder Canyon Project Act. The Bureau of Reclamation opens bids for the construction of Boulder (Hoover) Dam and Power Plant. The contract is ...

The project provided desperately needed jobs and ... its hydroelectric generators became operational. The Hoover Dam stands 726 feet tall and 660 feet long, creating a reservoir (Lake Mead ...

He is the co-author of Building Hoover Dam: An Oral History of the Great Depression. He answers a few questions about major building projects of the Thirties, including the Golden Gate Bridge.

Intermittent lane closures on the Mike O'Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge are expected due to NDOT's routine inspections ...