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22-APR-2006 Larry Hill

Tunnel Number 1

Lake Mead NRA, Nevada

One of the trails at Lake Mead follows the old construction railbed to Hoover Dam. Between the Hacienda trailhead and Hoover Dam itself it goes through five tunnels. They were built oversize to accomodate the huge pinstocks that were hauled to the site. The route was mainly used to haul gravel to the concrete plants at the dam site.

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joseantonio25-Feb-2014 06:12
Great framing for this lovely view.V.
creativematrix24-Apr-2006 19:13
very interesting, and neat picture.
Jeannie
Maureen24-Apr-2006 00:36
Interesting frame and story!
fotabug23-Apr-2006 23:32
Interesting tunnel and information about some of the history of the dam construction.
Guest 23-Apr-2006 22:58
Amazing Larry, thank you for the explanation as well
Guest 23-Apr-2006 17:59
nice angle
Paul Milholland23-Apr-2006 17:36
Doesn't look like a hike you'd wanna do without a big bottle of water. . . .