Foundation Systems of Boulder Dam

Hoover Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the U.S. states of Nevada and Arizona. Constructed between 1931 and 1936, during the Great Depression, it was dedicated on September 30, 1935, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Its construction was the result of a massive eff…
Hoover Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the U.S. states of Nevada and Arizona. Constructed between 1931 and 1936, during the Great Depression, it was dedicated on September 30, 1935, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Its construction was the result of a massive effort involving thousands of workers, and cost over 100 lives. Bills passed by Congress during its construction referred to it as Hoover Dam, but the Roosevelt administration named it Boulder Dam. In 1947, Congress restored the name Hoover Dam.
  • Height: 726.4 ft (221.4 m)
  • Length: 1,244 ft (379 m)
  • Nearest city: Boulder City, Nevada
  • Built: 1933
  • Architect: Six Companies, Inc. (structural), Gordon Kaufmann (exteriors)
  • Type of dam: Concrete gravity-arch dam
  • Architectural style: Art Deco

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