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A) T.Y. Lin International B) The Hoover Support team C) Sverdrup Civil, Inc. D) HDR, Inc.
A) 900 feet B) 1,900 feet C) 840 feet D) 1,060 feet
A) 840 feet B) 1,060 feet C) 900 feet D) 1,900 feet
A) All-steel suspension B) Prestressed concrete truss C) Reinforced concrete beam D) Concrete-and-steel composite arch
A) Tallest arch in the world B) Widest concrete arch in the Western Hemisphere C) Narrowest concrete arch in the United States D) Widest steel arch in the world
A) 840 feet B) 1,060 feet C) 900 feet D) 1,900 feet
A) Steel struts B) Suspension cables C) Steel cables D) Concrete beams
A) To make it the tallest bridge in the world B) To increase the bridge length C) To allow for a wider roadway D) For schedule and cost control
A) HDR, Inc. B) USA Today C) The Hoover Support team D) Sean Holstege
A) An American triumph B) America's Newest Wonder C) The Concrete Arch Wonder D) The Hoover Dam Bridge
A) No B) Only during the day C) Yes D) Only from the passenger side
A) On the Arizona side B) At the bottom of the canyon C) Directly on the bridge D) On the Nevada side
A) By a shuttle service B) By a tunnel C) By an elevator D) By stairs and disabled access ramps
A) Four B) Eight C) Six D) Two
A) Timber B) Concrete C) Aluminum D) Steel
A) To serve as a dam overflow structure B) To bypass the Hoover Dam C) To connect local residential areas D) To provide a pedestrian walkway
A) 2001 B) 2012 C) 2010 D) 2005
A) An American football player turned soldier B) A Nevada state senator C) The bridge construction manager D) A project lead architect
A) Approximately 50 miles B) Approximately 30 miles C) Approximately 100 miles D) Approximately 10 miles
A) $240 million B) $500 million C) $350 million D) $114 million
A) $75 million B) $240 million C) $114 million D) $100 million
A) Royal Gorge Bridge B) Golden Gate Bridge C) Glen Canyon Bridge D) New River Gorge Bridge
A) Railroad bridge B) Suspension bridge C) Road bridge D) Pedestrian bridge
A) March 2001 B) July 2001 C) February 2005 D) October 2010
A) Colorado River Bridge Route B) Sugarloaf Mountain Alternative C) Hoover Dam Bypass Route D) Nevada-Arizona Link
A) Nevada Department of Transportation B) Bureau of Reclamation C) Arizona Department of Transportation D) Federal Highway Administration
A) 23 miles B) 50 miles C) 104 miles D) 200 miles
A) 2005 B) 2004 C) 2006 D) 2003
A) A flood in the Colorado River B) A shortage of steel materials C) A permit problem regarding a concrete-batch plant D) A strike by construction workers
A) Sherman Jones B) Pat Tillman C) Robert Kraemer D) John O'Callaghan
A) 53 pieces B) 89 pieces C) 200 pieces D) 106 pieces
A) March 2008 B) August 2009 C) October 2010 D) December 2009
A) 3/4 inch B) 3/8 inch C) 2 inches D) 1 inch
A) Extreme Engineering B) Mega Structures C) Modern Marvels D) Building Giants
A) 2015 B) 2018 C) 2020 D) 2010
A) Frehner Construction Company, Inc. B) Las Vegas Paving Corporation C) Obayashi Corporation D) Vastco, Inc
A) Five B) Two C) Seven D) Four |