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