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