Hoover Dam, Nevada Spoils Tunnel, Near the Lower Portal Tunnel Access Road, Boulder City, Clark County, NV
Summary
Significance: It was an important feature in the construction of Hoover Dam. The tunnel that was excavated to allow waste rock from Hoover Dam tunnels and other facilities to be deposited at the Nevada downstream waste tailings site.
Survey number: HAER NV-27-X
Building/structure dates: 1931 Initial Construction
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 81000382
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Engineer
Six Companies, Inc., Builder
Location
boulder city, 35.97822, -114.83451
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html