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Hoover Dam, U.S. Highway 93 Nevada Segment, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

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Hoover Dam, U.S. Highway 93 Nevada Segment, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

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Summary

Significance: This segment of U.S. Highway 93 was constructed by Six Companies, Inc., as a finishing element to Hoover Dam. The segment includes stone parapet walls built in 1932 that display extruded-mortar stone masonry used in many finishing details of the dam project. The hairpin turn and the safety walls are distinct reflections of Hoover Dam construction.
Survey number: HAER NV-27-R
Building/structure dates: after. 1929- before. 1933 Initial Construction
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 81000382

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Date

1969 - 1980
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Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Six Companies, Inc, Engineer & Builder
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boulder city35.97822, -114.83451
Google Map of 35.9782216, -114.8345117
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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

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