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Lakeshore Road, Boulder Basin, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Lakeshore Road, Boulder Basin, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Significance: Lakeshore Road and associated road features have been determined locally significant under National Register Criteria A and C. Construction of the road opened Lake Mead NRA, an early and major so... More

Lakeshore Road, Boulder Basin, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Lakeshore Road, Boulder Basin, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Significance: Lakeshore Road and associated road features have been determined locally significant under National Register Criteria A and C. Construction of the road opened Lake Mead NRA, an early and major so... More

Lakeshore Road, Boulder Basin, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Lakeshore Road, Boulder Basin, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Significance: Lakeshore Road and associated road features have been determined locally significant under National Register Criteria A and C. Construction of the road opened Lake Mead NRA, an early and major so... More

Lakeshore Road, Boulder Basin, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Lakeshore Road, Boulder Basin, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Significance: Lakeshore Road and associated road features have been determined locally significant under National Register Criteria A and C. Construction of the road opened Lake Mead NRA, an early and major so... More

Lakeshore Road, Boulder Basin, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Lakeshore Road, Boulder Basin, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Significance: Lakeshore Road and associated road features have been determined locally significant under National Register Criteria A and C. Construction of the road opened Lake Mead NRA, an early and major so... More

Hoover Dam, Spanning Colorado River at Route 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Spanning Colorado River at Route 93, Boulder City, Clark C...

Significance: It is a National Historic Landmark, an American Civil Engineering Landmark, and the focus of an historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The dam was constructed betwee... More

Hoover Dam, Spanning Colorado River at Route 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Spanning Colorado River at Route 93, Boulder City, Clark C...

Significance: It is a National Historic Landmark, an American Civil Engineering Landmark, and the focus of an historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The dam was constructed betwee... More

Alan Bible Visitor Center, U.S. Highway 93 and Lakeshore Scenic Drive, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Alan Bible Visitor Center, U.S. Highway 93 and Lakeshore Scenic Drive,...

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

Hoover Dam, U.S. Highway 93 Nevada Segment, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder C...

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 st... More

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

Hoover Dam, U.S. Highway 93 Nevada Segment, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder C...

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 st... More

Hoover Dam, Cable Hoist House, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Cable Hoist House, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark Co...

Significance: It provided access to control cable tunnels from the power plant to the switchyard relay house, and a transformer in the lower level of the hoist house provided operating electricity to the switch... More

Hoover Dam, Los Angeles Bureau of Power & Light Lines 1-3, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Los Angeles Bureau of Power & Light Lines 1-3, U.S. Highwa...

Significance: The transmission lines included pioneering technology in high-voltage transmission. The lines were crucial elements of the Hoover Dam electrical complex, particularly in the role played by Hoover ... More

Hoover Dam, Los Angeles Bureau of Power & Light Lines 1-3, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Los Angeles Bureau of Power & Light Lines 1-3, U.S. Highwa...

Significance: The transmission lines included pioneering technology in high-voltage transmission. The lines were crucial elements of the Hoover Dam electrical complex, particularly in the role played by Hoover ... More

Bureau of Mines Boulder City Experimental Station, Administration Offices & Laboratory Building, Date Street north of U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Bureau of Mines Boulder City Experimental Station, Administration Offi...

Significance: Building 100, as part of the Date Street Complex, was part of the Bureau of Mines Electrometallurgical Research Facility located in Boulder City. As such, it is within the designated Boulder City... More

Hoover Dam, Southern California Edison 230-KV Switchyard, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Southern California Edison 230-KV Switchyard, U.S. Highway...

Significance: It was an integral element of the Hoover Dam electrical generation and transmission system. This switchyard provided much-needed electricity during WWII to power Douglas, Vultee, and Northrup airc... More

Hoover Dam, Southern California Edison 230-KV Switchyard, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Southern California Edison 230-KV Switchyard, U.S. Highway...

Significance: It was an integral element of the Hoover Dam electrical generation and transmission system. This switchyard provided much-needed electricity during WWII to power Douglas, Vultee, and Northrup airc... More

Hoover Dam, Metropolitan Water District Line 1, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Metropolitan Water District Line 1, U.S. Highway 93, Bould...

Significance: The transmission line was a critical element of the Hoover Dam electrical generation and transmission system. The line provided Hoover Dam power for development of irrigation and municipal water d... More

Hoover Dam, Circuits 1-15, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Circuits 1-15, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County...

Significance: Transformer Circuits are integral elements of the Hoover Dam electrical generation and transmission system. The circuits contributed to the importance of Hoover Dam power in the WWII and post-war ... More

Hoover Dam, Circuits 1-15, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Circuits 1-15, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County...

Significance: Transformer Circuits are integral elements of the Hoover Dam electrical generation and transmission system. The circuits contributed to the importance of Hoover Dam power in the WWII and post-war ... More

Hoover Dam, Circuits 1-15, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Circuits 1-15, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County...

Significance: Transformer Circuits are integral elements of the Hoover Dam electrical generation and transmission system. The circuits contributed to the importance of Hoover Dam power in the WWII and post-war ... More

Lakeshore Road, Boulder Basin, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Lakeshore Road, Boulder Basin, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Significance: Lakeshore Road and associated road features have been determined locally significant under National Register Criteria A and C. Construction of the road opened Lake Mead NRA, an early and major so... More

Lakeshore Road, Boulder Basin, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Lakeshore Road, Boulder Basin, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Significance: Lakeshore Road and associated road features have been determined locally significant under National Register Criteria A and C. Construction of the road opened Lake Mead NRA, an early and major so... More

Hoover Dam, Spanning Colorado River at Route 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Spanning Colorado River at Route 93, Boulder City, Clark C...

Significance: It is a National Historic Landmark, an American Civil Engineering Landmark, and the focus of an historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The dam was constructed betwee... More

Hoover Dam, Spanning Colorado River at Route 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Spanning Colorado River at Route 93, Boulder City, Clark C...

Significance: It is a National Historic Landmark, an American Civil Engineering Landmark, and the focus of an historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The dam was constructed betwee... More

Hoover Dam, Spanning Colorado River at Route 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Spanning Colorado River at Route 93, Boulder City, Clark C...

Significance: It is a National Historic Landmark, an American Civil Engineering Landmark, and the focus of an historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The dam was constructed betwee... More

Hoover Dam, Spanning Colorado River at Route 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Spanning Colorado River at Route 93, Boulder City, Clark C...

Significance: It is a National Historic Landmark, an American Civil Engineering Landmark, and the focus of an historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The dam was constructed betwee... More

Hoover Dam, Arizona-Nevada Switchyard, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Arizona-Nevada Switchyard, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, ...

Significance: It is one of six switchyards built between 1935 and 1952 to provide terminals for major transmission lines carrying electricity to markets in California, Nevada, and Arizona. All of these faciliti... More

Hoover Dam, Arizona-Nevada Switchyard, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Arizona-Nevada Switchyard, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, ...

Significance: It is one of six switchyards built between 1935 and 1952 to provide terminals for major transmission lines carrying electricity to markets in California, Nevada, and Arizona. All of these faciliti... More

Hoover Dam, Arizona-Nevada Switchyard, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Arizona-Nevada Switchyard, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, ...

Significance: It is one of six switchyards built between 1935 and 1952 to provide terminals for major transmission lines carrying electricity to markets in California, Nevada, and Arizona. All of these faciliti... More

Hoover Dam, Los Angeles Relay Control Building, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Los Angeles Relay Control Building, U.S. Highway 93, Bould...

Significance: It was a critical element of the Hoover Dam electrical generation and transmission system. Although it was associated by name with the Los Angeles Bureau of Power and Light 387.5/275 switchyard, t... More

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

Hoover Dam, Nevada State Switchyard, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Cl...

Significance: It was the smallest of the six major Federal switchyards at Hoover Dam. This switchyard was constructed to be the principal point at which Nevada's allocation of power from Hoover Dam could be del... More

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

Hoover Dam, Nevada State Switchyard, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Cl...

Significance: It was the smallest of the six major Federal switchyards at Hoover Dam. This switchyard was constructed to be the principal point at which Nevada's allocation of power from Hoover Dam could be del... More

Hoover Dam, Los Angeles Bureau of Power & Light Lines 1-3, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Los Angeles Bureau of Power & Light Lines 1-3, U.S. Highwa...

Significance: The transmission lines included pioneering technology in high-voltage transmission. The lines were crucial elements of the Hoover Dam electrical complex, particularly in the role played by Hoover ... More

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

Hoover Dam, U.S. Highway 93 Arizona Segment, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder ...

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Hoover Dam, Southern California Edison 230-KV Switchyard, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Southern California Edison 230-KV Switchyard, U.S. Highway...

Significance: It was an integral element of the Hoover Dam electrical generation and transmission system. This switchyard provided much-needed electricity during WWII to power Douglas, Vultee, and Northrup airc... More

Hoover Dam, U.S. Construction Railroad, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, U.S. Construction Railroad, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City,...

Significance: The railroad was one of three railroads built and operated specifically to support construction of Hoover Dam and the power plant at the toe of the dam. Survey number: HAER NV-27-Q National Regi... More

Hoover Dam, Los Angeles Switch Yard, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Los Angeles Switch Yard, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Cl...

Significance: It was the first and largest of the six major Federal switchyards at Hoover Dam. When the first stage of the switchyard began operations in 1936, it provided electricity at the highest voltages ev... More

Bureau of Mines Metallurgical Research Laboratory, Original Building, Date Street north of U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Bureau of Mines Metallurgical Research Laboratory, Original Building, ...

Significance: Building 200, as part of the Date Street Complex, was part of the Bureau of Mines Electrometallurgical Research Facility located in Boulder City. As such, it is within the designated Boulder City... More

Bureau of Mines Boulder City Experimental Station, Weigh Station, Date Street north of U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Bureau of Mines Boulder City Experimental Station, Weigh Station, Date...

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Hoover Dam, Circuits 1-15, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Circuits 1-15, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County...

Significance: Transformer Circuits are integral elements of the Hoover Dam electrical generation and transmission system. The circuits contributed to the importance of Hoover Dam power in the WWII and post-war ... More

Hoover Dam, Circuits 1-15, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Circuits 1-15, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County...

Significance: Transformer Circuits are integral elements of the Hoover Dam electrical generation and transmission system. The circuits contributed to the importance of Hoover Dam power in the WWII and post-war ... More

Lake Mead Lodge, 322 Lakeshore Road, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Lake Mead Lodge, 322 Lakeshore Road, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Significance: It was a key part of the plan to develop recreation and tourism at Lake Mead National Recreation Area and in southern Nevada between 1941 and 1955. The lodge became the first hotel on Lake Mead wh... More

Hoover Dam, Static Towers & Lines, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Static Towers & Lines, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clar...

Significance: It was constructed as an integral part of the control and protection system for the Hoover Dam switchyard complex, to protect the switchyards and transformer circuits from lightning strikes. Surv... More

Hoover Dam, Static Towers & Lines, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Static Towers & Lines, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clar...

Significance: It was constructed as an integral part of the control and protection system for the Hoover Dam switchyard complex, to protect the switchyards and transformer circuits from lightning strikes. Surv... More

Lakeshore Road, Boulder Basin, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Lakeshore Road, Boulder Basin, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Significance: Lakeshore Road and associated road features have been determined locally significant under National Register Criteria A and C. Construction of the road opened Lake Mead NRA, an early and major so... More

Lakeshore Road, Boulder Basin, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Lakeshore Road, Boulder Basin, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Significance: Lakeshore Road and associated road features have been determined locally significant under National Register Criteria A and C. Construction of the road opened Lake Mead NRA, an early and major so... More

Lakeshore Road, Boulder Basin, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Lakeshore Road, Boulder Basin, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Significance: Lakeshore Road and associated road features have been determined locally significant under National Register Criteria A and C. Construction of the road opened Lake Mead NRA, an early and major so... More

Hoover Dam, Spanning Colorado River at Route 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Spanning Colorado River at Route 93, Boulder City, Clark C...

Significance: It is a National Historic Landmark, an American Civil Engineering Landmark, and the focus of an historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The dam was constructed betwee... More

Hoover Dam, Explosives Magazines, About 75 feet west of Lower Portal Tunnel Access Road, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Explosives Magazines, About 75 feet west of Lower Portal T...

Significance: These two explosive magazines were constructed for storage of dynamite used in the early phases of construction of Hoover Dam, possibly as early as 1931 for blasting the route of the Lower Portal ... More

Hoover Dam, Explosives Magazines, About 75 feet west of Lower Portal Tunnel Access Road, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Explosives Magazines, About 75 feet west of Lower Portal T...

Significance: These two explosive magazines were constructed for storage of dynamite used in the early phases of construction of Hoover Dam, possibly as early as 1931 for blasting the route of the Lower Portal ... More

Hoover Dam, Arizona-Nevada Switchyard, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Arizona-Nevada Switchyard, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, ...

Significance: It is one of six switchyards built between 1935 and 1952 to provide terminals for major transmission lines carrying electricity to markets in California, Nevada, and Arizona. All of these faciliti... More

Hoover Dam, Arizona-Nevada Switchyard, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Arizona-Nevada Switchyard, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, ...

Significance: It is one of six switchyards built between 1935 and 1952 to provide terminals for major transmission lines carrying electricity to markets in California, Nevada, and Arizona. All of these faciliti... More

Hoover Dam, Los Angeles Relay Control Building, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Los Angeles Relay Control Building, U.S. Highway 93, Bould...

Significance: It was a critical element of the Hoover Dam electrical generation and transmission system. Although it was associated by name with the Los Angeles Bureau of Power and Light 387.5/275 switchyard, t... More

Hoover Dam, Southern California Edison 138-KV Switchyard, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Southern California Edison 138-KV Switchyard, U.S. Highway...

Significance: It was the second of six major Federal switchyards built at Hoover Dam. The switchyard was built to replace the Southern Sierras Power Company substation that had provided electricity for construc... More

Hoover Dam, Cable Hoist House, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Cable Hoist House, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark Co...

Significance: It provided access to control cable tunnels from the power plant to the switchyard relay house, and a transformer in the lower level of the hoist house provided operating electricity to the switch... More

Hoover Dam, Los Angeles Bureau of Power & Light Lines 1-3, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Los Angeles Bureau of Power & Light Lines 1-3, U.S. Highwa...

Significance: The transmission lines included pioneering technology in high-voltage transmission. The lines were crucial elements of the Hoover Dam electrical complex, particularly in the role played by Hoover ... More

Hoover Dam, Los Angeles Bureau of Power & Light Lines 1-3, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Los Angeles Bureau of Power & Light Lines 1-3, U.S. Highwa...

Significance: The transmission lines included pioneering technology in high-voltage transmission. The lines were crucial elements of the Hoover Dam electrical complex, particularly in the role played by Hoover ... More

Hoover Dam, Metropolitan Water District Switchyard, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Metropolitan Water District Switchyard, U.S. Highway 93, B...

Significance: It was the second-largest Federal switchyard at Hoover Dam, the switchyard provided needed power for expansion of irrigation and municipal water supplies in California during and after WWII, but i... More

Hoover Dam, Southern California Edison 230-KV Switchyard, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Southern California Edison 230-KV Switchyard, U.S. Highway...

Significance: It was an integral element of the Hoover Dam electrical generation and transmission system. This switchyard provided much-needed electricity during WWII to power Douglas, Vultee, and Northrup airc... More

Hoover Dam, Los Angeles Switch Yard, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Los Angeles Switch Yard, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Cl...

Significance: It was the first and largest of the six major Federal switchyards at Hoover Dam. When the first stage of the switchyard began operations in 1936, it provided electricity at the highest voltages ev... More

Lake Mead Lodge, 322 Lakeshore Road, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Lake Mead Lodge, 322 Lakeshore Road, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Significance: It was a key part of the plan to develop recreation and tourism at Lake Mead National Recreation Area and in southern Nevada between 1941 and 1955. The lodge became the first hotel on Lake Mead wh... More

Hoover Dam, Static Towers & Lines, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Static Towers & Lines, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clar...

Significance: It was constructed as an integral part of the control and protection system for the Hoover Dam switchyard complex, to protect the switchyards and transformer circuits from lightning strikes. Surv... More

Bureau of Mines Boulder City Experimental Station, Annex, Date Street north of U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Bureau of Mines Boulder City Experimental Station, Annex, Date Street ...

Significance: Building 800, as part of the Date Street Complex, was part of the Bureau of Mines Electrometallurgical Research Facility located in Boulder City. As such, it is within the designated Boulder City... More

Hoover Dam, Spanning Colorado River at Route 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Spanning Colorado River at Route 93, Boulder City, Clark C...

Significance: It is a National Historic Landmark, an American Civil Engineering Landmark, and the focus of an historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The dam was constructed betwee... More

Hoover Dam, Spanning Colorado River at Route 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Spanning Colorado River at Route 93, Boulder City, Clark C...

Significance: It is a National Historic Landmark, an American Civil Engineering Landmark, and the focus of an historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The dam was constructed betwee... More

Hoover Dam, Spanning Colorado River at Route 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Spanning Colorado River at Route 93, Boulder City, Clark C...

Significance: It is a National Historic Landmark, an American Civil Engineering Landmark, and the focus of an historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The dam was constructed betwee... More

Hoover Dam, Spanning Colorado River at Route 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Spanning Colorado River at Route 93, Boulder City, Clark C...

Significance: It is a National Historic Landmark, an American Civil Engineering Landmark, and the focus of an historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The dam was constructed betwee... More

Hoover Dam, Spanning Colorado River at Route 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Spanning Colorado River at Route 93, Boulder City, Clark C...

Significance: It is a National Historic Landmark, an American Civil Engineering Landmark, and the focus of an historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The dam was constructed betwee... More

Hoover Dam, Arizona-Nevada Switchyard, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Arizona-Nevada Switchyard, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, ...

Significance: It is one of six switchyards built between 1935 and 1952 to provide terminals for major transmission lines carrying electricity to markets in California, Nevada, and Arizona. All of these faciliti... More

Hoover Dam, Arizona-Nevada Switchyard, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Arizona-Nevada Switchyard, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, ...

Significance: It is one of six switchyards built between 1935 and 1952 to provide terminals for major transmission lines carrying electricity to markets in California, Nevada, and Arizona. All of these faciliti... More

Hoover Dam, Los Angeles Relay Control Building, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Los Angeles Relay Control Building, U.S. Highway 93, Bould...

Significance: It was a critical element of the Hoover Dam electrical generation and transmission system. Although it was associated by name with the Los Angeles Bureau of Power and Light 387.5/275 switchyard, t... More

Hoover Dam, Los Angeles Relay Control Building, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Los Angeles Relay Control Building, U.S. Highway 93, Bould...

Significance: It was a critical element of the Hoover Dam electrical generation and transmission system. Although it was associated by name with the Los Angeles Bureau of Power and Light 387.5/275 switchyard, t... More

Hoover Dam, Los Angeles Bureau of Power & Light Lines 1-3, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Los Angeles Bureau of Power & Light Lines 1-3, U.S. Highwa...

Significance: The transmission lines included pioneering technology in high-voltage transmission. The lines were crucial elements of the Hoover Dam electrical complex, particularly in the role played by Hoover ... More

Hoover Dam, Los Angeles Bureau of Power & Light Lines 1-3, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Los Angeles Bureau of Power & Light Lines 1-3, U.S. Highwa...

Significance: The transmission lines included pioneering technology in high-voltage transmission. The lines were crucial elements of the Hoover Dam electrical complex, particularly in the role played by Hoover ... More

Hoover Dam, Metropolitan Water District Switchyard, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Metropolitan Water District Switchyard, U.S. Highway 93, B...

Significance: It was the second-largest Federal switchyard at Hoover Dam, the switchyard provided needed power for expansion of irrigation and municipal water supplies in California during and after WWII, but i... More

Hoover Dam, Southern California Edison 230-KV Switchyard, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Southern California Edison 230-KV Switchyard, U.S. Highway...

Significance: It was an integral element of the Hoover Dam electrical generation and transmission system. This switchyard provided much-needed electricity during WWII to power Douglas, Vultee, and Northrup airc... More

Hoover Dam, Southern California Edison 230-KV Switchyard, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Southern California Edison 230-KV Switchyard, U.S. Highway...

Significance: It was an integral element of the Hoover Dam electrical generation and transmission system. This switchyard provided much-needed electricity during WWII to power Douglas, Vultee, and Northrup airc... More

Hoover Dam, Southern California Edison 230-KV Switchyard, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Southern California Edison 230-KV Switchyard, U.S. Highway...

Significance: It was an integral element of the Hoover Dam electrical generation and transmission system. This switchyard provided much-needed electricity during WWII to power Douglas, Vultee, and Northrup airc... More

Hoover Dam, U.S. Construction Railroad, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, U.S. Construction Railroad, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City,...

Significance: The railroad was one of three railroads built and operated specifically to support construction of Hoover Dam and the power plant at the toe of the dam. Survey number: HAER NV-27-Q National Regi... More

Bureau of Mines Boulder City Experimental Station, Titanium Research Building, Date Street north of U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Bureau of Mines Boulder City Experimental Station, Titanium Research B...

Significance: Building 400, as part of the Date Street Complex, was a component of the Bureau of Mines Electrometallurgical Research Facility located in Boulder City. As such, it is within the designated Bould... More

Bureau of Mines Metallurgical Research Laboratory, Original Building, Date Street north of U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Bureau of Mines Metallurgical Research Laboratory, Original Building, ...

Significance: Building 200, as part of the Date Street Complex, was part of the Bureau of Mines Electrometallurgical Research Facility located in Boulder City. As such, it is within the designated Boulder City... More

Bureau of Mines Metallurgical Research Laboratory, Original Building, Date Street north of U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Bureau of Mines Metallurgical Research Laboratory, Original Building, ...

Significance: Building 200, as part of the Date Street Complex, was part of the Bureau of Mines Electrometallurgical Research Facility located in Boulder City. As such, it is within the designated Boulder City... More

Bureau of Mines Metallurgical Research Laboratory, Original Building, Date Street north of U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Bureau of Mines Metallurgical Research Laboratory, Original Building, ...

Significance: Building 200, as part of the Date Street Complex, was part of the Bureau of Mines Electrometallurgical Research Facility located in Boulder City. As such, it is within the designated Boulder City... More

Bureau of Mines Metallurgical Research Laboratory, Original Building, Date Street north of U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Bureau of Mines Metallurgical Research Laboratory, Original Building, ...

Significance: Building 200, as part of the Date Street Complex, was part of the Bureau of Mines Electrometallurgical Research Facility located in Boulder City. As such, it is within the designated Boulder City... More

Hoover Dam, Switchyard Firehouse, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Switchyard Firehouse, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark...

Significance: It was an element of the control and protection system for the Hoover Dam switchyard complex. The Firehouse was built in 1942 during rapid expansion of the switchyard complex and the generating ca... More

Hoover Dam, Circuits 1-15, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Circuits 1-15, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County...

Significance: Transformer Circuits are integral elements of the Hoover Dam electrical generation and transmission system. The circuits contributed to the importance of Hoover Dam power in the WWII and post-war ... More

Hoover Dam, Circuits 1-15, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Circuits 1-15, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County...

Significance: Transformer Circuits are integral elements of the Hoover Dam electrical generation and transmission system. The circuits contributed to the importance of Hoover Dam power in the WWII and post-war ... More

Hoover Dam, Circuits 1-15, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Circuits 1-15, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County...

Significance: Transformer Circuits are integral elements of the Hoover Dam electrical generation and transmission system. The circuits contributed to the importance of Hoover Dam power in the WWII and post-war ... More

Hoover Dam, Circuits 1-15, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Circuits 1-15, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County...

Significance: Transformer Circuits are integral elements of the Hoover Dam electrical generation and transmission system. The circuits contributed to the importance of Hoover Dam power in the WWII and post-war ... More

Lakeshore Road, Boulder Basin, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Lakeshore Road, Boulder Basin, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Significance: Lakeshore Road and associated road features have been determined locally significant under National Register Criteria A and C. Construction of the road opened Lake Mead NRA, an early and major so... More

Lakeshore Road, Boulder Basin, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Lakeshore Road, Boulder Basin, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Significance: Lakeshore Road and associated road features have been determined locally significant under National Register Criteria A and C. Construction of the road opened Lake Mead NRA, an early and major so... More

Lakeshore Road, Boulder Basin, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Lakeshore Road, Boulder Basin, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Significance: Lakeshore Road and associated road features have been determined locally significant under National Register Criteria A and C. Construction of the road opened Lake Mead NRA, an early and major so... More

Hoover Dam, Lower Portal Access Road, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Lower Portal Access Road, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, C...

Significance: It was an important feature in the construction of Hoover Dam. The road provided access to the bottom of Black Canyon at a point about one mile downstream from the dam construction site. Here a co... More

Hoover Dam, Spanning Colorado River at Route 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Spanning Colorado River at Route 93, Boulder City, Clark C...

Significance: It is a National Historic Landmark, an American Civil Engineering Landmark, and the focus of an historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The dam was constructed betwee... More

Hoover Dam, Spanning Colorado River at Route 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Spanning Colorado River at Route 93, Boulder City, Clark C...

Significance: It is a National Historic Landmark, an American Civil Engineering Landmark, and the focus of an historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The dam was constructed betwee... More

Hoover Dam, Arizona-Nevada Switchyard, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Arizona-Nevada Switchyard, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, ...

Significance: It is one of six switchyards built between 1935 and 1952 to provide terminals for major transmission lines carrying electricity to markets in California, Nevada, and Arizona. All of these faciliti... More

Hoover Dam, Los Angeles Relay Control Building, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Los Angeles Relay Control Building, U.S. Highway 93, Bould...

Significance: It was a critical element of the Hoover Dam electrical generation and transmission system. Although it was associated by name with the Los Angeles Bureau of Power and Light 387.5/275 switchyard, t... More

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

Hoover Dam, U.S. Highway 93 Nevada Segment, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder C...

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 st... More

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

Hoover Dam, U.S. Highway 93 Nevada Segment, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder C...

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 st... More

Hoover Dam, Southern California Edison 138-KV Switchyard, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Southern California Edison 138-KV Switchyard, U.S. Highway...

Significance: It was the second of six major Federal switchyards built at Hoover Dam. The switchyard was built to replace the Southern Sierras Power Company substation that had provided electricity for construc... More

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