Mike O'Callaghan & Pat Tillman - Citizen Memorial - Hoover Dam
N 36° 00.818 W 114° 44.581
11S E 703397 N 3987817
The Mike O'Callaghan & Pat Tillman - Memorial Bridge. The highest & longest concrete arch bridge in the USA. Carries the Hoover Dam bypass (US-93) between Nevada & Arizona, passing over the Colorado River, 900 feet below. Boulder City, Nevada, USA.
Waymark Code: WMPP6J
Location: Nevada, United States
Date Posted: 09/30/2015
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The official name of the bridge is 'Mike O'Callaghan - Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge' spans the Colorado river 1500 feet South of the Hoover Dam.
The bridge viewpoint, 900 feet above the river, has pedestrian access, from a parking area on the Nevada side off the Interstate US-93
From the car park is a steep climb via zig zag path, with several rest areas and information boards.
The dedicated viewing area on the bridge, has no exit, so you are unable to cross the bridge, it runs alongside the I-93 and gives great views, of the Hoover Dam, Black Canyon, and Lake Mead.
"In late 2004, the proposed bridge name honouring Mike O'Callaghan and Pat Tillman was announced at a ceremony by the Governor of Nevada, Kenny Guinn, and the Governor of Arizona, Janet Napolitano.[citation needed] O’Callaghan, a decorated Korean War veteran, was the Governor of Nevada from 1971 through 1979, and he was the executive editor at the Las Vegas Sun newspaper for many years until his death on March 5, 2004. Tillman had been a football player for the Arizona State University and for the Arizona Cardinals. He gave up his multi-million dollar career in the National Football League to enlist as an infantryman in the U.S. Army, but he was killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan[28] on April 22, 2004." Text Source: (
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