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Paddling.net: Willow Beach Trip Report Willow Beach Marina US Parks Service: Lake Mead National Recreation Area Wikipedia: Hoover Dam Wikipedia: Mike O'Callaghan – Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge All photos in this website are original and copyrighted. We came to Las Vegas for a high school reunion in April 2011. From Vegas, we did this side adventure of renting a motorized boat on nearby Colorado River in Willow Beach AZ. We are about to enter the Lake Mead area. National Parks Service sign: Welcome to Lake Mead National Recreational Area At Willow Beach AZ. Was about 90 minutes of driving time from Las Vegas NV to here. Willow Beach Marina We will be renting one of those canopied 16-hp boats. The Boston Kayaker on a motor boat on Colorado River. The Colorado River. Motoring northwards upriver, Nevada is on the left bank and Arizona is on the right bank. The magnificent Black Canyon carved by the Colorado River. This stretch of the river near Willow Beach is a kayaker's haven. /colorado/thumb100_2687crop.jpg A lot of indented cave-like areas to beach. Walkway on the cliff-side. Approaching the newly built arch bridge. O'Callaghan-Tillman Memorial Bridge from below Colorado River. Beautiful bridge. Beatiful wife! There is a security line telling boaters not to proceed. From the Tillman bridge, we turned around and boated south to return to Willow Beach. The Willow Beach marina is just over there . . . Back to dock. At Willow Beach Marina. The Colorado River looking downriver from the marina. On our drive back to Las Vegas NV, we stopped by the O'Callaghan-Tillman Memorial Bridge. Mike O'Callaghan - Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge Completing the bypass - a planned approach - After the design was completed, six separate yet overlapping projects were needed to complete the bypass - Projects were sequenced to increase competition and quality, matching industry capabilities with work requirements Mike O'Callaghan - Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge Completing the bypass - a team approach to funding - The project was completed on the original $240 million funding. - The project's funding reflected the federal and state partership necessary to complete the project. - Pie chart: Arizona Funds $20M Nevada Funds $20M Federal Funds $100M Advanced from Bond Funds by Arizona and Nevada $100M The Hoover Dam viewed from the memorial bridge. Hoover Dam is jointly owned by the states of Nevada (west bank) and Arizona (east bank). |