Idamu leHoover (eyaziwa ngokuthi iDamer Boulder), elivimba uMfula iCoronto omkhulu owenza iLake Mead, itholakala emngceleni we-Arizona-Nevada ku-Highway 93. Kungamakhilomitha angu-30 eningizimu-ntshonalanga yeLas Vegas.
Kuyindawo evame ukuvakasha lapho iBhodi Yokubuyiselwa Kwezokuvakasha yodwa idonsela izivakashi ezingaba yizigidi ezingu-1 njalo ngonyaka. Ihhovisi liholele izivakashi ngokusebenzisa idamu kanye nesitshalo samandla kusukela 'ama-30s.
Akuyona into emangalisayo namuhla.
Uma ufuna ukuvakashela iDamase iHoover, indawo yokuqala ukuqala isesikhungweni sesivakashi. Lapha, ungenza ukubhuka kwakho, uthole amahora wokuvula, ufunde ngezenzakalo ezikhethekile nokuningi.
Ukushayela KuDamu leHoover
Bheka izibonakaliso zokuxwayisa ngaphambi kokuba uwele iDamu leDoover. Akuzona zonke izinhlobo zezimoto ezivunyelwe ukuwela idamu. Ngisho kangcono, yenza ucwaningo oluncane ngolwazi olubalulekile ngaphambi kokushiya. Ungase umangale ukwazi ukuthi ama-RV kanye namaloli aqashisayo bangawela idamu (kodwa bangase bahlolwe).
Ukuyeka ukubuka Idamu le-Hoover
Kuzama ukuma futhi uthathe izithombe zeDamu leHoover noma nje ubeke isikhashana bese ungena kuwo wonke. Bheka ukudonsa okuningi ukuze wenze lokhu ngokuphepha. Ungavumi emgwaqweni.
Isikhungo sokuvakasha sisendaweni yeNevada yedamu futhi singaba ngaphezulu kakhulu kodwa enye indawo ukupaka. Uma ufuna ukupaka izimoto zokupaka noma izindawo zokupaka ze-primo, zilungele ukukhokha.
Izimoto ezingaphezu kwezimoto, labo abanezimoto zokuhamba nezindiza zokuzilibazisa abakwazi ukupaka egaraji eliseduze nendawo yezivakashi, noma kunjalo. Kumele bapake kakhulu enkangala ye-Arizona yedamu. Uma usesabelomali, ungathola inkatho ecaleni lase-Arizona kancane kancane phezulu kwe-canyon enikezela ukupaka mahhala, uma ungacabangi ukuhamba ngaphesheya.
Kunengxenye eseduze kakhulu e-Arizona side ebiza imali.
Hoover Dam Abavakashi Isikhungo
Isikhungo sezivakashi sivuliwe ngo-9 ekuseni. futhi ivala ngo-5 ntambama. Idamu leHovisi lokuvakashela iHoover livulekile nsuku zonke zonyaka ngaphandle kwe-Thanksgiving noKhisimusi.
I-Hoover Dam Tours
Ungakwazi ukuphuma ohambweni lweDamu olutholakala ekufikeni kokuqala, isisekelo sokuqala sabantu abaneminyaka engaphezu kwengu-8 ubudala. (Izingane ezincane azikwazi ukuhamba kulolu hambo.) Kulabo abafuna ukubona i-Power Plant, futhi, ungagcina ithikithi inthanethi noma esikhungweni sezivakashi. Yonke iminyaka ivunyelwe kuhambo lwe-Power Plant. Ukuvakasha akufinyeleleki kulabo abasezihlalo zabakhubazekile noma ngokuhamba okulinganiselwe.
Idamu le-Hoover on the Cheap
Yebo, ungajabulela iDam mahhala. Ipaki kwenye yezindawo zokupaka mahhala futhi uhambe ngaphesheya kwedamu. Kunamathuba amaningi wezithombe nezithombe ezithakazelisayo ezithunyelwe endleleni. Bheka up njengoba uhamba futhi ubone omunye umonakalo wobunjiniyela: ukwakha ibhuloho elikhulu ngaphesheya komfula ngaphesheya kwe-Hoover Dam. Lokhu kuseDameni le-Hoover Bypass.
Umlando weDamu leHoover
Ukwakhiwa kweDamu leHoover ekuqaleni libizwa ngokuthi iDamu LaseBoulder, lisekela uMfula iColorado, okwaholela ekusungulweni kweLake Mead.
Idamu laqedwa eminyakeni emihlanu. Abakhontrakthi bavunyelwe iminyaka eyisikhombisa kusukela ngo-Ephreli 20, 1931, kodwa ukufakwa kukakhonkolo edameni kwaqedwa ngoMeyi 29, 1935, futhi zonke izici zaqedwa ngo-Mashi 1, 1936.
Ekuseduze iBoulder City yakhiwa ngo-1931 ukuze izakhamuzi zakhiwe. Yona kuphela idolobha e-Nevada lapho ukugembula kungekho emthethweni. Izivakashi zingajabulela ukuthenga nezindawo zokudlela zakudala.
Ukuthenga, Ukudla, Nezindawo Zokuphumula
Kukhona izindawo zokungcebeleka esikhungweni sokuvakasha, igaraji lokupaka, eduze kwe-Old Exhibit Building nasemibhoshongweni yobuso engezansi engaphezulu kwedamu. Kukhona ukuvunyelwa kokudla edamu.
Ukuthengwa ngenkumbulo? Uzothola izinto ezithakazelisayo esitolo sesipho esiteji esingaphansi kwegalaji yokupaka.
I-Hoover Idamu Amathiphu
Idamu leHoover likhanga elikhulu. Kuyafaneleka ukuvakashela, kodwa ungase ufune ukugwema izixuku.
Izinyanga ezihamba kancane kakhulu zokuvakasha ziyiJanuwari noFebhuwari. Isikhathi esincane kakhulu sezinsuku zokuvakasha sisuka ngo-9 ekuseni. kuze kube ngu-10: 30 ekuseni. no-3 ntambama. kuze ku-4: 45 ntambama.
Khumbula ukuthi usehlane. Kungashisa kuDavern Dam (ukhonkolo oluningi, khumbula?). Gqoka ngokufanele futhi ulethe amanzi.
Uma useDameni leHoover, qiniseka futhi uthathe isikhathi sokubheka iDampo Dam Bypass. Ibhuloho phezu koMfula iColorado ibonakala kusukela edameni futhi njengoba ushayela ngaphesheya. Ibhuloho elikhulu liyamangalisa futhi liyesabeka. Kuyizingalo ezingu-900 ngaphezu komfula, okwenza kube yi-arch bridge bridge ephakeme kunazo zonke emhlabeni kanye nebhuloho elibili eliphakeme e-United States, ngemuva kweRoyal Gorge Bridge e-Colorado.
Ingxenye eyinhloko ye-bypass, eyabuyisa umgwaqo omkhulu ukuze ibe nokuphenduka okuncane, ibizwa ngokuthi uMike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge. I-bypass ivuliwe ngo-2010.