{"id":5384,"date":"2023-02-17T21:25:49","date_gmt":"2023-02-17T21:25:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thegrandcanyon.eu\/2024site\/1674075795134\/?p=5384"},"modified":"2024-05-06T15:03:22","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T15:03:22","slug":"hoover-dam-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegrandcanyon.eu\/sv\/hoover-dam-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Hoover-dammen"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bes\u00f6k den imponerande Hooverdammen<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Den som reser till Grand Canyon f\u00e5r inte missa Hoover Dam! Helikopterflyg, bussturer och resor med hyrbil tar dig alla f\u00f6rbi USA:s n\u00e4st st\u00f6rsta damm. Varje \u00e5r v\u00e4lkomnar Hoover Dam n\u00e4stan 1 miljon bes\u00f6kare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hooverdammen byggdes under den stora depressionen p\u00e5 1930-talet. Aktiekurserna sj\u00f6nk kraftigt, vilket ledde till en betydande ekonomisk nedg\u00e5ng. Tusentals arbetare arbetade under sv\u00e5ra f\u00f6rh\u00e5llanden f\u00f6r att bygga dammen, som \u00f6ppnades den 1 mars 1936. Hooverdammen \u00e4r en imponerande teknisk bedrift med en rik historia. Om du har m\u00f6jlighet \u00e4r det definitivt v\u00e4rt att bes\u00f6ka den under en Hoover Dam-tur!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Helikopterflygning \u00f6ver Hooverdammen<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized image-style img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"629\" src=\"http:\/\/thegrandcanyon.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Hoover-Dam-Helicopter-Tour.jpg\" alt=\"Helikoptertur till Hoover Dam\" class=\"wp-image-855\" style=\"width:1100px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thegrandcanyon.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Hoover-Dam-Helicopter-Tour.jpg 850w, https:\/\/thegrandcanyon.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Hoover-Dam-Helicopter-Tour-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thegrandcanyon.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Hoover-Dam-Helicopter-Tour-768x568.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thegrandcanyon.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Hoover-Dam-Helicopter-Tour-320x237.jpg 320w, https:\/\/thegrandcanyon.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Hoover-Dam-Helicopter-Tour-640x474.jpg 640w, https:\/\/thegrandcanyon.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Hoover-Dam-Helicopter-Tour-360x266.jpg 360w, https:\/\/thegrandcanyon.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Hoover-Dam-Helicopter-Tour-720x533.jpg 720w, https:\/\/thegrandcanyon.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Hoover-Dam-Helicopter-Tour-800x592.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Helikoptertur till Hoover Dam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Du kan njuta av en fantastisk utsikt \u00f6ver Hooverdammen fr\u00e5n en helikopter. N\u00e4stan alla helikopterflyg fr\u00e5n Las Vegas som \u00e4r avsedda f\u00f6r Grand Canyon flyger \u00f6ver Hoover Dam. Kolla in alla helikopterturer fr\u00e5n Las Vegas via knappen nedan. I turerna kan du se p\u00e5 \u2018Funktioner\u2019 om du flyger f\u00f6rbi den imponerande Hoover Dam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/thegrandcanyon.eu\/sv\/offer\/las-vegas-tours\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Helikopterflygning Grand Canyon<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hoover Dam Busstur<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large image-style img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"695\" src=\"https:\/\/thegrandcanyon.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Bus-tour-to-the-Hoover-Dam-1024x695.jpg\" alt=\"Busstur till Hooverdammen\" class=\"wp-image-2592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thegrandcanyon.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Bus-tour-to-the-Hoover-Dam-1024x695.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thegrandcanyon.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Bus-tour-to-the-Hoover-Dam-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thegrandcanyon.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Bus-tour-to-the-Hoover-Dam-768x521.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thegrandcanyon.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Bus-tour-to-the-Hoover-Dam-1536x1043.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thegrandcanyon.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Bus-tour-to-the-Hoover-Dam-2048x1390.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/thegrandcanyon.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Bus-tour-to-the-Hoover-Dam-320x217.jpg 320w, https:\/\/thegrandcanyon.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Bus-tour-to-the-Hoover-Dam-640x434.jpg 640w, https:\/\/thegrandcanyon.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Bus-tour-to-the-Hoover-Dam-360x244.jpg 360w, https:\/\/thegrandcanyon.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Bus-tour-to-the-Hoover-Dam-720x489.jpg 720w, https:\/\/thegrandcanyon.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Bus-tour-to-the-Hoover-Dam-1080x733.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/thegrandcanyon.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Bus-tour-to-the-Hoover-Dam-800x543.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thegrandcanyon.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Bus-tour-to-the-Hoover-Dam-1280x869.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hoover Dam busstur<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Det g\u00e5r ocks\u00e5 en buss fr\u00e5n Las Vegas till Hoover Dam. Med bussen <a href=\"https:\/\/thegrandcanyon.eu\/sv\/offer\/hoover-dam-bus-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Hoover Dam Busstur<\/span><\/a>, Ni blir h\u00e4mtade fr\u00e5n ert hotell i Las Vegas och k\u00f6rs till Hoover Dam p\u00e5 45 minuter. Ni tillbringar ca 2 timmar vid Hoover Dam och f\u00e5r en guidad tur genom den imponerande dammen. Efter den 4,5 timmar l\u00e5nga bussturen k\u00f6rs ni tillbaka till Las Vegas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/thegrandcanyon.eu\/sv\/offer\/hoover-dam-bus-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hoover Dam busstur<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Enskilda biljetter till Hoover Dam<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large image-style img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"761\" src=\"https:\/\/thegrandcanyon.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/view of hoover dam from the air-1024x761.jpg\" alt=\"vy \u00f6ver hooverdammen fr\u00e5n luften\" class=\"wp-image-119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thegrandcanyon.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/view%20of%20hoover%20dam%20from%20the%20air-1024x761.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thegrandcanyon.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/view%20of%20hoover%20dam%20from%20the%20air-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thegrandcanyon.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/view%20of%20hoover%20dam%20from%20the%20air-768x571.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thegrandcanyon.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/view%20of%20hoover%20dam%20from%20the%20air-900x669.jpg 900w, https:\/\/thegrandcanyon.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/view%20of%20hoover%20dam%20from%20the%20air-1280x951.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bes\u00f6k Hooverdammen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Naturligtvis kan du ocks\u00e5 bes\u00f6ka Hoover Dam p\u00e5 egen hand, till exempel med din hyrbil p\u00e5 v\u00e4g till Grand Canyon. Dammen \u00e4r l\u00e4ttillg\u00e4nglig och det finns bra parkeringsm\u00f6jligheter. Hoover Dam erbjuder turer som du kan boka online f\u00f6r att undvika k\u00f6n!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Du f\u00e5r tillg\u00e5ng till bes\u00f6kscentret med en utst\u00e4llning, en 10-minutersfilm om Hooverdammen, en guidad tur inuti dammkonstruktionen (n\u00e5s med en hiss som g\u00e5r ner 525 fot) och tillg\u00e5ng till \u201cThe Observation Deck\u201d med vacker utsikt \u00f6ver dammen och Lake Mead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/thegrandcanyon.eu\/sv\/offer\/hoover-dam-tickets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bes\u00f6ker Hooverdammen<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:26px\">Bes\u00f6ker Hooverdammen<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Hoover Dam kan bes\u00f6kas alla dagar i veckan. Den imponerande dammen n\u00e4ra Las Vegas \u00e4r \u00f6ppen dagligen fr\u00e5n 09:00 till 17:00. Observera att nya bes\u00f6kare inte sl\u00e4pps in efter kl. 16.15 och att den sista turen genom Hooverdammen g\u00e5r kl. 15.45. P\u00e5 helgdagar som Thanksgiving (fj\u00e4rde torsdagen i november) och jul \u00e4r Hoover Dam st\u00e4ngd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:26px\">Vanliga fr\u00e5gor och svar om Hooverdammen<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1658558814447\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Vad kostar det att bes\u00f6ka Hoover Dam?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Du kan se Hooverdammen fr\u00e5n utsidan, vilket kostar dig absolut ingenting. Om du vill g\u00e5 in i Hooverdammen finns det ett antal turer tillg\u00e4ngliga fr\u00e5n $10. Du kan ocks\u00e5 boka en organiserad busstur fr\u00e5n Las Vegas som b\u00f6rjar p\u00e5 $54 per person. Slutligen kan du flyga \u00f6ver Hoover Dam i en helikopter fr\u00e5n $200 till $300 per person. Det finns n\u00e5got f\u00f6r alla budgetar!<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1658648045967\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Kan jag parkera vid Hooverdammen?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Du kan parkera din bil f\u00f6r $10 i ett parkeringshus n\u00e4ra Hooverdammen. Du kan ocks\u00e5 k\u00f6ra \u00f6ver dammen (till Arizona-sidan) och parkera gratis p\u00e5 n\u00e5gra sm\u00e5 parkeringsf\u00e4lt. Parkeringsm\u00f6jligheterna h\u00e4r \u00e4r begr\u00e4nsade, s\u00e5 du m\u00e5ste antingen ha tur eller komma tidigt till Hooverdammen.<br\/><br\/>Om du kommer i en husbil kan du inte parkera i parkeringsgaraget. Ist\u00e4llet m\u00e5ste du k\u00f6ra \u00f6ver Hooverdammen och parkera p\u00e5 Arizona-sidan. En karta \u00f6ver alla parkeringsanl\u00e4ggningar finns p\u00e5 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usbr.gov\/lc\/hooverdam\/service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Bureau of Reclamation's webbplats<\/span><\/a>. Denna karta visar ocks\u00e5 om parkering \u00e4r gratis eller betald.<br\/><\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1658642900824\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Hur mycket tid beh\u00f6ver du vid Hooverdammen?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">N\u00e4r du anl\u00e4nder till Hoover Dam kan du ta Guided Dam Tour och Power Plant Tour. Guided Dam Tour varar i en timme och Power Plant Tour varar i 30 minuter. Dessutom kommer du att tillbringa tid i Visitor Center och naturligtvis vill du beundra dammen fr\u00e5n utsidan. Sammantaget kan du l\u00e4tt spendera 2 till 4 timmar p\u00e5 att utforska Hooverdammen och dess omgivningar.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1658642946444\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Vilka \u00e4r \u00f6ppettiderna f\u00f6r Hoover Dam?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Hooverdammen \u00e4r \u00f6ppen fr\u00e5n 09:00 till 17:00, med undantag f\u00f6r Thanksgiving (fj\u00e4rde torsdagen i november) och jul. D\u00f6rrarna till dammen st\u00e4ngs kl. 16.15 och den sista Hoover Dam-turen avg\u00e5r kl. 15.45.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1658558516416\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Hur h\u00f6g \u00e4r Hooverdammen?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Hooverdammen \u00e4r 726,4 fot h\u00f6g, eller 221,4 meter.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1658558553952\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Hur mycket kostade Hooverdammen?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Hooverdammen byggdes mellan 1930 och 1936. Kostnaden f\u00f6r att bygga dammen var 49 miljoner dollar. Idag skulle detta motsvara cirka 1 miljard dollar.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1658558769146\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">I vilken tidszon ligger Hooverdammen?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Hooverdammen ligger precis p\u00e5 gr\u00e4nsen mellan Arizona och Nevada. Mitt i dammen st\u00e5r du i tv\u00e5 stater p\u00e5 en g\u00e5ng. Du befinner dig ocks\u00e5 i tv\u00e5 tidszoner p\u00e5 en g\u00e5ng: Nevada f\u00f6ljer Pacific Standard Time (PST) och Arizona f\u00f6ljer Mountain Standard Time (MST). Det \u00e4r en tidsskillnad p\u00e5 en timme. Hur unikt \u00e4r inte det?<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:26px\">Film om Hooverdammen<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nya Hooverdammen | National Geographic\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D7_rzojvKdE?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/thegrandcanyon.eu\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:26px\">Hooverdammens historia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Anledningen till byggandet av Hooverdammen<\/strong><br>I miljontals \u00e5r har Coloradofloden fl\u00f6dat oavbrutet fr\u00e5n Klippiga bergen till Kalifornienbukten. Med sin f\u00f6r\u00f6dande kraft har Colorado med tiden l\u00e4mnat efter sig ett s\u00e4rskilt imponerande landskap med de karakteristiska kolossala ravinerna som Grand Canyon och Black Canyon. Den sm\u00e4ltande sn\u00f6n fr\u00e5n Klippiga bergen orsakade massivt infl\u00f6de i Colorado, vilket resulterade i \u00f6versv\u00e4mningar. Varje v\u00e5r p\u00e5 nytt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image image-style img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"567\" src=\"http:\/\/thegrandcanyon.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/View-from-the-Hoover-Dam.jpg\" alt=\"Utsikt fr\u00e5n Hooverdammen\" class=\"wp-image-858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thegrandcanyon.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/View-from-the-Hoover-Dam.jpg 850w, https:\/\/thegrandcanyon.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/View-from-the-Hoover-Dam-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thegrandcanyon.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/View-from-the-Hoover-Dam-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thegrandcanyon.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/View-from-the-Hoover-Dam-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/thegrandcanyon.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/View-from-the-Hoover-Dam-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/thegrandcanyon.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/View-from-the-Hoover-Dam-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/thegrandcanyon.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/View-from-the-Hoover-Dam-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/thegrandcanyon.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/View-from-the-Hoover-Dam-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thegrandcanyon.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/View-from-the-Hoover-Dam-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Utsikt fr\u00e5n Hooverdammen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>N\u00e4r bebyggelsen b\u00f6rjade etablera sig i de l\u00e4gre liggande omr\u00e5dena ledde detta naturfenomen till besv\u00e4r och betydande skador. Speciellt de g\u00e5rdar som l\u00e5g h\u00e4r drabbades h\u00e5rt. Den turbulenta floden beh\u00f6vde t\u00e4mjas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>D\u00e4rf\u00f6r f\u00f6reslog Herbert Hoover 1921 att man skulle bygga vad som d\u00e5 skulle kallas Boulder Dam (efter samma del av kanjonen: Boulder Canyon). P\u00e5 grund av den d\u00e5varande handelsministerns engagemang och anstr\u00e4ngningar fick dammen namnet Hoover Dam. Den slutliga placeringen \u00e4r i h\u00f6jd med Black Canyon. F\u00f6rutom att kontrollera de periodiska \u00f6versv\u00e4mningarna kunde vattnet lagras f\u00f6r bevattning och andra anv\u00e4ndningsomr\u00e5den. En sj\u00e4lvf\u00f6rs\u00f6rjande damm som kan generera int\u00e4kter fr\u00e5n vattengenererad elektricitet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Byggandet av Hooverdammen<\/strong><br>\u00c5r 1931 - Hoover hade d\u00e5 hunnit bli USA:s 31:a president - p\u00e5b\u00f6rjades bygget av den gigantiska dammen. Tusentals manliga arbetare (\u00b1 21.000) kom med sina familjer till Black Canyon f\u00f6r att t\u00e4mja Colorado. Under den stora depressionen var arbetsf\u00f6rh\u00e5llandena s\u00e4rskilt miserabla. Outh\u00e4rdlig hetta och en betydande brist p\u00e5 hygien ledde till slut till 96 m\u00e4nniskors d\u00f6d. Detta ledde till s\u00e5 mycket protester att staden Boulder City byggdes i all hast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>F\u00e4rdigst\u00e4llandet av Hooverdammen<\/strong><br>Tv\u00e5 \u00e5r f\u00f6re utsatt tid f\u00e4rdigst\u00e4lldes byggandet av Hooverdammen 1936. Det som var speciellt med projektet var att betongen gj\u00f6ts i vertikala pelare f\u00f6r att underl\u00e4tta torkningen av materialet. Hooverdammen inneh\u00e5ller 215 av dessa block, som sedan gjordes till en monolitisk helhet med hj\u00e4lp av en speciell teknik. Allt som allt r\u00f6rde det sig om cirka 3,25 miljoner kubikmeter (= cirka 2,5 miljoner liter) betong. Det \u00e4r tillr\u00e4ckligt med betong f\u00f6r att anl\u00e4gga en tv\u00e5filig v\u00e4g fr\u00e5n Seattle i Washington till Miami i Florida. Eller en \u00f6ver en meter bred trottoar runt hela v\u00e4rlden (!). Dessutom anv\u00e4ndes cirka 5 miljoner tunnor cement f\u00f6r byggandet och 8,5 miljoner i dynamit f\u00f6r att g\u00f6ra grunden i Canyon-v\u00e4ggarna tillg\u00e4nglig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>F\u00f6r Las Vegas var Hoover Dam-projektet en gudag\u00e5va. Det gav en skjuts \u00e5t ekonomin som var i desperat behov av det vid den h\u00e4r tiden. P\u00e5 fritiden s\u00f6kte folk underh\u00e5llning och begav sig till den n\u00e4rliggande spelstaden f\u00f6r att spendera sina surt f\u00f6rv\u00e4rvade pengar. Dessutom lockade dammen turister, och turismen i Las Vegas blomstrade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ett p\u00e5verkande och intensivt, men ocks\u00e5 framg\u00e5ngsrikt projekt. Sedan Hooverdammen f\u00e4rdigst\u00e4lldes har den gett m\u00e5nga f\u00f6rdelar. Med 3,0 miljoner h\u00e4stkrafter genererar dammen idag 4 miljarder kWh per \u00e5r. Det r\u00e4cker f\u00f6r att f\u00f6rse 1,3 miljarder m\u00e4nniskor i delstaterna Nevada (25%), Arizona (19%) och Kalifornien (56%) med energi. Dessutom f\u00f6rser Hooverdammen s\u00e5 m\u00e5nga som 22 miljoner m\u00e4nniskor i dessa delstater med vatten.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image image-style img\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"561\" src=\"http:\/\/thegrandcanyon.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Turbines-in-the-Hoover-Dam.jpg\" alt=\"Turbiner i Hooverdammen\" class=\"wp-image-860\" style=\"width:850px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thegrandcanyon.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Turbines-in-the-Hoover-Dam.jpg 850w, https:\/\/thegrandcanyon.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Turbines-in-the-Hoover-Dam-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thegrandcanyon.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Turbines-in-the-Hoover-Dam-768x507.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thegrandcanyon.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Turbines-in-the-Hoover-Dam-320x211.jpg 320w, https:\/\/thegrandcanyon.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Turbines-in-the-Hoover-Dam-640x422.jpg 640w, https:\/\/thegrandcanyon.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Turbines-in-the-Hoover-Dam-360x238.jpg 360w, https:\/\/thegrandcanyon.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Turbines-in-the-Hoover-Dam-720x475.jpg 720w, https:\/\/thegrandcanyon.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Turbines-in-the-Hoover-Dam-800x528.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Turbiner i Hooverdammen<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Lake Mead<\/strong><br>En biprodukt av Hooverdammen \u00e4r Lake Mead: en reservoar bakom dammen som t\u00e4cker en yta p\u00e5 640 km\u00b2 (247 kvadrat miles) och str\u00e4cker sig upp till 177 kilometer (110 miles) bakom dammen. Ett maximalt djup p\u00e5 149 meter s\u00e4kerst\u00e4ller att volymen i denna massiva sj\u00f6 uppg\u00e5r till 35,2 km\u00b3 (28.500.000 acre-feet). Med en strandlinje p\u00e5 totalt 885 kilometer \u00e4r den d\u00e4rmed den st\u00f6rsta konstgjorda sj\u00f6n och reservoaren i USA (och den 16:e st\u00f6rsta i v\u00e4rlden). Sj\u00f6n har f\u00e5tt sitt namn efter Elwood Mead, som var chef f\u00f6r U.S. Bureau of Reclamation n\u00e4r Hooverdammen byggdes. Han \u00f6vervakade projektet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sj\u00f6n ligger vid en punkt d\u00e4r tre \u00f6kenekosystem m\u00f6ts: Mojave-, Great Basin- och Sonoran\u00f6knarna. D\u00e4rf\u00f6r inneh\u00e5ller det omgivande omr\u00e5det en mycket varierad flora och fauna, varav vissa arter bara kan hittas d\u00e4r. H\u00e4r finns ocks\u00e5 imponerande lavakullar, som \u00e4r ca 6 miljoner \u00e5r gamla. P\u00e5 grund av att sj\u00f6n bildades efter att dammen byggts m\u00e5ste flera av de omgivande byarna evakueras. Beroende p\u00e5 vattenniv\u00e5n \u00e4r ruinerna av dessa platser synliga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-616f3ce4\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Om f\u00f6rfattaren<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-b96e6b93\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"483\" height=\"481\" src=\"https:\/\/thegrandcanyon.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Author-Pieter.jpg\" alt=\"F\u00f6rfattare Pieter\" class=\"wp-image-4773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thegrandcanyon.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Author-Pieter.jpg 483w, https:\/\/thegrandcanyon.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Author-Pieter-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thegrandcanyon.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Author-Pieter-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 483px) 100vw, 483px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Hej, mitt namn \u00e4r Pieter. \u00c5r 2009 gjorde jag min f\u00f6rsta resa till USA. \u00c5r 2012, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023 och 2024 fick jag m\u00f6jlighet att resa till detta speciella land igen. 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Helicopter flights, bus tours, and travel by rental car all take you past America&#8217;s second-largest dam. Annually, the Hoover Dam welcomes nearly 1 million visitors. The Hoover Dam was constructed during the Great Depression of the 1930s. 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