The Hoover Dam, adjusted for inflation, cost less than a modern B2 Stealth Bomber. Cost of a B2 Spirit bomber, including development and production costs = $2.1 billion in 1997. Hoover dam construction cost adjusted for inflation = $836 million.
Because the concrete of the Hoover Dam was poured into individual, rectangular…
Because the concrete of the Hoover Dam was poured into individual, rectangular shaped sections–rather than with a single, continuous pour–the physical dam itself will survive up to 10,000 years and be one of the last remaining visible and recognizable monuments of humans on the planet.
The concrete used to make the Hoover Dam is still…
The concrete used to make the Hoover Dam is still curing to this day.
The Hoover Dam is expected to be one of the last remaining visible structures…
The Hoover Dam is expected to be one of the last remaining visible structures from our species, and it contains a star map that if no other means were available, could be used to determine the exact date on which Hoover Dam was completed.
If the Hoover Dam’s 3.25 million cubic yards of concrete was….
If the Hoover Dam’s 3.25 million cubic yards of concrete was poured all at once, it would have taken 125 years to cool.