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    Default Re: Hoover dam bypass bridge completed !!

    Damn! thats one heck of a bypass.


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    Default Re: Hoover dam bypass bridge completed !!

    Arizona will probably put check points on it to check visas plus greencards and slow traffic there too
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    Default Re: Hoover dam bypass bridge completed !!

    Picture of the bridge.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ikaria View Post
    Picture of the bridge.
    That picture looks like a photoshot image
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    Quote Originally Posted by Drunkenclam View Post
    That picture looks like a photoshot image
    no no ive been there i can vouch for the authenticity.

    100% no photoshop involved

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sid View Post
    no no ive been there i can vouch for the authenticity.

    100% no photoshop involved
    I just mean the picture doesn't look right. Like an artist impression.
    I know the bridge is real.
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    Ian im being a smartass of course..

    yes it does seem odd, i think its the angle of the shot and the fact that someone has played a little to much with the HDR

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sid View Post
    Ian im being a smartass of course..

    yes it does seem odd, i think its the angle of the shot and the fact that someone has played a little to much with the HDR
    Ah that makes sense.
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    Well folks here's there main page with even a video of it's construction . Enjoy !!


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    Default Re: Hoover dam bypass bridge completed !!

    I have worked on a few large bridges over the years but that is a pretty nice one and bigger than anything I have worked on!
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