As Gus Levy traipses across the 710-foot-tall Glen Canyon Dam, ... heat and seemingly insurmountable engineering feats. ... the Glen Canyon bridge was the highest arch bridge in the world and the ...

A view of Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell at the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area on Wednesday, July 28, 2021. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto ...

Glen Canyon Dam, which creates the second-largest reservoir in the U.S., enables the distribution of Colorado River water throughout the West and generates power for seven states. It also has a ...

Glen Canyon Bridge and Glen Canyon Dam during the official dedication of Glen Canyon Dam near Page, Ariz. on Sept. 22, 1966. ... Elmer L. Chapman, junior reclamation service engineer, ...

From this viewpoint, I can see the dam, Glen Canyon Bridge, Colorado River and Lake Powell. It's a jaw-dropping view. But the actual construction of the dam and bridge is just as mind-boggling.

Stopping by the dam during a days-long experimental flood, it’s clear that even this massive feat of engineering can’t fix the arid West. by Jonathan Thompson November 18, 2013 January 22 ...

Newly discovered damage in Glen Canyon Dam would require releasing less water at low reservoir levels — a problem that increases water risks in the Southwest.

The view from the steel bridge above Glen Canyon Dam floods the senses with contrast and color. Lake Powell’s brilliant blue is set against an endless desert landscape of browns.

The dam was put as close to the boundary between the two basins, which is at Lee's Ferry, 16 miles west of Glen Canyon Dam, as it could be, he said. “It’s a philosophical dam — a political ...