Roosevelt Dam and BridgeThe Theodore Roosevelt Dam and bridge is located 76 miles NE of Phoenix Arizona. The dam is 357 feet high and 723 feet from edge to edge. The top of the dam is 21.6 feet wide and the bottom, mostly underwater, is 184 feet wide.
In 1996 the dam's height was increased by 77 feet bringing it to the new height of 357. The additional height increased the storage capacity of Roosevelt Lake by 20 percent, enough for 1 million more people. The dam has a hydro-generating capacity of 36,000 kilowatts
It would take approximately 33.61 Roosevelt Dams, producing 36,000 kilowatts a piece, just to generate the necessary | 1.21 gigawatts | for Doc Browns flux capacitor in "Back to The Future." The following photographs were taken back in the time of February of 2005.
Here's a view approaching the bridge from the west on highway 188.
A closer look at the bridge
Driving across the bridge
The back side of the dam showing the water line at the spot where the new 77 foot extension was added.
To the bottom left is part of the old road that went over the dam. Before 1996 there was no bridge and all traffic had to cross the top of the old dam. The road was originally built for old Model-T type cars so only one car could cross the bridge at a time.
Here's a closer look at part of the old road that crossed the dam.
Here's a better shot of the top of the old dam at the water line
Closer look of where the extension starts showing the different building techniques
Looking back towards the bridge
An old photograph before the dam was built.
Turning back on to HW 188
A view of the bridge from the east end
A big arch shot of the bridge
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