A full wrap up of the festivities surrounding the opening of the Hoover Dam Bridge that is officially named the Mike O’Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge.
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the second highest bridge in america
open on saturday october sixteenthacross the keyboard to the colorado
riverofficially cole the mike callahan pat
tillman memorial bridgeyou spend connects the seeds of arizona
nevadathe massive concrete knowledge cross is
right in front of the mishandling thenfreshener structure that was once the
almost a moralevery year nearly a million people take
their toll landmark structurelistening to the bottom of the caning in
for a close-up view of a massiveturbines to keep the lights glimmering
las vegas twenty four-hours-a-dayyear-roundgave sort of off of the heresy in the
hotelrick constant stream of double-decker
buses were meeting to discuss all forthe new groupafter a quick check from security it was
time to get onto the busthe reported seventy five double-decker
r_t_c_ buses and servicethe fleet seem to rival the one in
londonfirst crossing the bridge was a piecewe were too far from the north side of
the bridge to see if either the damn allthe callsit also became evidence that walk across
this huge bridge was going to be morethan just a stroll in the fallwith temperatures reaching into the
nineties freed what it was the numberone the sesame within in a supplypackage and special commemorative alsothe heat made it tough for those who had
to be there all day longoverthrown just kept on comingfifteen thousand people showed up in
what was the longest bridge openingsince the second coleman narrows bridge
in washington statelong lines quickly formed at the special
errors that were created to feedeveryone over for for our concrete
barrierinto the narrow yesterday more quitinside the tents video displays of
construction of the bridge as well as ahistory of the banposters specially created by horace
bridges dot com became a populargathering spot for those who have
interested to find out what the world'stwenty highest bridge if lauramany were surprised to see that most of
them are in chinavoice camps were not the only ones on
handis even subscales came by to learn about
constructions and thank you meganfestivitiesamateur videographers will also on hand
to document this poor guyseveral permanent displayswhen the boss sawed slowly became more
popular than the arrows on the sidethe legacy of a former governor michael
callahanin afghanistan only sort of pat tillmanall shown at the west end of the bridgeconstructed using its cable file on half
a mile longthe process of constructing toothalso the altar shown several diagramsthe media was they have a full force
local news crews from las vegas coveringthe eventtop journalists sean upholstered charlie
a resumerepublic newspaper also on hand to
finally see the finished bridgehe also took a peek at the new visitor
center parking arealocated just off of the old route ninety
threethe new parking area is nearly fully
with visitors can access the bridgewalkwaystretching nearly half a mile from one
side of the caseinto the otherthe pedestrian walkway was the place
todayat eight hundred ninety feet in heightthe new concrete onto the with two
hundred feet higher than it's seventythree year old neighbor to the lawflanked on the east side by the arizona
state flagand on the west side by the nevada state
flag a huge american flag communists andi think a lot for all to seefor many great fight was probably a bit
too much to saythose who weren't crazy p ninety stories
above the colorado riverbut these were still spectacularas you might expect many people were
snapping photosvoice gifts from off the only people
with an american flag as the patriarchalas one of the story everywherecoming up nextis the game or a lines to get over the
bay area just seem to get long-run longsaid late the public was not allowed on
the south side of the bridgewith the national goal to the colorado
river canyon offers a very differentview the hoover dam sidefor some feels more farm to return the
water back into the river from which hecame fromin such a high-profile structure
security was tightreally tightweb of a new spanish-speaking greatness
for bridging americaone thing's for sure it as a modelengineering equal to its predecessorthree hundred-foot drop down to the
famous gooseneck trend fills a reminderof the long twisted real the drivers
will once forced to take since the damwas completed in nineteen thirty sixdisablement wallace on who's a
specialist noforest pouring down into the came to see
that they have a moment for you on intoarizonaforemostthe extra fifteen minute draw it wasn't
the inconvenience that will not bemissedhopeful somethe old route across sudan was installed
to drive back into timewhen the west was wide open mall status
was a small townis the date more on became apparent that
the ones to get back on the buses weregoing to be as long as the lines to
climb over the parentsalmond evolved side they were even more
bosses at the pickup area as well as alot more portable toiletsin keeping with the theme of the london
double-decker buswe traveled on the wrong side of the
hard way just as if we're in england
CSTV's Going West road crew stops by Arizona State and checks out Tillman Tunnel, named for ASU alum and hero Pat Tillman. For more exclusive college football news, log on to www.goingwestfootball.com
The Oversight Committee holds a hearing, "The Tillman Fratricide: What the Leadership of the Defense Department Knew." The hearing is part of an ongoing investigation and follows a previous hearing held in April. Witnesses will include former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, Former Commander of U.S. Central Command Gen. John P. Abizaid (Retired), Former Chair of Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Richard B. Myers (Retired), Former Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command Gen. Bryan Douglas Brown (Retired). Gen. Kensinger has been served with a subpoena, but has not been able to be located over the past several days and will not appear. Rep. Elijah Cummings questions witnesses.
Professional football player Pat Tillman joined the Army after 9/11 and was killed in Afghanistan by friendly fire during a gun battle. But as Erica Hill reports, the story told by the government was quite different.
Former Army officer Russell Baer chats with me about his good friend Pat Tillman and what Pat would have thought of "The Tillman Story." For more scoop, go to RedCarpetRoxy.com.
Prior to joining ESPN in June 1999, John covered Pat Tillman's college and football careers when he worked as a sports reporter and weekend sports anchor in Phoenix, AZ. In addition to his roles as SportsCenter anchor, Wipeout host, husband and dad -- John has added Team Tillman New York member to the list to help raise funds and create awareness for the Pat Tillman Foundation. All he has to do is run 26.2 miles -- can't be that hard right? Today he invites you to learn more about the efforts of Team Tillman New York. Donate at: http://www.active.com/donate/teamtillmannewyork10
This ESPN Sports Century biography on Pat Tillman is divided into six parts. I think this aired in 2005. For updated information, read "Boots on the Ground by Dusk: My Tribute to Pat Tillman" by Mary Tillman http://www.amazon.com/Boots-Ground-Dusk-Tribute-Tillman/dp/1594868808 and "Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman" by Jon Krakauer http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0385522266/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=1594868808&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1R1ZC333SDPTXNBP09RW
Leading construction supply and equipment company F&M MAFCO, Inc. (http://www.fmmafco.com), known internationally as "The Powerful Solutions People" , played a major role in the construction of the Colorado River Bridge.
In September of 2006, construction was temporarily halted after the collapse of the cableway system. The cableway system is a critical part of the bridge construction project as it facilitates the delivery of construction materials across the entire canyon, a span of almost 2500 feet.
In March of 2007, F&M MAFCO was awarded the contract to supply two new 50 ton capacity High Line cableways.
The new cableway system consisted of four towers that were 335 feet tall, two head towers on the Nevada side, and two tail towers on the Arizona side. A total of 14 hoists, 8 winches and over 100,00 feet of wire rope and pendants were used for the erection of the High Line Cableway system.
The Colorado River Bridge is an engineering and construction marvel and is the first concrete-steel composite arch bridge built in the United States.The new four lane highway and signature bridge spans the Black Canyon, connecting the Arizona and Nevada Approach highways nearly 900-feet above the Colorado River and 1,500 feet south of the Hoover Dam.
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ESPN Nov 2009 - Marie Tillman, the wife of former Arizona cardinal and Army Ranger Pat Tillman, speaks for the first time since her husband's death from friendly fire.
I Wrote this song for our fighting men and their families.
I do NOT support the wars.
I DO support our Brothers and Sons who fight them!
On this night I dedicated this song to Pat Tillman. At the time I had no idea of the lies that had been told.
We are just starting to learn the truth about what really happened to Pat.
Construction of the Colorado River Bridge is advancing on the 1,060 foot twin-rib concrete arch. The Colorado River Bridge is the central portion of the Hoover Dam Bypass Project. Construction on the nearly 2,000 foot long bridge began in late January 2005 and the completion of the entire Hoover Dam Bypass Project is expected in Late 2010.
What's next? Tillman Military Scholar Dennis Robinson's take on the legacy of Pat Tillman. "Let's us, in the spirit of Pat Tillman, do something unconventional."
On HBO's Inside the NFL, Peter King interviewed Denver QB Jake Plummer about the horrific treatment the Tillman family have received over Pat's death. There have been four investigations into what really happened to him and now a fifth one is getting close to being completed. How reprehensible has this been for the Tillman family? Pat is killed and they were repeatedly lied to. The family is not speaking out, but Plummer is. Good for him. Somebody has to.
For more on this, see:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/09/25/MNGD7ETMNM1.DTL
Kevin Tillman joined the Army with his brother Pat in 2002, and they served together in Iraq and Afghanistan. Pat was killed in Afghanistan on April 22, 2004. Kevin, who was discharged in 2005, has written a powerful, must-read document.
See: http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/200601019_after_pats_birthday/
