Sun City Grand Real Estate: Phoenix Arizona Retirement Communities Blog by Leolinda Bowers

Las Vegas Nevada Phoenix Arizona Route 93 Bridge

It's been over five years and soon to be completed is the Mike O'Callaghan - Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge.  The $160 million dollar bridge that raises over 900 feet above the Colorado River is scheduled for completion in 2011. 

Every time I drive to Las Vegas, I am in total awe with this majestic bridge and its uniqueness.  The drive from Sun City Grand to Las Vegas is approximately 4 1/2 hours.  Once the bridge opens, the drivetime from Surprise Arizona should be reduced to 3 1/5 hours.

If you've ever driven from Arizona to Nevada, you will agree that the present route (Route 93) is winding, has time consuming turns, switch backs, lots of pedestrian traffic and frequent stopping.  It is frustrating since takes an hour to drive through the Hoover dam barring a traffic accident.

The bridge will bypass Route 93 and provide a direct route between Arizona and Nevada.  This predicated the name change from the Hoover Dam bypass to the Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge.  Mike O'Callagham was a former governor of Nevada.  Pat Tillman, an Arizona son, was an American Football League player from Arizona who joined the US Army and was killed in Afghanistan.

 

The bridge road is supported on the two gigantic concrete arches that protrude out from the rock.  Each arch has over 50 sections, each each section is 24 feet long.  The arches on the completed structure will be more that 1,000 feet across. 

Can you image yourself driving on the bridge looking down?  I can't wait to experience what it will feel like.   The new bridge will be definitely make traveling to and from Arizona and Nevada faster and quite interesting especially around the Hoover Dam.

 

 

If you looking to buy a home or sell a home in Sun City Grand in Surprise AZ, please contact me or visit my website at www.LEOLINDA.com.

I am a year-round Sun City Grand resident and a full-time Associate Broker Realtor®.

 

Leolinda Bowers
Associate Broker
Ken Meade Realty
Cell (602) 403-6865
Business (623) 937-5701

 

 

 

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Associate Broker
Ken Meade Realty
Cell (602) 403-6865
Business (623) 937-5701
http://leolinda.com/

Sun City Grand Real Estate If you are thinking of buying or selling a home in any Phoenix Arizona retirement community, consider hiring me as your Realtor®. I am the 2011, 2010 and 2009 Top Producing Agent in Ken Meade Realty. In 2011, I successful closed 71 transactions. As a year-round Sun City Grand resident and full-time Associate Broker Realtor®, I am familiar with Phoeniz AZ retirement communities Sun City Grand, Sun City West, Corte Bella, Arizona Traditions, Sun Village, Pebble Creek and Trilogy at Vistancia.

 

6 comments • Phoenix Retirement Communities Sun City Grand real estate homes • January 10 2010 10:25PM

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I'm looking forward to the new bridge too!  No more long waits! Thanks for sharing the photos.

Posted by Amy Jones ~Voted Chandler's BEST REALTOR Also serving Sun Lakes & the East Valley (RE/Max Infinity in Chandler, Arizona) over 2 years ago

Amy, I bet residents from both states are fed up with the long waits.

Posted by Phoenix Retirement Communities Sun City Grand real estate homes (Sun City Grand Leolinda Bowers Ken Meade Realty) over 2 years ago

Looks a little scary right now...  I'm not much for heights...  Bridges are not my friend when they are complete other than for necessity... 

Posted by Caron's Gateway Real Estate over 2 years ago

Caron, I too am deathly afraid of heights and may continue the old winding route.

Posted by Phoenix Retirement Communities Sun City Grand real estate homes (Sun City Grand Leolinda Bowers Ken Meade Realty) over 2 years ago

Leolinda, What a beautiful bridge. They say every engineer dreams of designing at least one bridge. That one is amazing.

Steve

Posted by Chain Real Estate Investments & Mortgage, Steve & Joel Chain over 2 years ago

Steve, it has been amazing to observe.

Posted by Phoenix Retirement Communities Sun City Grand real estate homes (Sun City Grand Leolinda Bowers Ken Meade Realty) over 2 years ago

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