Haz, I've been taking pictures of the "bridge" for the past couple of years and until recently I had no idea how to remove that date stamp as shown on that photo and it never was set at the right date anyway, so it's difficult to answer your question about the current state of the bridge.
But are you aware that it "blew down" once and they had to clean up the mess and start over? I don't have those details but it was interesting at the time that it occured.
I was just there a few weeks ago and to the best of my knowledge the previous photo is just about how it looks at present. In fact I think I took that photo then, but I'll see if I can find another one to send to you for comparison.
It is worth the 40 to 45 mile from the Strip to see it in person. It's gonna be an amazing bridge and a major attraction once it is completed and then they will no long allow vehicular traffic over the top of the dam.
Yea, Ron, I think you are correct about Don working as a film editor for one of the major studios. Back in the 60's Don used to throw parties for his friends at his home and more likely than not, he'd set up the projector and make everyone take a seat and watch his contest movies .... no videos back then. I have a friend like that who makes everyone watch his old surfing movies ..... him in Malibu, in Hawaii, in new Zealand, and even him surfing in Vietnam while bombs were falling "just over on the other side of that hill there!".
Haz, after seeing the attached photo; I sort of recall that this shot was actually taken last month so this is just about how it presently looks; so I have to assume that that wind damage did delay it quite a bit.
