I am driving from Texas to Las Vegas..is there anyway I can avoid going thru Hoover Dam? -

Here s the right way to do it From Kingman I-40 exit 48 take US 93 north Around 3 miles later head west on SR 68 into Laughlin NV following big truck traffic and then US 95 N into Searchlight Boulder City Las VegasWhile doing the long stretches of US 95 from I-10 or I-40 may work in cyberspace in the real world the road runs perpendicular to the 3-D nature of the terrain which when driving it at high speeds tends to produce a roller coaster ride and the real possibilty of not seeing a vehicle that disappered in a trough until you re on top of it aka an OMG moment

The buses and the trucks can t cross the dam since 9/11.--------------------------------------What they do is to take Interstate 40 west, take route 93 north in Kingman exactly like you are going to the dam, but four miles after you take the leave the interstate, take route 68 to Laughlin, then 163 west, and then route 95 through Searchlight and on to Las Vegas. =========This is the exact same route recommended by Mr Danger above.=========Kingman to Las Vegas is listed as 106 miles on Google via the normal Hoover Dam route and 2 hours and 28 minutes. -------------Greyhound lists the alternative route as 123 miles and 2 hours and 55 minutes. You can usually go faster than a bus. ============The bypass to avoid the dam will be finished by September 2010 . However, if you are afraid to cross the dam, the bypass will be over an 840 foot high bridge, the second highest bridge in the entire country (see photo). At that time the road across the Hoover dam will be closed to through traffic and just be open for pedestrians.

Yes there is. You can drive I10 to I15 and back haul to Las Vegas. It will take longer and cost more.There is really no problem with going over the Hoover Dam and it is much shorter and faster than any alternative.Go to Mapquest.com and enter your start and destination addresses and you will be routed to Phoenix and northwest to I40 and on into Las Vegas.If in north Texas, take I40.

Yes but a way longer trip through Kingman, Laughlin, etc

Take I-95 north from either I-10 or I-40. It s on all the maps.