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Providing security and access to both automobile and pedestrian traffic is handled differently along Las Vegas Boulevard and has changed over the years on the Strip. First installed in the 1990s, the pedestrian overpass has become commonplace and provides flow across the Strip without bringing automobile traffic to a standstill. This one connects Planet Hollywood and Cosmopolitan hotel and casinos.

Providing security and access to both automobile and pedestrian traffic is handled differently along Las Vegas Boulevard and has changed over the years on the Strip. First installed in the 1990s, the pedestrian overpass has become commonplace and provides flow across the Strip without bringing automobile traffic to a standstill. This one connects Planet Hollywood and Cosmopolitan hotel and casinos.

Hoover Dam near Boulder City, Nevada 1961. The visitor's center is visible.

Tourists walk in the area near the Mirage Hotel and Casino as others cross Las Vegas Boulevard above traffic. Pedestrian overpasses have become a popular way of keeping tourists safe and traffic flowing on the Strip, but their expense and footprint make them difficult for all locations. Moving pedestrians along the Strip safely has become a major effort over the years.

Panoramic view of wooden buildings and automobiles in the desert in Gilbert, Esmeralda County, Nevada, 25 miles west of Tonopah, near the Monte Cristo Range of mountains.

Providing security and access to both automobile and pedestrian traffic is handled differently along Las Vegas Boulevard and has changed over the years on the Strip. Here tourist utilize a spacious sidewalk in front of the Paris Las Vegas hotel and casino as the Bellagio is seen in the background.

Crowds of people line a street decorated with American flags in Tonopah, Nevada to watch a parade, probably for Independence Day. The Tonopah Club building is seen at left center.