Roadway Art Work in Las Vegas

[Ray1936]

Over the last ten years or so, highway improvements in Southern Nevada have included much art work and sculptures. Particularly impressive is the work along I-15, the main freeway through Las Vegas. Overpasses have desert-themed decorations and retaining walls sport artistic lizards and rattlers. Rock art abounds, and of particular charm are nearly a hundred sculptures of stallions [[wild horses) and big-horned desert sheep [[common to the area), made of sheet metal and wire. I wish I could get more photos of this wonderful work, but it's a bit touchy to photograph while driving a freeway. Anyway, here's one example, located at I-15 and Tropicana, for those familiar with the town. [[Note the two stallion sculptures across the freeway, also!)

[gazhekwe]

I agree about the artwork, it is so beautiful. I did not see the sculptures but the wall and bridge art was certainly eye catching.

[Jimaz]

I hope nobody thinks they're real. That could cause an accident if someone swerved to avoid what they thought was a real horse. That one on the right looks like it's about to jump into traffic.

[Downriviera]

Wheres all the grass and trees?

[Ray1936]

No grass. We have three trees in a local park. People come from miles around to see them.