Bridging the Straits: The Story of Mighty MacThe project—the longest total suspension bridge in the world—would span the Starits of Mackinac where winds exceed eighty miles an hour and ice windrows reach a height of forty feet. It would connect two largely rural communities with a combined population of less than four thousand and would require the largest bond issue ever proposed for the construction of a bridge. Little wonder that some Wall Street investors labeled the proposition as ludicrous. Nonetheless, the Mackinac Bridge became a reality. |
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| Title | Bridging the Straits: The Story of Mighty Mac |
| Author | Lawrence A. Rubin |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Wayne State University Press, 1985 |
| ISBN | 0814318126, 9780814318126 |
| Length | 192 pages |
| Subjects | › › › History / United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI) Technology & Engineering / Civil / Bridges Transportation / General |
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