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Mackinac Bridge
Society: ASCE Main Category: Civil Sub Category: Bridges Era: 1950-1959 DateCreated: 1958 Mackinac Bridge St Ignace State: MI Zip: 49781 Country: USA Website: http://www.asce.org/Project/Mackinac-Bridge/ Creator: Steinman, David

The Mackinac (pronounced "Mack-in-awe") Bridge (1957) spans the Straits of Mackinac between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, connecting the Lower and Upper peninsulas of Michigan.   Prior to the construction of the bridge, a fleet of nine ferries would carry as many as 9,000 vehicles per day, with traffic backups stretching as long as 16 miles.

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2009
Image Credit: Courtesy Flickr/Miss a Liss (CC BY-ND 2.0) Image Caption: Mackinac Bridge Era_date_from: 1958
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Mackinac Bridge

The Mackinac (pronounced "Mack-in-awe") Bridge (1957) spans the Straits of Mackinac between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, connecting the Lower and Upper peninsulas of Michigan.   Prior to the construction of the bridge, a fleet of nine ferries would carry as many as 9,000 vehicles per day, with…

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