Big Mac "Hill"
The Mackinac Bridge, "Big Mac", a five mile(8km) long engineering masterpiece, connects the Upper and Lower Peninsulas of Michigan.
Most pictures of the bridge are side views to show the span and two towers, This picture, looking South from St. Ignace toward Mackinaw City, shows the rise of the bridge over the Straits of Mackinaw. At it's highest point, the roadway is about 200 feet above the water, to allow large ocean-going vessels to pass below. The water at that point is about 250 feet (76m) deep.
The cold, deep water and the extremely high winds that occur at the Straits made the construction of the bridge in 1957 very hazardous, and five men lost their lives during the construction.
Big Mac "Hill"
The Mackinac Bridge, "Big Mac", a five mile(8km) long engineering masterpiece, connects the Upper and Lower Peninsulas of Michigan.
Most pictures of the bridge are side views to show the span and two towers, This picture, looking South from St. Ignace toward Mackinaw City, shows the rise of the bridge over the Straits of Mackinaw. At it's highest point, the roadway is about 200 feet above the water, to allow large ocean-going vessels to pass below. The water at that point is about 250 feet (76m) deep.
The cold, deep water and the extremely high winds that occur at the Straits made the construction of the bridge in 1957 very hazardous, and five men lost their lives during the construction.