the mackinac bridge / straits of mackinac
Fifteen seconds @ -15°C / 5°F- -the Mackinac Bridge from St. Ignace, Mackinac County.
The Mackinac Bridge spans the Straits of Mackinac and connects Michigan’s upper and lower peninsulas. It is the world’s third longest suspension bridge: total bridge length is 26,372 feet (5 miles) / 8,038 meters; suspension bridge length is 8,614 feet / 2,626 meters; distance between the towers is 3,800 feet / 1,158 meters; height of main towers is 552 feet / 168.25 meters; the bridge roadbed is 200 feet / 60.96 metres above the water at midspan; the roadbed is 54 feet / 18.45 meters wide; total length of all suspension cables is 42,000 miles / 67, 592 kilometers. The bridge was designed by David B. Steinman and built by the American Bridge Company of New York at a cost of $100 million (1957). Suspension bridge construction began in May 1954; the bridge opened for traffic on November 1, 1957. The toll bridge is part of Interstate 75 (I 75) with St. Ignace at the north end of the bridge; Mackinaw City at the south end.
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the mackinac bridge / straits of mackinac
Fifteen seconds @ -15°C / 5°F- -the Mackinac Bridge from St. Ignace, Mackinac County.
The Mackinac Bridge spans the Straits of Mackinac and connects Michigan’s upper and lower peninsulas. It is the world’s third longest suspension bridge: total bridge length is 26,372 feet (5 miles) / 8,038 meters; suspension bridge length is 8,614 feet / 2,626 meters; distance between the towers is 3,800 feet / 1,158 meters; height of main towers is 552 feet / 168.25 meters; the bridge roadbed is 200 feet / 60.96 metres above the water at midspan; the roadbed is 54 feet / 18.45 meters wide; total length of all suspension cables is 42,000 miles / 67, 592 kilometers. The bridge was designed by David B. Steinman and built by the American Bridge Company of New York at a cost of $100 million (1957). Suspension bridge construction began in May 1954; the bridge opened for traffic on November 1, 1957. The toll bridge is part of Interstate 75 (I 75) with St. Ignace at the north end of the bridge; Mackinaw City at the south end.
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