the mackinac bridge / straits of mackinac
A cold mid winter’s night in Northern Michigan and the Mackinac Bridge / Straits of Mackinac, as seen from Bridge View Park, St. Ignace, Mackinac County- - -61 second exposure.
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
A cold mid winter’s night in Northern Michigan and the Mackinac Bridge / Straits of Mackinac, as seen from Bridge View Park, St. Ignace, Mackinac County- - -61 second exposure.
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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