Bridging the Straits: the story of Mighty Mac / Lawrence A. Rubin.
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0814317898
ISBN 13
9780814317891
Category
Mackinac Bridge (Mich.)
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Publication Year
1985
Publisher
URL
[ private ]
Pages
168
Abstract
The 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.
Description
xviii, 168 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Number of Copies
1
