Mackinac Straits Bridge
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This engineering masterpiece, one of man's truly great achievements, forms a 4-lane ribbon of highway over the turbulent straits of Mackinac between St. Ignace and mackinaw City, Michigan. Its contribution to the economy of Upper Michigan and the North Country cannot help but be significant. The overall length makes it the longest bridge of its type in the world. Opened in November of 1957, it has already carried thousands and thousands of vehicles between the two great peninsulas of Michigan. |