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Bridging the Straits : The Story of Mighty Mac
Overview
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.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780814318126
- ISBN-10: 0814318126
- Publisher: Wayne State University Press
- Publish Date: February 1986
- Dimensions: 9.09 x 6.08 x 0.45 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.7 pounds
- Page Count: 192
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