Bridging the Straits
Author : Lawrence A. Rubin
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 14,47 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780814317891
Author : Lawrence A. Rubin
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 14,47 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780814317891
Author : Lawrence A. Rubin
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 31,67 MB
Release : 1985-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780814318126
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.
Author : Copthorne Macdonald
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 17,6 MB
Release : 1997-09-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1554881072
June 1997 marked the opening of the Confederation Bridge which spans the Northumberland Strait and connects Prince Edward Island to New Brunswick. The bridge, designed and built by the international consortium Strait Crossing, is one of the most innovative engineering projects undertaken in Canada. It is the longest bridge ever constructed over ice covered water and one of the longest continuous multi-span bridges in the world. Bridging the Strait describes the arduous trips taken by ice boats, ferries, steamers and ice breakers which have been the link to PEI. The author, Copthorne Macdonald, traces the events leading up to the building of the bridge. He explains the problems faced by the Strait Crossing team, and tells the story of how they overcame challenging obstacles such as ice, wind and treacherous ocean currents. The stunning achievement of the Confederation Bridge is celebrated in this handsome book. It highlights the contribution of Strait Crossing, and Public Works Canada, who steered the project from conception to completion, and it provides a fitting tribute to the engineers and designers who solved the technical problems and the workers who sacrificed to bring the project to fruition.
Author : Lawrence A. Rubin
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 11,83 MB
Release : 1958
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780814318171
With a total span length of 8,344 feet from anchor block to anchor block, the Mackinac Bridge is the longest suspension bridge in the world. It surpasses the Golden Gate Bridge, the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, and the Humber Bridge in England, even with their longer center spans. Every phase of construction of the Mackinac Bridge was photographed. The pictures in this book, selected from 3,000 black-and-white photos, document important stages of the monumental undertaking. Captions detail the procedures used during construction. The result is a volume which captures the struggles and the hardships, as well as the determination and the pride of the men who labored to build Mighty Mac.
Author : Gloria Whelan
Publisher : Sleeping Bear Press
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 13,78 MB
Release : 2011-09-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1410308472
Set in the late 1950s, this is the moving story of a young boy whose father operates a ferryboat between Michigan's Upper and Lower peninsulas. As young Mark witnesses the building of the new Mackinac Bridge, he is torn between family loyalty and eager anticipation. He can't help being awestruck by the majesty of the five-mile-long bridge that will connect the two peninsulas and change the lives of so many. But the Mighty Mac will also put Mark's father out of business. As his father struggles with the flow of progress, Mark dreams of future bridges he will build. Details of the complex construction of the bridge will fascinate children as they learn an important part of America's history and come to understand the meaning of change. The Mackinac Bridge Authority provides history notes at the back of the book.
Author : Mike Fornes
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 11,86 MB
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 9780738550695
Chronicles the history of the Mackinac Bridge in Michigan, the longest suspension bridge in the United States, from the struggles to support its creation to its resilience to hits by man-made structures and Mother Nature.
Author : David Barnard Steinman
Publisher :
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 50,48 MB
Release : 1953
Category : Bridges
ISBN :
Author : Scott W. Rozanski
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 12,37 MB
Release : 2019-01-07
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781793387592
The Mackinac Bridge, "Guardian of the Straits", was constructed simply to connect the Upper Peninsula and Lower Peninsula. To ease the flow of traffic and serve as a reference, a lighthouse, for Great Lakes vessels traveling through the Straits of Mackinac.In this Great Lakes poetic short story, it becomes evident that the structure forged from concrete and steel has a personality softer side. This poetic short story was originally published in Great Lakes Whisper, A Collection of "Great Lakes Poetic Short Stories". This version introduces the character Mac as the personality of the Mackinac Bridge.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 22,71 MB
Release : 1959
Category : Bridges
ISBN :
Comb bound volume of numbered cards showing 9 views of the Mackinac Bridge.
Author : Canada. Public Works Canada
Publisher :
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 44,99 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Bridges
ISBN :