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To: cripplecreek

Beautiful aerial photo! Thank you!

San Francisco can keep it’s Golden Gate. We’ve got the Mighty Mac!!!


12 posted on 05/19/2012 5:38:13 PM PDT by SkiKnee
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To: SkiKnee

More than 11,000 people were employed to build the big mack.

http://www.mackinacbridge.org/facts—figures-16/

Began Construction May 7, 1954, Open to traffic November 1, 1957.

That’s an astounding feat in my book.


14 posted on 05/19/2012 5:52:39 PM PDT by cripplecreek (What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
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