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To: Kaslin
Overrated. That one could fit between the towers of this one and it only took 3 years to build with no winter construction.

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That said, both are powerful displays of a greater past America that could get things done.
2 posted on 05/29/2012 12:06:32 PM PDT by cripplecreek (What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
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To: cripplecreek
Actually, the Golden Gate (1937) is listed ahead of the mackinac (1957) on both of these lists:

Longest bridges

Tallest Bridges

4 posted on 05/29/2012 12:27:19 PM PDT by Michael.SF. (When you hear hooves, think horses, not zebras.)
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To: cripplecreek

It’s not the bridge span, it’s the beauty of the thing, the approach down the mountains, etc. The thing has become morbid to me since watching the documentary about suicides off the bridge though. It’s an absolutely chilling thing seeing people jump off and the interviews of friends and families of the jumpers and the one or two who survived. Anyway, it’s the most special bridge in America in my opinion.


11 posted on 05/29/2012 1:47:26 PM PDT by bkepley
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To: cripplecreek

Yeah, but when was this one built? Before the age of modern equipment back in the depression? When something was built when you are comparing time frames is important, as is the design of the bridge. That one(where ever it is)is not a suspension bridge and looks a lot simpler and easier to build.


14 posted on 05/29/2012 2:17:25 PM PDT by calex59
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