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The Portage Lake Lift Bridge (officially the Houghton–Hancock Bridge [3]) connects the cities of Hancock and Houghton, in the US state of Michigan.It crosses Portage Lake, a portion of the waterway which cuts across the Keweenaw Peninsula with a canal linking the final several miles to Lake Superior to the northwest.
The Portage Lift Bridge spans Portage Lake, which is part of the river and canal system that crosses the entire peninsula, connecting Hancock and Houghton. The bridge, which provides 100 feet (30 m) of vertical clearance for ships when open, is the world's heaviest and widest double-decked vertical lift bridge.
The Portage Lake Lift Bridge at night from north of Hancock, MI. The Portage Lake Lift Bridge connects the cities of Hancock and Houghton, Michigan by crossing over the Portage Waterway, an arm of Portage Lake which cuts across the Keweenaw Peninsula with a canal linking the final several miles to Lake Superior to the northwest.
Keweenaw Waterway with Portage Lake in center, 2010. Photo by Doc Searles. The Keweenaw Waterway is a partly natural, partly artificial waterway which cuts across the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan; it separates Copper Island from the mainland.
The Portage Lake Lift Bridge carries US 41/M-26 across the Keweenaw Waterway from Houghton to Hancock US 41 is a major highway for Michigan traffic in the Upper Peninsula. [ 4 ] The 278.769-mile (448.635 km) highway comprises mostly two lanes; it is undivided except for the sections that are concurrent with US 2 near Escanaba and M-28 near ...
The Portage Lift Bridge crosses Portage Lake, connecting Hancock and Houghton, Michigan, by crossing over Portage Lake, which is part of the river and canal system that spans the peninsula. The Portage Lift Bridge is the world's heaviest and widest double-decked vertical lift bridge.
The largest crane on the East Coast will soon try to lift the treacherous, colossal wreckage that has hampered search crews from finding victims of this week’s catastrophic Baltimore bridge ...
Pages in category "Transportation in Houghton County, Michigan" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. ... Portage Lake Lift Bridge;