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Opened in 1957, the 26,372-foot-long (4.995 mi; 8.038 km) [1] bridge is the world's 27th-longest main span and is the longest suspension bridge between anchorages in the Western Hemisphere. [5] The Mackinac Bridge is part of Interstate 75 (I-75) and carries the Lake Michigan and Huron components of the Great Lakes Circle Tour across the straits ...
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The bridge carries traffic on US 2 above and spans the Cut River Valley, 147 feet (45 m) below. The second cantilevered bridge in Michigan is the Mortimer E. Cooley Bridge on M55 over the Pine River in Manistee County. It is a metal cantilever 12 panel rivet connected Pratt Deck Truss fixed bridge built in 1934 and rehabilitated in 1989.
The current bridge was constructed in 1887 by nearby Parkville builder Pierce Bodmer. [4] Both Lockport and Nottawa Township commissioned the bridge which cost about $3,000. [3] The bridge is named for Thomas W. Langley and family, pioneers who helped establish the village of Centreville in the mid-19th century. [5]
While many maps include all three spans as one "New Bedford-Fairhaven Bridge", only the middle span between the two is the actual bridge. This span, which was built between 1897 and 1899, is the one which includes the 283.2-foot-long (86.3 m) swing truss across the main channel into the northern half of the harbor.
The man who died in Newry on Tuesday was 33-year-old Dominic McGrath.
The US 12–St. Joseph River Bridge is a three-span camelback bridge in Mottville, Michigan, that carried U.S. Route 12 across the St. Joseph River. Built in 1922, it is the fourth bridge to cross the river at this location. It has served as a pedestrian bridge since 1990 when a new bridge opened alongside to carry the highway.
By the 1870s, a bridge was constructed about a half-mile south of the current location. In about 1886, a timber bridge was constructed at the current location and the road rerouted along the west side of the river to connect to the site of the previous bridge. However, by the turn of the century this timber bridge had deteriorated.