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The Center for Michigan, founded by Philip and Kathy Power and a bipartisan steering committee, hired John Bebow as an investigative reporter in 2006. [1] For the 2010 Michigan gubernatorial election, the center created the Michigan Truth Squad and a year later, launched Bridge Magazine based on the existing Truth Squad. [1]
The British Bridge World was founded by Hubert Phillips in 1932 and operated until 1939. Publication name revived in 1956 edited by Terence Reese as the successor to the Contract Bridge Journal; it ceased publication in 1964 and was incorporated into Bridge Magazine in 1965. [2] Bridge International, a title formerly used by Bridge Magazine.
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 ...
Just west of the iconic bridge are two oil pipelines laid in 1953 that span the bottom of the Straits of Mackinac, the 5-mile-wide strip of water separating Lakes Michigan and Huron that is ...
The Bridge World (TBW), the oldest continuously published magazine about contract bridge, was founded in 1929 by Ely Culbertson.It has since been regarded as the game's principal journal, publicizing technical advances in bidding and the play of the cards, discussions of ethical issues, bridge politics and leading personalities, and reports of major tournaments.
Name Image Built Listed Location County Type 12 Mile Road–Kalamazoo River Bridge: 1920 1999-12-22 Marshall: Calhoun: Concrete arch 23 Mile Road–Kalamazoo River Bridge
The Mackinac Bridge Authority was created in 1950 to study the feasibility of constructing a suspension bridge to connect Michigan's Lower Peninsula with its Upper Peninsula. [3] The MBA was empowered by legislation in 1952 "to issue revenue bonds 'for the purpose of paying for the cost of a bridge ' ". [4]
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