In Tribute to the Mackinac Bridge, Its Planners, Designers, Builders, and Modern Day Caretakers
Commemorating 50 Years of Bridging Michigan's Peninsulas
Top photograph: Glen "Mink" Lewis performs maintenance on one of the main towers of the Mackinac Bridge. (Photograph courtesy of the Mackinac Bridge Authority)
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The Mackinac Bridge Authority Executive Secretary is responsible for overseeing all bridge operations and maintenance projects and reports to the Mackinac Bridge Authority. Robert Sweeney 2002 - present Robert J. Sweeney, P.E. More...
Reprinted from The Republican-News and St. Ignace Enterprise November 7, 1957:
Traffic over the Mackinac Bridge, which was launched with 3,005 motor vehicles during opening day, gained over Saturday and Sunday. More...
Reprinted from The Republican News and St. Ignace Enterprise May 13, 1954:
A bouquet of roses from the City of Detroit to Mackinac Bridge Authority Chairman Prentiss M. Brown arrived at their destination in 27 minutes, but despite the "jet age" arrived too late for presentation at the ground-breaking ceremony at 4 p.m. More...
By Karen Gould
"It's beautiful, huge, impressive," said Eric Steinman of the Mackinac Bridge. "I'm a builder. I'm a construction guy, and that's so beyond me." He and his brother, Michael, are grandsons of engineer David B. More...
'Fabrication of Mackinac Bridge Like Huge Jigsaw Puzzle'
Reprinted from Mackinac Bridge Dedication Special Edition of the Upper Peninsula Weekly Newspapers, June 29, 1958:
A huge jigsaw puzzle with parts weighing up to 75 tons - that was the problem encountered in fabricating the mighty Mackinac Bridge. When the vast amount of material - made in various parts of the country - began piling up in St. More...
By Karen Gould
Janice Trimpe says she's been called the "common man's artist" because she sculpts everyday people. This winter, however, she created a sculpture of a Mackinac Bridge ironworker, a subject far from common. More...
THURSDAY, JULY 26, 2007 10:00 A.M. Bridge View Park - St. Ignace Bridge Token Dedication Ceremony - Honoring bridge designer Dr. David B. Steinman FRIDAY, JULY 27, 2007 12:00 P.M. & 2:30 P.M. More...
Photographs by Tim Burke, Michigan Dept. of Transportation
Top photograph: From left, Melissa Brown, Steve Campbell, David Sterk, Lewis Steiner, Ed Lester, Michael Krull, Todd Joseph, John Tracy, Bill Fitzpatrick, Jeff Fogelsonger, Charlie Harrington (in sunglasses), Kevin Bykkonen, Larry Antkoviak, Dan Merr More...
The Mackinac Bridge Authority members are appointed to six-year terms by the governor. The authority includes three Republicans and three Democrats, and the director of MDOT. More...
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