Tag: Mackinac Bridge

Roadbuilding

More sensors to be added to Mich.’s Mackinac Bridge for maintenance experiment

Thousands more tiny sensors will soon be installed on the Mackinac Bridge in Michigan to gather data in a project that could lead to better, lower-cost bridge maintenance and management. The project began in 2016 with 20 prototype sensors placed on the bridge. And about 2,000 more are scheduled to be installed this summer, MSU […]

March 11, 2019

Roadbuilding

Stunning time-lapse captures northern lights dancing over Mackinac Bridge

This video, captured by D3 Imagery's Dustin Dilworth, showcases the Mackinac Bridge as the mesmerizing Northern Lights dance overhead. Watch here.

May 15, 2018

Roadbuilding

ISS crewmember shares photo of Mackinac Bridge from space

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronaut Andrew J. “Drew” Feustel of Lake Orion, one of the crew aboard the International Space Station, shared an overhead image of the Mackinac Bridge on April 18, providing a new perspective of the size and marvel of the Michigan landmark, mlive reports. This was the second time he took […]

April 30, 2018

Roadbuilding

Mich.’s Mackinac Bridge turns 60 years old

The Mackinac Bridge celebrated 60 years on November 1. According to WXYZ Detroit, the “Mighty Mac” is the longest suspension bridge in the western hemisphere at 12,826 feet (nearly 2.5 miles) and the fifth longest in the world. According to the Mackinac Bridge Authority, the idea of the bridge came from the Lansing Republican newspaper […]

November 10, 2017

Roadbuilding

Better Bridges

Cash-squeezed Michigan plans a new Detroit River crossing to Canada with ‘no risk’ to its weary taxpayers.

August 2, 2011