Bridges; Mackinac; Construction
- Description:
- View of the Mackinaw Bridge still under construction. "The five-mile bridge, including approaches, and the world's longest suspension bridge between cable anchorages, had been designed by the great engineer Dr. David B. Steinman ... the bridge opened to traffic on November 1, 1957 according to schedule, despite the many hazards of marine construction over the turbulent Straits of Mackinac," from the Mackinac Bridge Authority's website.
- Notes:
- Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library Audiovisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library
- Date Issued:
- 1957-06-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
- Collection:
- Virtual Motor City
- Place:
- Michigan
- Subject Topic:
- Mackinac Bridge (Michigan), Bridges, Design and construction, and Suspension bridges
- Subject Name:
- Steinman, D. B. and (David Barnard)
- Format:
- photographs
- Rights:
- Copyright Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University
- URL:
- http://digital.library.wayne.edu/item/wayne:vmc77460_3