GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The Mackinac Bridge isn’t just a piece of infrastructure. It’s a symbol that represents the great state of Michigan and a true feat of engineering.
The bridge runs for 5 miles, the top of the main towers stand 552 feet above the Straits of Mackinac and the bridge itself weighs more than 1 million tons. But most importantly, it was built to withstand the strongest winds and weather conditions the straits could throw at it.
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Nearly 70 years later, the Mighty Mac still stands tall, but that doesn’t mean the bridge hasn’t had its share of deadly misfortune.
Five people died during construction, a surprisingly small number given the size of the project, experts say. Another maintenance worker died in a fall decades later. And, like so many other landmarks, the bridge unfortunately has seen its share of deaths by suicide…