Michigan's MOST Feared Bridge Is Falling Apart And Nobody's Replacing It

The Mackinac Bridge has connected Michigan's two peninsulas for nearly 70 years — but after decades of brutal Great Lakes weather, the Mighty Mac is facing its biggest challenge yet. The deck is aging out, a $300 million replacement program is on the horizon, and a full rebuild isn't even being considered. Here's what it takes to keep one of America's most iconic — and most feared — bridges alive. 2022-12-08, 212th Way SE Bridge over the Green River , Auburn, Washington, video1 by Steven Pavlov - CC-BY-SA - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... 9. Lewis and Clark Bridge, Cars, Trucks and Humans - Captain's Quaters Restarant March 26, 2019 by No Drones Zone Louisville - CC-BY - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Aerial views of Williamsburg Bridge and Downtown New York City USA at twilight by the Dronalist - CC-BY - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Astoria-Megler Bridge, crossing by car (2010) by Steven Pavlov - CC-BY-SA - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Calafat - Vidin Danube river bridge 2012 by cargokill - CC-BY - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge construction, time-lapse video (FHWA) by Federal Highway Administration - CC-BY - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Narmada Bridge and historic 1884 masonry piers between Narmadapuram and Budhni by Tanishq pandey - CC-BY - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Nieuws uit Indonesië, gezinshereniging in Batavia, herstel spoorbrug bij Modjokerto Weeknummer 47-28 - Open Beelden - 17142 by Nederlands Instituut voor Beeld en Geluid - CC-BY-SA - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Ongoing road construction in the 21st century (Duisburg, Germany) by ALTCON - CC-BY - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Tacoma Bridge Animation by Itravell - CC-BY-SA - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Telepass-A9-20060209 by Markus Stamm - CC-BY - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... The Atchafalaya Basin Bridge And Whiskey Bay Pilot Channel Drone Video by Third Coast Drone - CC-BY - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Time-lapse of Avon Gorge, Somerset, UK by BinaryGirl - CC-BY - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Timelapse of I-285 and SR 400 interchange construction in Georgia USA by Georgia DOT - CC-BY - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Traffic on one of Hong Kong bridges by Tamtam90 - CC-BY-SA - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge v1 Jan 2014 by VikiPicture - CC-BY-SA - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... #MackinacBridge #MichiganInfrastructure #BridgeEngineering #Infrastructure #AmericanBridges #MightyMac #CivilEngineering #MegaProjects