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The bridge opened on November 1, 1957, [10] connecting two peninsulas linked for decades by ferries. At the time, the bridge was formally dedicated as the "world's longest suspension bridge between anchorages", allowing a superlative comparison to the Golden Gate Bridge, which has a longer center span between towers, and the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge, which has an anchorage in the middle.
The Mackinac Bridge Authority, which oversees the Mackinac Bridge connecting Michigan's Upper and Lower peninsulas, will drive needy gephyrophobiacs' cars across the bridge for a nominal fee. [8] Some one thousand drivers take advantage of this program annually. [9] Leslie Ann Pluhar had her Yugo blown off the bridge in 1989. [10]
Yugo (pronounced) is the common name used for the Zastava Yugo, [1] later also marketed as the Zastava Koral (pronounced [ˈzâːstaʋa ˈkǒraːl], Serbian Cyrillic: Застава Корал) and Yugo Koral. Originally introduced as the Zastava Jugo 45, various other names were also used over the car's long production run, like Yugo Tempo ...
The Mackinac Bridge Authority reported a partial bridge closure amid high winds Tuesday evening, with vehicle types and speed limited.
More: Mackinac Bridge ranks 7th on list of 100 most scenic bridges in the country There also will be wide-load restrictions in both directions. Motorists should consider crossing at off-peak times ...
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A line about a Yugo being blown off the bridge was recently added, citing a date of 1987. I changed the date to 1989 based on these sources: Detroit News and State News (note that they name the car as a 1987 Yugo). I found a few references to the fall happening in 1987, but these sources seem most reputable.
A waterspout was spotted from Michigan’s Mackinac Bridge, over the Strait of Mackinac, on October 16. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms were reported across the region on Friday, with ...