I have focused so much on the railroad bridges, that I have ignored the road bridge. This photo taught me that the road bridge is significant in its own right. Before this bridge was built, vehicles had to use a ferry.
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| MightyMac.org - The Mackinac Bridge & Straits of Mackinac posted The International Bridge at Sault Ste Marie opened 59 years ago today, October 31, 1962. Philip Fish: I had the opportunity to inspect this bridge, it is one of the best maintained bridges I have ever encountered. Hats off to the International Bridge Authority, they do a great job!! Aileen Seguino: How long is this bridge? just curious MightyMac.org - The Mackinac Bridge & Straits of Mackinac: 5 miles [HistoricBridges puts the length at 2.76 miles. That is more believable.] |
This is the best overview I have seen. This is also a good view of the Soo Locks before the two old locks are replaced by one big lock.
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| safe_image for Lakes Superior and Michigan-Huron were wetter than average in December. |
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| Aug 2018 Photo by Jann Mayer via BridgeHunter, License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) |
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| Aug 2018 Photo by Jann Mayer via BridgeHunter, License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) |
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| Michigan Nut Photography posted The International Bridge spans the St. Mary’s River and carries international traffic between Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan and Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Thanks for sharing folks. |
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| Bob Gilreath commented on the above post They also have a bridge walk each year. Great walk with great views. |
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| Bridges Now and Then posted Construction over the St. Mary's Rapids on the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge linking Michigan and Ontario, c. 1961. (Sudbury News) James Torgeson shared Dean F Harmon: Massman Construction Co. of Kansas City, MO according to Wikipedia. James Torgeson Author Admin +3 Dean F Harmon I was hoping to get some clues from the bridge's official website, but the construction photo galleries don't appear to be working: https://www.saultbridge.com/.../international-bridge.../ |
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| I Love Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan posted |
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| DeBruler-soo-locks, cropped |
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Another view of the Canadian side.
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| Group participant posted As the sun rises on Algoma steel! The international bridge to Sault Michigan in the background. [The post is anonymous because the photo is evidently from an employee.] |
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One advantage of road bridges is that it is generally easy to get a portal view.
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| Street View, Jun 2012 |
Since it is a double-arch bridge, it is more interesting from the road level than most bridges.
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This is where the two arches meet.
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We can also get a view of the controlling works for the St. Marys River. Part of the Algoma Steel Works is in the right background and in the left background we see a ship headed to the Soo Locks. And CN is doing some maintenance work on the railroad bridge.
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| Bridges Now and Then posted Bridge deck construction on the Canadian approach to the Sault Ste Marie International Bridge, c. early 1960s. (Sudbury .com) |
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