{"product_id":"mackinac-bridge-9780738550695","title":"Mackinac Bridge","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn November 1, 1957, traffic officially opened on the far-reaching Mackinac Bridge.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat was the culmination of 70 years of talking and dreaming about a bridge across\u003cbr\u003ethe Straits of Mackinac, of discouraging attempts for legislative and congressional approval, of efforts to raise the funds, and finally of a three-year construction program necessary for the world's longest and costliest (to date) suspension bridge.\u003cbr\u003eMichigan's greatest symbol is expertly maintained, fully funded, and amazingly resilient to the many forces and factors of man and nature that have failed to seriously affect its status as the lone highway link between Michigan's two main peninsulas. The \"miracle bridge\" at the Straits of Mackinac truly allows a view that epitomizes the state motto of Michigan, Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam, circumspice, or \"If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing (SC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/29\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780738550695\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 127\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.22h x 6.56w x 0.36d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Michigan Notable Books - Winner","brand":"Mike Fornes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36641162395804,"sku":"9780738550695","price":20.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_6463e972-18e4-4d95-b99a-bed7f9d77910.jpg?v=1603853225","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/mackinac-bridge-9780738550695","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}