Mackinac Bridge section now resides at the South Pole
Brendan Fisher brought a sign he built from a 38-foot piece of the original deck grating proclaiming the distance from the South Pole to the Mackinac Bridge: 9,394 miles.
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Brendan Fisher brought a sign he built from a 38-foot piece of the original deck grating proclaiming the distance from the South Pole to the Mackinac Bridge: 9,394 miles.
Brendan Fisher brought a sign he\u00a0built from a 38-foot piece of the original deck grating proclaiming the distance from the South Pole to the Mackinac Bridge: 9,394 miles.
The Mackinac Bridge Authority started selling pieces of the original deck grating, as it is getting replaced, and a piece of it has made it all the way to the South Pole.
Brendan Fisher recently started a 13-month stint in Antarctica as a heavy equipment mechanic. He decided to commemorate his arrival with a slice of Mackinac Bridge history.