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In reply to the discussion: 42 years ago today: The gales of November came crashing [View all]CentralMass
(15,265 posts)a very bad storm. The bridge connects the upper pennisula of Michigan to the "mainland" over an 8 mile stretch across the Mackinac Straits where lakes Huron and Michigan meet (if i remember correctly).
My father and I had driven up to pickup my brother from Michigan Tech in the U.P. it must of been around (edited) 1978. I think i was srill in high school when we made the trip
We were driving in a terrible storm as we approached the bridge. Near the water edge the wind was so strong the trees were bent over. We were hesitant to get on the bridge. It was a dark as night and it was only late afternoon. As we crossed the bridge the winds coming from our right were so strong they were blowing our large 4 door sedan out of lane. The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald was playing on the radio and i can recall seeing a huge freighter crossing under the bridge as we as we crossed over it. If the ship hadn't been lit up it wouldn't have been able to see. They mentioned on the radio that the bridge had just closed for additional traffic due to the storm. Not comforting as we were one of the last vehicles that had been let on. Shortly after exiting the bridge we were far too close to a tornado that touched down.