1011 ★ Manistique, Michigan, Paul Bunyan ★ Cut River Bridge ★ The Historical Mill Creek Sawmill

Описание: Manistique, Michigan, embraces the Paul Bunyan legend with a current 15-foot fiberglass statue in front of the Schoolcraft County Chamber of Commerce on U.S. 2, featuring the lumberjack in boots, checkered shirt, and cap, a replacement for a much larger plywood statue destroyed in the 1970s, as Manistique claims its part in the folklore alongside other Upper Peninsula towns like Oscoda and St. Ignace. ― Google

Heath M Robinson Memorial Cut River Bridge. Among Michigan's largest and most well-known historic bridges is the iconic Cut River Bridge, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This bridge is large enough that MDOT actually has maintained this bridge as an area attraction. Surrounding the bridge is a roadside park and a series of trails around the bridge. The intent to make this bridge something more than just a crossing goes back before this bridge's status as a historic bridge to its initial construction. The bridge was designed as an attraction even when it was built, since sidewalks above the bridge in this rural area are present. Also, a set of stairways, part of the original design, take pedestrians under the bridge where they can view the supporting trusses. The abutments and piers were also given unusually exceptional detail, in particular the use of decorative stone facing. The two main piers give the appearance are attractive cut stone arches.

The bridge includes a total of 888 tons of steel and its height over the Cut River is 147 feet. It offers views of Lake Michigan from its deck. The bridge was originally painted a silver color but is today painted green. This bridge is a steel deck cantilever truss bridge. This structure type is much more common in more hilly states like Pennsylvania but is extremely rare in Michigan. The structure has visual complexity as a result of the extensive lattice and v-lacing on its riveted, built-up members, which are all very massive, typical for both a bridge of its size and its age. The bridge retains original standard-plan metal guardrails (Michigan's "signature" type R4 railings) on the sidewalks that flank the roadway on each side. It also retains standard Michigan State Highway Department plaques. ― https://historicbridges.org

Historic Mill Creek, formerly known as Historic Mill Creek State Park and Historic Mill Creek Discovery Park, is a state park, nature preserve, and historic site in the United States state of Michigan. It is run by Mackinac State Historic Parks, the operating arm of the Mackinac Island State Park. ― Wikipedia