,,int]national ,,bridge ,,au?ority ,,sault ,,/e4 ,,m>ie ,! ,int]national ,bridge ,au?ority is a bo>d compos$ ( memb]s f ! ,prov9ce ( ,ont>io & ! ,/ate ( ,mi*igan4 ,its purpose is to ov]see managem5t & op]ation ( ! ,int]national ,bridge4 ,= in=mation1 write to3 ,p4,o4 ,box #cag ,sault ,/e4 ,m>ie1 ,,mi #dighc ,illu/ration3 ,sault ,/e4 ,m>ie ,bridge ,,bridge ,,facts ,"n3 ,! ,sault ,/e4 ,m>ie ,int]national ,bridge ,l5g?3 ,total ma9t5ance l5g? f ,am]ican & ,canadian approa*es--#b4h miles4 ,co/3 #bj1jjj1jjj4 ,design]s3 ,/e9man1 ,boynton1 ,gronqui/ ,london1 ,new ,york4 ,con/ruction3 ,/>t$ ,septemb] #af1 #aifj4 ,op5$ to traffic ,octob] #ca1 #aifb4 ,wid?3 #bh foot roadway betwe5 curbs1 provid+ #ad foot traffic lanes 9 ea* direction4 ,tolls3 #a4ej ea* way = pass5g] c>s4 ,no extra *>ge = pass5g]s4 ,canadian money accept$ at p>4 ,height3 ,roadway is #ade feet above gr\nd level at its highe/ po9t4 ,cle>ance3 ,bridge has #abd feet m9imum v]tical cle>ance above l[ wat] 9 %ip canals4 ,weight3 #abe1jjj tons ( :i* #aad1jjj tons are concrete & #aa1jjj tons are /ructural /eel4 ,colors3 ,gre5 & ivory4 ,spe$s3 ,maximum #cj miles p] h\r4 ,,f ,,dreams ,,to ,,reality ,! ease ( travel+ ?r\gh ! ,locks or ov] ! ,/4 ,m>y's ,rapids is n[ tak5 = grant$ b ! dreams ( build+ ^! /ructures began ov] a hundr$ ye>s ago1 j aft] ,mi*igan became a /ate 9 #ahcg4 ,illu/ration3 ,canoes cross+ ! riv] ,travel+ f "o side ( ! riv] to ! o!r fir/ began 9 canoes4 ,b&s ( ,ojibwa ,indians w\ld camp & fi% at ! rapids !y call$ 8,bawat+01 mean+ ru%+ wat]4 ,! rapids became a ga!r+ po9t = z _m z #ej1jjj ,native ,am]icans ea* summ]1 = c5turies4 ,9 ! #afjj's x became a settlem5t = ,fr5* explor]s & fur trad]s4 ,?r\gh w>s control ( ! rapids w5t to ! ,briti% 9 ! mid #agjj's & f9ally1 a %>$ bord] ) ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 ! #ahjj's4 ,illu/ration3 ,build+ a lock ,z copp] & iron ore 7 discov]$ 9 ! we/]n ,upp] ,p59sula 9 #ahcj1 %ip traffic increas$ b _h to be portag$ ov] l& at ! rapids4 ,?is difficult task ev5tually l$ to con/ruction ( ! fir/ lock 9 #ahee1 & ! second 9 #ahga1 a jo9t v5ture betwe5 ! ,/ate ( ,mi*igan & ! ,u4,s4 ,gov]nm5t4 ,9 #ahhj1 ! fir/ l& transportation ov] ! riv] betwe5 ! ,u4,s4 & ,canada 0 e/abli%$ ) a railroad bridge4 ,9 #ahie1 ! ,canadian ,lock 0 complet$4 ,9 #aidc & #aifi two o!r ,u4,s4 locks 7 built1 "o ( :i* is capable ( c>ry+ ! #ajjj ft4 sup] freight]s4 ,f ! #ahhj's til ! #aifj's ! only =ms ( transportation across ! ,/4 ,m>y's ,riv]1 betwe5 ! two ,saults1 7 f]ries & ! railroad bridge4 ,! inconv5i5ce & delays ( ^? days h be5 elim9at$1 ?anks to ! ,int]national ,bridge4 ,,sault ,,/e4 ,,m>ie 8,rapids ,( ,sa9te ,m>y0 ,,int]national ,,bridge ,illu/ration3 ,! bridge site ,ne>ly a decade ( eng9e]+ /udy1 legislative action 9 ,lans+1 ,wa%+ton1 ,toronto1 & ,ottawa1 & ! sale ( bonds to f9ance ! project prec$$ con/ruction ( ! bridge4 ,mi*igan ,gov]nor ,g4 ,m5n5 ,williams & ,ont>io ,treasur] ,james ,n4 ,all5 7 ! ma9 p>ticipants 9 gr\ndbreak+ c]emonies = con/ruction ( ! bridge on ,septemb] #af1 #aifj4 ,illu/ration3 ,bridge pi]s "u con/ruction ,dr4 ,c>l ,gronqui/ ( ! consult+ eng9e]+ firm1 ,/e9man1 ,boynton1 ,gronqui/ & ,birdsall1 design$ ! two-mile long bridge support$ on #fb pi]s t w\ld co/ #bj1jjj1jjj4 ,! ,mi*igan ,/ate ,highway ,dep>tm5t agre$ to con/ruct ! ,mi*igan approa* to ! bridge1 a project co/+ v close to #d1jjj1jjj1 :i* 0 ti$ into ! ,int]/ate ,freeway sy/em & f9anc$ #ij p]c5t by f$]al funds4 ,! ,int]national ,bridge ,au?ority !n propos$ a bond issue ( #af1bej1jjj to raise ! rema9d] ( ! money4 ,! issue 0 divid$ into #h1djj1jjj 9 ,s]ies ,a bonds to be sold on ! ,new ,york m>ket1 & #g1hej1jjj 9 ,s]ies ,b bonds1 all to be retir$ )9 #dj ye>s f bridge rev5ues4 ,to facilitate f9anc+1 ! ,prov9ce ( ,ont>io b\ght ! entire ,s]ies ,b bonds 9 "o sale & ?us gu>ante$ a quick sale = ! ,s]ies ,a bonds 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates bond m>ket4 ,! ,int]national ,bridge 0 op5$ to traffic on ,octob] #ca1 #aifb4 ,illu/ration3 ,bridge span "u con/ruction ,sault ,/e4 ,m>ie1 ,mi*igan ,sault ,/e4 ,m>ie1 ,ont>io ,illu/ration3 ,! complet$ bridge ,,! ,,bridge ,,view ,locat$ to ! we/ ( ! locks & runn+ p>allel ) ! railroad bridge1 ! ,int]national ,bridge 8takes (f0 f ! ,u4,s4 side ne> ! campus ( ,lake ,sup]ior ,/ate ,univ]sity :i* ov]looks ! area f ! site ( ! =m] ,=t ,brady4 ,z y ent] ! fir/ ar*way1 ! _w fam\s ,soo ,locks are visible bel[4 ,fur!r on1 y'll pass ! ,int]national ,b\nd>y at ! middle ( ! ,bridge4 ,(f to ! we/ y'll see a s]ies ( #af gates4 ,^! gates control ! wat] fl[ f ,lake ,sup]ior d[n to ! o!r connect+ ,great ,lakes4 ,! managem5t ( ?is wat] fl[ is op]at$ by ! ,int]national ,jo9t ,commission :i* makes det]m9ations ( gate activity bas$ on ! v>i\s lake levels4 ,)9 ! rapids area1 produc$ by ! wat] ru%+ ?r\gh ! gates1 !re is a concrete b]m1 or wall1 /ret*+ ab\t "o qu>t] ( a mile4 ,! b]m 0 con/ruct$ z a jo9t op]ation by ! electric utilities ( ! ,u4,s4 & ,canada4 ,its objective is to keep an adequate wat] fl[ ar\nd ,:itefi% ,isl&1 a natural spawn+ gr\nd = salmon4 ,illu/ration3 ,! riv] bel[ ! bridge ,j beyond ,:itefi% ,isl& is ! ,canadian ,lock & !n ! p[] canal & ! hydro-electric g5]at+ /ation ( ,great ,lakes ,p[]4 ,approa*+ ,sault1 ,ont>io1 !re is an excell5t view ( ! city's gr[+ indu/rial complex ) huge plants ( ! ,algoma ,/eel ,corporation--"o ( ,canada's l>ge/ /eel mills--to ! we/1 & ! ,/4 ,m>ys ,inc4 pap] plants to ! ea/4 ,! volume ( traffic betwe5 ! two ,saults has m ?an quadrupl$ 9 ! fir/ tw5ty-five ye>s ( op]ation4 ,"s #b1bcd1jjj vehicles cross$ ! bridge 9 #aihg1 z comp>$ to #dae1jjj vehicles c>ri$ by ! f]ries dur+ _! f9al full ye> ( op]ation 9 #aifa4 ,publi%$ by ,bill ,davie1 ,tr9ity ,productions4 ,illu/ration3 ,,! ,,/4 ,,m>y',s ,,int]national ,,wat]way ,,betwe5 ,,! ,,two ,,sault ,,/e4 ,,m>ies f ,photograph tak5 #aigh ,transcrib]'s ,notes --,sil5tly correct$ a few typos4 --,reta9$ publication in=mation f ! pr9t$ edition3 ?is e,book is public-doma9 9 ! c\ntry ( publication4 --,9 ! text v]sions only1 text 9 italics is delimit$ by und]scores4