You Can Own a 2-Ton Chunk of the Mackinac Bridge
Does the Mighty Mac have a special place in your heart? Well now you can own a piece of it!
WZZM-13 reports that chunks of the bridge's original steel deck grating are being auctioned off online by the Mackinac Bridge Authority.
According to the listing at govdeals.com, the pieces are approximately 5½-feet-by-38- feet, 5 inches deep, and weigh about two tons.
As for condition of the chunks, they are "used with corrosion and section loss appropriate to steel that is 60 years old."
The auctions end at differing times on April 19th.
At the time of this post, the highest bid for one of the chunks is $760.99.