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Old Oct 8, 2017, 6:52 pm
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lincolnjkc
 
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Can I carry on a 20 pound bolt?

Strange question, I know and I'm not sure if this is a more of a United question. Or a TSA question:

I'm in the upper peninsula of Michigan to climb the Mackinac Bridge. I've been offered a steel bolt and nit from the bridge Together they weigh just under 20 pounds (and about 2-2.5 feet long and about 4 inches in diameter)

I'm traveling super light -- no checked luggage and based on the weight I don't trust just checking it in a cardboard box and having the box survive the journey.

So odds of being able to get it through security and into a CR2 overhead bis? Or am I better off just leaving it with relatives and pick it up the next time I drove up here?
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