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It spans the Straits of Mackinac, a body of water connecting Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, two of the Great Lakes. Opened in 1957, the 26,372-foot-long (4.995 mi; 8.038 km) [1] bridge is the world's 27th-longest main span and is the longest suspension bridge between anchorages in the Western Hemisphere. [5]
Mackinac Bridge, long-span suspension bridge, spanning the Mackinac Straits from the Upper to the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, U.S. It is the third longest suspension bridge in the United States, after the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge and the Golden Gate Bridge; it is the 25th longest in the world.
The Mackinac Bridge is one of the world’s most beautiful bridges and truly something to see! The bridge was designed by the great engineer David B. Steinman and opened on November 1, 1957. The structure took 48 months to complete with over 3, 500 workers and $99,800,000 dollars.
Welcome to the Mackinac Bridge Website! Mission Statement: The Mackinac Bridge Authority is committed to preserve and maintain the State of Michigan’s single largest asset and one of the world’s leading suspension bridges to provide safe, pleasurable and expedient passage over the Straits of Mackinac for economic benefit and improved ...
The Mackinac Bridge is currently the seventh-longest suspension bridge in the world by total suspended length, and the longest suspension bridge in the western hemisphere. The bridge opened to traffic on November 1, 1957.
Oct 27, 2023 · The bridge's Lower Peninsula terminus is Mackinaw City (actually a village) of Cheboygan and Emmet Counties and lands on the Upper Peninsula at St. Ignace, the seat of Mackinac County. The Mackinac Bridge covers a total distance of 26,372 feet (8,038 meters) - just shy of five miles.
Oct 3, 2004 · The Mackinac Bridge was the longest suspension bridge in the world when first built, a record it held for an impressive several decades.
The dedication of the Brooklyn Bridge in 1883 gave Mackinac Bridge backers encouragement. A St. Ignace store owner in 1884 reprinted an artist’s conception of the famous New York structure in his advertising and captioned it “Proposed bridge across the Straits of Mackinac.”
The Mackinac Bridge is the longest suspension bridge in the Western Hemisphere with 7,400 feet of roadway suspended in the air over the straits of Mackinac. Total length of the bridge, including its approaches, is approximately five miles.
Aug 21, 2023 · Mackinac Bridge Facts. The Mackinac Bridge is operated the Mackinac Bridge Authority, an independent state agency that maintain the bridge as self-supporting. The Mackinac Bridge is part of the North Country National Scenic Trail, which runs from Vermont to North Dakota.
