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The bridge opened on November 1, 1957, [10] connecting two peninsulas linked for decades by ferries. At the time, the bridge was formally dedicated as the "world's longest suspension bridge between anchorages", allowing a superlative comparison to the Golden Gate Bridge, which has a longer center span between towers, and the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge, which has an anchorage in the middle.
The Mackinac Bridge Authority is an independent state agency of the U.S. state of Michigan that operates the Mackinac Bridge across the Straits of Mackinac. The Mackinac Bridge Authority has been directed by the state of Michigan to maintain the Mackinac Bridge as a self-supporting facility. The Mackinac Bridge is a toll bridge, with the tolls ...
The world's longest suspension bridges are listed according to the length of their main span (i.e., the length of suspended roadway between the bridge's towers). The length of the main span is the most common method of comparing the sizes of suspension bridges, often correlating with the height of the towers and the engineering complexity involved in designing and constructing the bridge. [4]
More: Mackinac Bridge ranks 7th on list of 100 most scenic bridges in the country There also will be wide-load restrictions in both directions. Motorists should consider crossing at off-peak times ...
A new survey ranks Michigan's Mighty Mac among the nation's top 10 most scenic bridges. The Mackinac Bridge ranked seventh nationwide, falling within the top 10 of a 100-bridge ranking.
Mackinac Bridge: 1,158 m (3,800 ft) 8,038 m (26,371 ft) Suspension Steel truss deck, steel pylons 2x2 lanes 548+1158+548: Interstate 75 Straits of Mackinac. 1957:
The Mackinac Bridge is under a partial closure due to high winds Tuesday evening. Under the closure, only passenger cars, passenger vans and empty pickup trucks can travel across the bridge, per ...
Mackinac Bridge from Mackinaw City. The straits are patrolled by a detachment of the United States Coast Guard based at Graham Point, St. Ignace. A shipping channel through the winter ice is maintained by the Coast Guard's Great Lakes icebreaker, USCGC Mackinaw, based in Cheboygan near the eastern edge of the Straits.