mackinac bridge
The Mackinac Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Straits of Mackinac, and connecting the Upper and Lower peninsulas of Michigan.Envisioned since the 1880s, the bridge was completed in 1957, only after many decades of struggle to begin construction. Designed by engineer David B. Steinman, the bridge connects the city of St. Ignace on the north end with the village of Mackinaw City on the south end.It is the third longest in total suspension in the world and the longest suspension bridge between land masses in the Western Hemisphere. The Mackinac Bridge carries Interstate 75 across the straits.
it is called it cause it is so long so that is y they call it the mighty mac
Sorry- it is about #12 on the list of the biggest bridges- depending on how you define biggest. See link below for list of BIG bridges.
Because it's fun. It's the only time people can walk on the bridge. Pedestrians are prohibited the rest of the year. The walk happens on Labor day each year. 50 to 60 thousand people participated in recent years.
The length of the Mackinac Bridge is 4.994582 miles (8,038 metres).
A suspension bridge.
I am unfamiliar with the Machinaw Bridge, so I assume you are talking about the Mackinac bridge? The third largest suspension bridge in the world. The Mackinac bridge has common nicknames such as: "Big Mac" or "Mighty Mac"
The longest bridge in Michigan, the Mackinac Bridge, links Michigan's upper and lower peninsulas. The Mackinac Bridge is the longest bridge in the western hemisphere.
A suspension bridge.
The Mackinac Bridge is located near Mackinaw City, In Michigan. It connects the upper and lower peninsula.
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The Mackinac Bridge is owned and maintained by the State of Michigan from tolls collected from Northbound traffic (there is no toll southbound).
The biggest and strongest bridge ever!
The Mackinac Bridge connects the Upper and Lower Peninsulas of Michigan, across the Mackinac Straits. The Straits separate Lakes Michigan from Lake Huron. The bridge also connects the towns of St. Ignace on the north end to Mackinaw City on the south end.
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