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Mackinac Bridge, Mackinaw City, MI

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Mackinac Bridge

Drive five miles across the Straits of Mackinac on the suspension bridge that links Michigan's two peninsulas.

I-75 across the Straits of Mackinac, between Mackinaw City and St. Ignace · Mackinaw City, MI

About Mackinac Bridge

The Mackinac Bridge, known as the Mighty Mac, has carried traffic between Mackinaw City and St. Ignace since November 1, 1957. It runs 26,372 feet in all, with a 3,800-foot main span, towers that rise 552 feet above the water and a roadway 199 feet above the straits at midspan. You pay a toll per vehicle to cross. Each Labor Day the bridge opens to walkers for the Mackinac Bridge Walk, a tradition that began in 1958.

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    Visit Father Jacques Marquette's grave and the Museum of Ojibwa Culture at the 1671 Jesuit mission site near the Lake Huron shore.

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    Mackinac Island

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    Ride a ferry to a car-free Lake Huron island of horse-drawn carriages, bicycles, fudge shops and a hilltop fort.

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