In 1998, the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge in Japan became the longest in the world, stretching 12,826 feet when measured by total suspended length. The Mighty Mac is unique among other high-ranking suspension bridges due to its long and fully suspended side spans.

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The Mackinac Bridge (/ ˈmækənɔː / MAK-ə-naw; also referred to as the Mighty Mac or Big Mac) [4] is a suspension bridge that connects the Upper and Lower peninsulas of the U.S. state of Michigan. It spans the Straits of Mackinac, a body of water connecting Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, two of the Great Lakes.

The Mackinac Bridge is the one of the world's most beautiful bridges and the longest suspension bridge in the Americas, with a total length of 8,614 feet suspended. It is currently the third longest suspension bridge in the world. Much of the beauty comes from the setting at the Straits of Mackinac. The Straits link Lake Michigan and Lake Huron.

Aug 21, 2024 · Discover Mackinac Bridge facts and learn about the MIghty Mac connecting Michigan's Upper Peninsula and Lower Peninsula.

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 ...

Also know as the “Big Mac” or the “Mighty Mac”, the bridge stretches 8,614 feet making it the fourth longest suspension bridge in the world. With a total span of approximately 5 miles, the Mackinac Bridge connects the Upper and Lower Peninsulas of Michigan uniting the communities of Mackinaw City and St. Ignace, Michigan.

Oct 3, 2004 · Aside from perhaps the Great Lakes themselves, the Mackinac Bridge is the most widely recognized landmark in Michigan. It is the largest, most famous, and most historically significant bridge on all of I-75, which runs from Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan to near Miami, Florida.

The Mackinac Bridge is an extraordinary engineering marvel that opened to traffic on November 1, 1957. Before that day, watercraft and airplanes were the only way to cross the Straits of Mackinac between the Lower and Upper Peninsula.

Jan 25, 2021 · Known as ‘Big Mac’ or the ‘Mighty Mac’ by Michiganders, the Mackinac Bridge was the subject of a feature-length documentary produced by filmmaker Mark Howell in 1997 that was titled, aptly enough, ‘Building the Mighty Mac’.