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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.
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.
New Albany and Louisville. 1912. 38°16′57″N 85°48′05″W. / 38.28250°N 85.80139°W / 38.28250; -85.80139. McAlpine Locks and Dam (Only to Shippingport Island, not all the way across river) New Albany and Louisville. ( Falls of the Ohio) 1830. 38°16′41″N 85°47′25″W / .
The Mackinac Bridge Walk is an annual event held every Labor Day since 1958 in Michigan in which people may walk the length of the Mackinac Bridge. Walkers are traditionally led across by the governor of Michigan . In an average year, 40,000 to 65,000 people participate in the five-mile walk. This is nearly the combined population of the three ...
The Straits of Mackinac ( / ˈmækənɔː / MAK-ə-naw; French: Détroit de Mackinac) are the short waterways between the U.S. state of Michigan 's Upper and Lower Peninsulas, traversed by the Mackinac Bridge. The main strait is 3+1⁄2 miles (5.6 kilometers) wide with a maximum depth of 295 feet (90 meters; 49 fathoms), [ 2 ] and connects the ...
No lane closures will occur on the Big Mac Bridge during the Labor Day holiday weekend, from 6 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 1, to 6 a.m. Friday, Sept. 6, the cabinet said.
Mighty Mac or Mighty Macs may refer to: Mackinac Bridge, a suspension bridge in Michigan known as the Mighty Mac. Mighty Mac, nickname of the USS McKean (DD-784), a destroyer. Mighty Mac, nickname of the USS McClusky (FFG-41), a frigate. Mighty Mac, nickname of the USS Mackinac (AVP-13), a seaplane tender. The Mighty Mac, winning horse in the ...
Daily traffic. 97,900. Location. The Daniel Carter Beard Bridge (also known colloquially as the Big Mac Bridge ), is a yellow twin span steel bowstring arch bridge crossing the Ohio River in Cincinnati, Ohio. It carries Interstate 471 between Cincinnati, Ohio, and Newport, Kentucky. As to the origin of this nickname, its yellow arches are said ...