The Mackinac Bridge or Big Mac is a suspension bridge over the Straits of Mackinac, connecting the Upper and Lower Peninsulas of Michigan. Until the bridge was completed, the peninsulas were connected by ferries. The 26,372-foot-long bridge opened in 1957 and is the 22nd-longest main span in the world and the longest suspension bridge in the Western Hemisphere.

The Mackinac Bridge is part of Interstate 75. It is also the Lakes Michigan and Huron components of the Great Lakes Circle Tour and a segment of the U.S. North Country National Scenic Trail. The bridge connects the village of Mackinaw City on its south end with the city of St. Ignace on the north end.

Mackinac Bridge, St. Ignace, Michigan, Map

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