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Mackinac Bridge

The Mackinac Bridge is a suspension bridge that connects the and peninsulas of the U.S. state of . It spans the , a body of water connecting and , two of the .
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  • Type: Bridge
  • Description: suspension bridge connecting Michigan’s Lower and Upper Peninsulas
  • Also known as: “Big Mac” and “Mighty Mac”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort Michilimackinac and Colonial Michilimackinac Park.

Museum
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was an 18th-century , and later British, fort and trading post at the ; it was built on the northern tip of the lower peninsula of the present-day state of in the . is situated 2 miles south of Mackinac Bridge.

Park
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Fort Michilimackinac State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of . It is located in along the . The park contains , which itself is dedicated a National Historic Landmark and as well as the Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse Signal Tower which contains a foghorn. is situated 1½ miles south of Mackinac Bridge.

Islet
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is an island in , . The island is located in the in . is approximately 16.46 acres in size. is situated 2 miles northwest of Mackinac Bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mackinaw City and St. Ignace.

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is a city of 800 people in the at the tip of the of . It's the southern terminus of the 5-mile Mackinac Bridge.

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is a city in the of the state of , at the north end of the Mackinac Bridge.

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is an island and resort area, covering 4.35 square miles in land area, in the U.S. state of . The name of the island in Odawa is Michilimackinac and "Mitchimakinak" in Ojibwemowin, meaning "Great Turtle".

Mackinac Bridge

Latitude
45.81169° or 45° 48′ 42″ north
Longitude
-84.72862° or 84° 43′ 43″ west
Elevation
581 feet (177 metres)
Open location code
86QQR76C+MH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 375341624
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­bridge
Geo­Names ID
5000445
Wiki­data ID
Q12568
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Discover Mackinac Bridge from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Mackinac Bridge” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جسر ماكيناك”
  • Basque: “Mackinac zubia”
  • Chinese: “麥基納克大橋”
  • Chinese: “麦基纳克大桥”
  • Chinese: “麦基诺大桥”
  • Czech: “most přes Mackinackou úžinu”
  • Danish: “Mackinacbroen”
  • Dutch: “Mackinac Bridge”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كوبرى ماكيناك”
  • Esperanto: “Makinaca Ponto”
  • Finnish: “Mackinac Bridge”
  • French: “pont Mackinac”
  • French: “Pont Mackinac”
  • German: “Mackinac Bridge”
  • Hebrew: “גשר מקינק”
  • Hungarian: “Mackinac híd”
  • Italian: “Mackinac Bridge”
  • Japanese: “マキナック橋”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Mackinacbroen”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Mackinacbrua”
  • Norwegian: “Mackinacbroen”
  • Polish: “Mackinac Bridge”
  • Polish: “Most Mackinac”
  • Portuguese: “Ponte de Mackinac”
  • Russian: “Мост Макинак”
  • Russian: “Мост Макино”
  • Slovenian: “Most Mackinac”
  • Spanish: “puente del Estrecho de Mackinac”
  • Spanish: “Puente del Estrecho de Mackinac”
  • Swedish: “Mackinacbron”
  • Ukrainian: “Міст Макінак”
  • Western Frisian: “Mackinac Brêge”

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