Eerie picture of the Mackinaw Bridge

[Siwsan]

I'd be hesitating before setting off on that leg of a north bound journey!

[Srkdqltr]

1. Wow

[Tetrachloride]

2. I'm sure the locals have stories.

Fog, deep snow, freezing rain, Arctic cold, and not least high winds with matching drama in the waters or ice below.

Or a glorious sunny day.

[MustLoveBeagles]

3. No thanks

I don't care for bridges in good weather.

[smirkymonkey]

31. Same here!

Especially that one!

[rsdsharp]

4. We've got a bridge over a reservoir near me.

It’s a mile long, a fifth the length of the Mackinac, but there’s no suspension. It’s just a road over the water. You do not want to be on that when it’s windy or slippery or foggy.

[FireUpChips10]

5. Fortunately, they have a driver assistance program

If you need to cross the Bridge but are afraid of driving yourself, you can ask one of the workers to drive you over for free.

I'd probably call them if I had to cross in this weather.

[Siwsan]

6. I've made just one trip across the bridge and back

It was a beautiful day and wasn't TOO scary. Also traveled on the Coronado Bay Bridge and the Chesapeake Bay Bridge/Tunnel. I'm a bit acrophobic but still try to enjoy the view.

[wnylib]

19. The Skyway Bridge in Buffalo

would take your breath away, from terror rather than the view.

It goes up and down with twists and turns that could compete with any amusement park's roller coaster. Right next to Lake Erie where winds, fog, ice storms, and Buffalo's infamous lake effect snowfalls make it even more treacherous.

Sane people want it torn down. Not so sane people think it is a grand Buffalo landmark to preserve.

[electric_blue68]

27. Googled it. That's a lotta bridge!

[wnylib]

30. With a lotta dips, rises, curves,

and high up exposure to wind, snow, and ice.

[demmiblue]

10. There is a cost now:

To help defray the average cost of roughly $33 per trip for the program, the MBA will begin charging $10 per trip when the program resumes, and $15 per trip starting Jan. 1, 2025. The required liability waiver form has been updated, and staff will complete a checklist of several items the customer must agree to, including allowing for adjustments of mirrors and the driver’s seat, using a dash camera to record the inside of the vehicle during the crossing, keeping any animals in the vehicle restrained, having all occupants wear a mask covering their nose and mouth, and allowing the vehicle to be cleaned before crossing.

[Demovictory9]

16. Someone objected to seat adjustment..lol

[rpannier]

17. There is one you-know-what in every crowd

[Submariner]

7. There's fries and gravy on the other side of that bridge

Fog isn’t going to slow down some Michigander jonesing for that major food group.

[dragonlady]

12. Fudge too, don't forget that n/t

[NewEnglandAutumn]

15. When we were there

My kids started joking that the entire island was made of fudge and fudge mine my was the number one occupation in the area.

[FireUpChips10]

13. And pasties!

I just went to the UP and had my first pasty a couple months ago.

[multigraincracker]

8. 5 miles of the only toll road in

Michigan.
Remember crossing on a car ferry before the bridge in 57.

[Srkdqltr]

9. I love crossing that bridge. Would love to go over it like that.

[First Speaker]

11. I rode over that bridge in 2012...

...and was scared out of my wits. My friend who was driving laughed at me and actually took a pic or two as he drove, which made me petrified. I still have flashbacks to it...

[I_UndergroundPanther]

14. Thats a cool pic.

Beautiful too.

[rpannier]

18. How'd you like to be behind a big rig as it begins to climb the bridge

Make me very nervous

[2naSalit]

21. Yeah, try being IN the big rig.

I hated going over it and tried to route away from it but sometimes I wasn't able to.

[rpannier]

24. Bet that's a heart pounder

Especially in thick fog and you're not sure for certain if anyone is in front of you as you go down

[2naSalit]

25. It is like no other bridge...

I used to get uncomfortable going over some bridges, this one is a five mile span and the speed limit is usually 25mph so it's a long and uncomfortable dive. And, you can see through the roadway because it's grate rather than solid pavement, not any better at night. The bridge gets closed for things like wind, never tried to cross it in winter and never had fog when I did have to pass over it but I can imagine the agony of the whole drive if there's fog. I would wait until it cleared, fog is dangerous, especially on a bridge.

[electric_blue68]

28. So the Makinaw Bridge road is a grate? Woah...

Thanks for trucking stuff around.

That sure sounds daunting in tricky times! 🤤

[2naSalit]

32. As I recall...

The agony of the trip over the bridge was that I could see through the roadway, I don't know if it's like that the whole way But I distinctly recall being able to see through it AND it's way up high off the water, really high. After all these years, I remember the feeling of driving over that bridge. Almost gave me nightmares.

[electric_blue68]

33. Yeah, I went and saw photos. Definitely some grated area and...

I could see how high up it went. Ruh-roh!



Btw...I finally "got" your username. 😄👍

[2naSalit]

20. I'd be pulling over to take a nap!

No way I'd be crossing it in those conditions. It's scary enough on a good day with no wind (is there such a thing as no wind on that bridge?)

[roamer65]

22. Ride over it on a windier day.

You can feel your vehicle lift up when you go over the perforated metal sections of the roadway.

It’s fun!

Like a slight roller coaster feel.

[Bayard]

23. Looks like the bridge to nowhere

Yikes!

[IronLionZion]

26. Highway to heaven

[electric_blue68]

29. Longest suspension bridge in the western hemisphere