Mackinac Bridge
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Mackinac Bridge
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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Tasha Stielstra, 47, is a co-owner of Nature’s Kennel, near McMillan, Mich., 1½ hours north of the Mackinac Bridge.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 23, 2022
People south of the Mackinac Bridge are “trolls.”
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 12, 2016
The last confirmed wolf south of the Mackinac Bridge was in Presque Isle County in 2004, but sightings have been reported since, and the DNR conducts surveys searching for wolves in the northern Lower Peninsula.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 2, 2015
In Michigan, wind speeds topped 35 mph on the five-mile Mackinac Bridge, which links the state's Upper and Lower peninsulas.
From New York Times ● Oct. 27, 2010
Buffeted by 50-m.p.h. winds, giant Mackinac Bridge was closed for only the third time in its history.
From Time Magazine Archive
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