This family video of crossing the Straits of Mackinac on an automobile ferry and of construction of the Mackinac Bridge was filmed in August 1957 by the late Reinhart Alster. Thank you to his Granddaughter Linda G Murphy for providing this! | MightyMac.org - The Mackinac Bridge & Straits of Mackinac

This short video clip from construction of the Mackinac Bridge was taken by Robert C Shaw. RC Shaw Construction of Ludington, Michigan had several projects in the Straits area, including work at Fort Michilimackinac. Provided by his Gandson, Bob Shaw. | MightyMac.org - The Mackinac Bridge & Straits of Mackinac

Built to unite. Engineered to endure. Still the backbone of Michigan. The Mackinac Bridge isn’t just long. It isn’t just iconic. It’s one of the greatest engineering feats in American history, and it changed the map of Michigan forever. For decades, the Straits of Mackinac split the state. Ferries came in 1923, but traffic jams stretched for miles. What Michigan needed was permanent. A structure bold enough to cross five miles of deep, icy, wind-whipped water. In 1954, they started building. Des