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UPDATE: Mackinac Bridge closed due to falling ice

UPDATE, 1:10 p.m.: The Mackinac Bridge is now open to traffic.
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ST. IGNACE, MI— The Mackinac Bridge is currently closed to traffic due to falling ice, which has formed from recent fog freezing to the bridge's towers and cables. There is no ETA for reopening the bridge, as ice continues to fall.

Updates will be posted to the Mackinac Bridge Twitter/X page @MackinacBridge and on the website at www.MackinacBridge.org.

See the Mackinac Bridge Authority's FAQs on falling ice for more information: https://www.mackinacbridge.org/about-the-bridge/frequently-asked-questions/

Some photos and videos have been included in a video about the dangers of falling ice on the Mackinac Bridge.

Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.