Mackinac Bridge trip.
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08-08-2018, 01:09 PM
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08-08-2018, 02:13 PM
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do not miss the chance to see pictured rocks while you are up there, you will kick your self if you miss it. also sleeping bear dunes on the west coast. i definitely recommend hugging the west coast on the way up. saul st marie is the border. pretty cool little town to poke around in. i love it up there. some incredible scenery on highway 2 to munising.
#23
08-08-2018, 02:25 PM
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Schedule this year for Walk the Bridge on Labor Day has it closed from 6-noon, so you may want to check their website. As for your route I would skip 75 unless you’re pressed for time. Both M23 and M31/37 are better routes. If you’re going as far north as The Soo I’ll warn you now, the weather can change quickly in the Upper Peninsula. Cold weather gear as well as rain gear are a must.
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08-08-2018, 02:33 PM
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I'm gonna throw this out there for a little humor. I got a ridding bud that is scared sh*tless of heights. When we go across the bridge they have a service where they ride his bike across the bridge and take him in a blacked out van across. Funny stuff for sure. His GF is actually an employee on the bridge, thats how they met.
I'm sticking with my advice not to look down, unless you're a passenger. You should never look down anyway. That will be the exact moment some variant of Murphy's Law occurs in front of you.
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08-09-2018, 06:59 AM
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Its a creepy bridge to cross. I grew up in NYC and bridges don't bother me. But the Mackinac Bridge sways, and has very low sides, so you don't feel as secure as you do on sturdier bridges like the Verrazano, or George Washington. I can understand how people who aren't used to bridges could be freaked out.
I'm sticking with my advice not to look down, unless you're a passenger. You should never look down anyway. That will be the exact moment some variant of Murphy's Law occurs in front of you.
I'm sticking with my advice not to look down, unless you're a passenger. You should never look down anyway. That will be the exact moment some variant of Murphy's Law occurs in front of you.
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08-09-2018, 03:49 PM
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Just one more word of caution, the Rouge River Bridge (on I-75 as you enter the City of Detroit) is under construction with a detour that takes you off of the bridge and routes you around it on surface streets.
I haven't been that way for along time so I'm not sure if any (north or south bound lanes are in use or not.
If you're going this route, I'd suggest that you time it so you're not there during the morning/afternoon traffic rush.
I haven't been that way for along time so I'm not sure if any (north or south bound lanes are in use or not.
If you're going this route, I'd suggest that you time it so you're not there during the morning/afternoon traffic rush.
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08-09-2018, 03:53 PM
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Just one more word of caution, the Rouge River Bridge (on I-75 as you enter the City of Detroit) is under construction with a detour that takes you off of the bridge and routes you around it on surface streets.
I haven't been that way for along time so I'm not sure if any (north or south bound lanes are in use or not.
If you're going this route, I'd suggest that you time it so you're not there during the morning/afternoon traffic rush.
I haven't been that way for along time so I'm not sure if any (north or south bound lanes are in use or not.
If you're going this route, I'd suggest that you time it so you're not there during the morning/afternoon traffic rush.
#29
08-09-2018, 05:43 PM
Avoid 75 north from toledo Ohio to Flint!!!!. US23 is a better ride. Less chance of dying. I have lived MI my entire life, 75 is a Speedway and people do not watch for bikes. It is under construction in Toledo for the last 5 years and rogue river bridge is closed. The detour is 275N to 96W but it sucks. 23N to 75 is OK. No major construction right now. US127 up the middle of the state is not bad. West side is definitely the best to see but slower. I-75 is 75mph north of Bay City now. Also will take you over the Zilwaukee bridge.
