Editing Mackinac Bridge (section)

==In media==
[[File:Mackinac Bridge from Mackinaw City.jpg|thumb|Mackinac Bridge from Michilimackinac State Park, Mackinaw City]]
On June 25, 1958, to coincide with that year's celebration of the November 1957 opening, the [[United States Postal Service]] (USPS) released a 3¢ [[commemorative stamp]] featuring the recently completed bridge.  It was entitled "Connecting the Peninsulas of Michigan" and 107,195,200&nbsp;copies were issued.<ref name="stamp">{{cite web |url = http://www.mightymac.org/mackinacbridgestamp.htm |title = Mackinac Bridge Postage Stamps |website = Mighty Mac |first = Keith |last = Stokes |access-date = March 28, 2024 }}</ref> The USPS again honored the Mackinac Bridge as the subject of its 2010 [[priority mail]] $4.90 stamp, which went on sale February 3.<ref>{{cite press release |url = https://about.usps.com/news/state-releases/mi/2010/mi_2010_0203.htm |title = U.S. Postal Service Issues Mackinac Bridge Stamp |date = February 3, 2010 |publisher = United States Postal Service |access-date = March 28, 2024 }}</ref>  The bridge authority and MDOT unveiled the stamp, which featured a "seagull's-eye view" of the landmark, with a passing [[Cargo ship|freighter]] below.<ref name="freep-stamp">{{cite news |title = New stamp commemorating Mighty Mac to be unveiled |url = https://www.theoaklandpress.com/2010/02/03/new-stamp-commemorating-mighty-mac-to-be-unveiled/ |newspaper = [[The Oakland Press]] |date = February 3, 2010 |access-date = March 28, 2024 }}</ref> Artist Dan Cosgrove worked from [[panoramic]] photographs to create the artwork. This is one of several designs that Cosgrove has produced for the USPS.<ref>{{cite press release |url = http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_118.htm |publisher = United States Postal Service |title = 2010 Stamp Designs |date = December 30, 2009 |access-date = March 28, 2024 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100419183649/http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_118.htm |archive-date = April 19, 2010 }}</ref>

On April 24, 1959, Captain John S. Lappo, an officer in the [[Strategic Air Command]], operating from [[Lockbourne AFB]] flew his [[Boeing B-47 Stratojet]] beneath the bridge. Following a [[Courts-martial in the United States#General court-martial|general court-martial]], he was grounded for life.<ref>{{cite news |title = Grounded for Good |date = December 11, 1959 |url = https://heraldpalladium.newspapers.com/image/365238811/?terms=%22grounded%20for%20good%22&match=1 |newspaper = The News-Palladium |location = Benton Harbor, Michigan |page = 10 |url-access = subscription |access-date = March 28, 2024 }}</ref>

A feature-length documentary entitled ''Building the Mighty Mac'' was produced by Hollywood filmmaker Mark Howell in 1997 and was shown on [[PBS]]. The program features numerous interviews with the key people who built the structure and includes restored 16mm color footage of the bridge's construction.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.great-lakes.net/teach/history/macbridge/mac_4.html |title = TEACH: Building the Mackinac Bridge |website = Great Lakes Information Network |access-date = September 29, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170206212202/http://www.great-lakes.net/teach/history/macbridge/mac_4.html |archive-date = February 6, 2017 |url-status = dead }}</ref>

The history and building of the bridge was featured in a 2003 episode of the [[History (U.S. TV channel)|History Channel]] TV show ''[[Modern Marvels]]''.<ref name="imdb">{{cite web |url = https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0905001/ |title = 'Modern Marvels' Mackinac Bridge (2003) |website = [[IMDb]] |access-date = January 30, 2010 }}</ref>

On July 19, 2007, the [[Detroit Science Center]] unveiled an {{convert|80|ft|m|adj=mid|-long}}, {{convert|19|ft|m|adj=mid|-tall}} scale model of the Mackinac Bridge. The exhibit was part of the state's 50th anniversary celebration of the bridge. [[Sherwin-Williams]] supplied authentic Mackinac Bridge-colored paint for the project.<ref name="prnw">{{cite press release |url = http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/detroit-science-center-to-open-mini-mac-exhibit-58160002.html |title = Detroit Science Center To Open 'Mini Mac' Exhibit |publisher = Detroit Science Center |date = June 19, 2007 |access-date = January 30, 2010 |via = PR Newswire |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121012132514/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/detroit-science-center-to-open-mini-mac-exhibit-58160002.html |archive-date = October 12, 2012 |url-status = dead }}</ref>

The bridge and its maintenance crew were featured in an episode of the [[Discovery Channel]] TV show ''[[Dirty Jobs]]'' on August 7, 2007. Host [[Mike Rowe (television host)|Mike Rowe]] and crew spent several days filming the [[List of Dirty Jobs episodes|episode]] in May 2007.<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.mackinacislandnews.com/articles/island-work-featured-on-dirty-jobs/ |title = Island Work Featured on 'Dirty Jobs' |newspaper = [[Mackinac Island Town Crier]] |first = Karen |last = Gould |date = June 2, 2007 |access-date = March 28, 2024 |url-access = subscription }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1065824/ |title = Dirty Jobs, Season 3, Episode 5 |website = IMDb |access-date = January 30, 2010 }}</ref>

MDOT also featured the bridge on the cover of the 2007 state highway map to celebrate its 50th anniversary.<ref name="MDOT07">{{cite MDOT map |year=2007 |at=[http://img.lib.msu.edu/exhibits/map/MIRoadMaps/mdot2007.jpg Front cover] }}</ref>

{{wide image|Straits of Mackinac Panorama.jpg|1280px|2008 panorama of the bridge from [[Mackinac Island]]|100%}}