Mackinac Bridge Walk Information

The five-mile, 49th Annual Mackinac Bridge Walk is Monday, September 4, beginning in St. Ignace.

Time

+ 300 preregistered runners begin crossing at 6:45 a.m.

+ Walkers begin at 7 a.m. until 11 a.m.

Parking

+ In St. Ignace, designated parking areas are west of the toll plaza.

+ For $2 per person, walkers can ride a school bus back across the bridge to their cars.

+ Another option is to board a school bus in Mackinaw City and ride north, and then walk the bridge. School buses stop at Conkling Park and the State Dock on South Huron Avenue in Mackinaw City and begin transporting walkers at 5:30 a.m.

+ Bus service from Mackinaw City to St. Ignace ends at 2:30 p.m.

+ Handicap accessible buses will be available in Mackinaw City.

The Walk

+ The walk begins at the north end of the bridge in St. Ignace and ends in Mackinaw City.

+ The average time to walk the bridge is approximately 90 minutes.

+ Two lanes on the east side of the bridge will be used by walkers and the lanes on the west side will be used for motor vehicles.

+ There are no restrooms on the bridge, but portable toilets will be located at each end of the bridge.

General Rules

+ Baby strollers and wheelchairs are allowed.

+ Bicycles, roller skates, skateboards, and wagons are not permitted.

+ Pets are not allowed on the walk, with the exception of seeing-eye dogs.

+ Signs and banners are not allowed.

+ Walkers must stay away from bridge railings and the center divider, which separates walkers from traffic.

Certificates

+ Participants will receive a numbered certificate to commemorate the accomplishment as they leave the bridge. Merchants in St. Ignace and Mackinaw City will display numbers in their store windows and those with matching certificate numbers will be offered a prize valued between $15 and $150.

Early Boats to Mackinac Island

+ Shepler's Ferry will depart the Island for St. Ignace at 6 a.m. and 7 a.m.

+ Shepler's boat will leave Mackinaw City for the Island at 5:30 a.m. for a connection to the St. Ignace boat. A boat will leave St. Ignace for the Island at 6:30 a.m.

+ Arnold Transit will offer special boat departures from the Island to St. Ignace at 6 a.m. and 7 a.m.

+ Arnold Transit's boat will leave St. Ignace for the Island at 6:30 a.m.