Mackinac Bridge Authority

Mackinac Bridge Authority
Authority overview
Formed1950
TypeType One independent agency[2]
JurisdictionMackinac Bridge
HeadquartersN415 Interstate 75,
St. Ignace, Michigan 49781
45°50′53″N 84°43′24″W / 45.8481°N 84.7232°W / 45.8481; -84.7232
Authority executives
  • Chairman, William H. Gnodtke
  • Executive Secretary, Kim Nowack
Parent AuthorityMichigan Department of Transportation (nominal)[1]
Key document
Websitewww.mackinacbridge.org

The Mackinac Bridge Authority is an independent state agency of the U.S. state of Michigan that operates the Mackinac Bridge across the Straits of Mackinac. The Mackinac Bridge Authority has been directed by the state of Michigan to maintain the Mackinac Bridge as a self-supporting facility. The Mackinac Bridge is a toll bridge, with the tolls set at a level determined by the authority and its governing board.

  1. ^ Michigan Department of Transportation (February 2014). "Michigan Department of Transportation Organizational Chart" (PDF). Michigan Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
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