Mackinac Bridge closed due to hazardous ice conditions

If you're headed back to Michigan's Lower Peninsula after a weekend in Upper Peninsula, your trip is going to be delayed.

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The Mackinac Bridge is closed to due to weather conditions, according to the Mackinac Bridge Authority.

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Ice is currently falling from the bridge's cables and towers and there is no timetable for reopening.

Falling ice has plagued the bridge recently causing intermittent closures during the past week.

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"Each winter, ice forms on the cables and towers of the Mackinac Bridge, usually from freezing rain,"

"When winds increase or temperatures rise, that ice can dislodge suddenly, sending sheets or spears of ice cascading down to the bridge deck below.

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Ice can drop more than 300 feet before hitting the bridge deck and the pieces are sometimes large enough to damage vehicles or cause injuries."

Ice is currently falling from the bridge's cables and towers

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