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Police: Bomb threat closed Mackinac Bridge for 3 hours
July 18, 2021
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FILE - In a Sept. 2, 2019, file photo, pedestrians walk the Mackinac Bridge on during the 62nd annual Labor Day Bridge Walk in Mackinaw City, Mich. A bomb scare closed the bridge connecting Michigan’s two peninsulas for about three hours on Sunday afternoon, July 18, 2021, authorities said. The Mackinac Bridge Authority said nothing was after an extensive search.John L. Russell/AP
MACKINAW CITY, Mich. (AP) A bomb scare closed the bridge connecting Michigan’s two peninsulas for about three hours on Sunday afternoon, authorities said.
Law enforcement notified the Mackinac Bridge Authority of the threat and the bridge was closed in both directions around 2:15 p.m., the authority said in a tweet.
At least three Midlanders delayed in U.P. due to Mackinac Bridge bomb threat
Bridge reopened around 5 p.m. Sunday
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Traffic on I-75 was backed up in both directions for three hours on Sunday afternoon while the Mackinac Bridge was closed so that authorities could investigate a bomb threat.Photo provided
At least three Midland residents were among those impacted when the Mackinac Bridge was shut down for three hours Sunday afternoon due to a bomb threat.
Colleen Milster, Derek Suro and Becky McMahan are safe and sound, but they were among the many motorists who were not allowed to cross the bridge until authorities deemed it to be safe and reopened the bridge shortly after 5 p.m.
Police: Bomb threat closed Mackinac Bridge for 3 hours
FILE - In a Sept. 2, 2019, file photo, pedestrians walk the Mackinac Bridge on during the 62nd annual Labor Day Bridge Walk in Mackinaw City, Mich. A bomb scare closed the bridge connecting Michiganâs two peninsulas for about three hours on Sunday afternoon, July 18, 2021, authorities said. The Mackinac Bridge Authority said nothing was after an extensive search. (AP Photo/John L. Russell, File) July 18, 2021 - 3:20 PM
MACKINAW CITY, Mich. (AP) â A bomb scare closed the bridge connecting Michiganâs two peninsulas for about three hours on Sunday afternoon, authorities said.
Law enforcement notified the Mackinac Bridge Authority of the threat and the bridge was closed in both directions around 2:15 p.m., the authority said in a tweet.