The United States Postal Service has announced that it will honor Michigan' Mackinac Bridge as the subject of its 2010 Priority Mail stamp, which will go on sale February 3rd. The five mile long Mackinac Bridge runs between Mackinaw City & St. Ignace and unites Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP) & Lower Peninsula.

The new postage stamp devoted to the Mackinac Bridge will cost $4.90.

Artist Dan Cosgrove used several panoramic photographs of the Mackinac Bridge to create the stamp artwork, which features seagulls flying around the two towers and a large ship passing underneath. This is one of several designs that the artist has produced for the US Postal Service.

This is the second US postage stamp devoted to the Mackinac Bridge. The first was a 3 cent stamp which was issued on June 25, 1958 to coincide with the 1958 celebration of the November 1957 opening of the 5 mile long link between Michigan's two peninsulas. 107,195,200 copies of that first stamp were issued.