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The Ambassador Bridge is an international suspension bridge across the Detroit River that connects Detroit, Michigan, United States, with Windsor, Ontario, Canada.Opened in 1929, the toll bridge is the busiest international border crossing in North America in terms of trade volume, carrying more than 25% of all merchandise trade between the United States and Canada by value. [3]
A Canadian federal Crown corporation, the Windsor–Detroit Bridge Authority (WDBA) began work in July 2014 to coordinate the bridge's construction and management. [ 12 ] [ 32 ] The Canadian government allocated US$25 million to begin land acquisition on the Detroit side on May 22, 2013. [ 33 ]
The Ambassador and Blue Water Bridges remained open following an explosion on a New York-Canada bridge on Wednesday.
The Detroit–Windsor tunnel crosses the Canada–United States border; an International Boundary Commission plaque marking the boundary in the tunnel is between flags of the two countries. [18] The tunnel is the second-busiest crossing between the United States and Canada after the nearby Ambassador Bridge .
The Gordie Howe International Bridge will serve as a key trade point on the U.S.-Canadian border, with around $13 million in investments made in Detroit and Windsor initiatives since 2019.
About a third of all trade between the U.S. and Canada occurs between Detroit and Windsor. The finished bridge will measure 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometers). It will stand 150 feet (45.7 meters) above ...
The bridge, which will connect Detroit and Windsor upon its completion, will be the longest cable-stayed bridge in North America at 0.53 miles. Gordie Howe International Bridge towers entering ...
Time zone: UTC−5 ... The Detroit–Windsor region is an international ... 2012, the construction of a new bridge between Windsor and Detroit was announced in the ...