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Detroit-Windsor Tunnel

Wayne County, Michigan

Photos 

Detroit-Windsor Tunnel

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BH Photo #120806

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Tunnel under Detroit River on US I-375/M-10 & Former Canada 3B in Windsor, Ontario Canada and Detroit
Location
Windsor, Wayne County, Michigan
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1930
Builder
- Parsons, Klapp, Brinckerhoff & Douglas of New York City, New York
Design
Immersed Tube
Dimensions
Total length: 5,160.0 ft. (1.0 mi.)
Deck width: 22.7 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.32720, -83.04100   (decimal degrees)
42°19'38" N, 83°02'28" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/331834/4688123 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Detroit
Inventory number
BH 37150 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1930 (1,626)
Built during 1930s (10,953)
Canada (11)
Detroit, Michigan (27)
Immersed Tube Tunnel (23)
International Border Crossing (53)
Michigan (976)
Ontario (3)
 Open (38,028)
Owned privately (1,473)
Parsons, Klapp, Brinckerhoff & Douglas (2)
Total length over 2500 feet (800)
Tunnel (1,071)
Wayne County, Michigan (79)
Windsor, Canada (2)

Update Log 

  • August 27, 2018: Updated by Luke: Added category "Immersed Tube Tunnel"
  • July 4, 2016: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
  • August 12, 2008: Added by J.R. Manning

Sources 

  • J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
  • Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com

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