For the first time in over ninety years, there's a new international crossing between the US and Canada in Detroit. The Gordie Howe Bridge, built by the government of Canada at no cost to the United States, joins the Ambassador Bridge (1929) and the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel (1930) in connecting Detroit and Windsor. The bridge will vastly increase trade capacity between the industrial Midwest and Canada's most populated area. With direct connections to limited access highways on both sides, the new bridge will avoid the mess of surface street routes required to use the other crossings. In addition to vehicle traffic, and unlike the other crossings, the Gordie Howe International Bridge allows for pedestrian and bike traffic to cross between the two countries. While vehicles pay a toll to cross, there's no charge for pedestrians and cyclists. This morning, the family of Gordie Howe had the honor of being the first to officially cross the bridge.
I flew over this last week and I didn't know what I was looking at, I figured it was another city because detroit doesn't have a bridge like that. But I guess they do.
and there is still zero reason to go to de_troit
meanwhile the only bridge between the US and Mexico dumps tourists directly into an airport lounge.
>>2078517That's the beauty of the new bridge. It connects directly to Interstate 75 so you never have to deal with Detroit itself. On the Canadian side, the bridge connects to the MC Hammer Freeway, which you can take all the way to Montreal.
Crossing the bridge at dusk.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyq16lnjRTU&t=300
