Detroit–Windsor tunnel
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This article is about the highway tunnel. For the railroad tunnel, see Michigan Central Railway Tunnel.
The Detroit–Windsor tunnel (French: tunnel de Détroit-Windsor), also known as the Detroit–Canada tunnel,[2] is an international highway tunnel connecting the cities of Detroit, Michigan, United States and Windsor, Ontario, Canada. It is the second-busiest crossing between the United States and Canada, the first being the Ambassador Bridge, which also connects the two cities, which are situated on the Detroit River.
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Status | Open |
Crosses | Detroit River |
Start | Detroit, Michigan |
End | Windsor, Ontario |
Operation | |
Work begun | 1928 |
Opened | November 3, 1930; 93 years ago (November 3, 1930) |
Owner | Cities of Detroit and Windsor |
Operator | Detroit-Windsor Tunnel Company, LLC (Detroit Plaza) & Windsor Detroit Borderlink Limited (Windsor Plaza) |
Traffic | Automotive |
Toll | US$6.75/C$6.75 (autos travelling into US) US$7.50/C$7.50 (autos travelling into Canada)[1] |
Vehicles per day | 12,000 |
Technical | |
Design engineer | Parsons, Klapp, Brinckerhoff & Douglas |
Length | 5,160 feet (1,570 m) |
No. of lanes | 2 |
Tunnel clearance | 12 feet 8 inches (3.86 m) |
Width | 22 feet (6.7 m) |
Depth of tunnel below water level | 45 feet |
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