Detroit Windsor Tunnel - Detroit, MI
N 42° 19.770 W 083° 02.498
17T E 331788 N 4688379
The Detroit side
Waymark Code: WM30BV
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 01/20/2008
Views: 53
The Detroit-Windsor Tunnel is the only vehicular international subaqueous border crossing in the world. It has been recognized as one of the great engineering wonders of the world and remains the second busiest crossings between the United States and Canada. The nearby Ambassador Bridge being the busiest. Located between Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario, connecting the US Interstates to Ontario's Highway 401, it is one of the fastest links between Ontario and the United States. It was completed in 1930. The Detroit–Windsor Tunnel is 120 feet short of a mile at 5,160 feet (1,573 m). At its lowest point, the two-lane roadway is 75 feet (23 m) below the river surface.
Location:
Bates St & Jefferson, just west of the Renaissance Center
Type of structure/site: Tunnel
Date of Construction: 1928-1930
Engineer/Architect/Builder etc.: Parsons, Klapp, Brinckerhoff and Douglass
Engineering Organization Listing: American Society of Civil Engineers
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Web Site: [Web Link]
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