Blue Water Bridge West bound original span - Canada to Michigan
N 42° 59.749 W 082° 24.919
17T E 384631 N 4761322
This is the Bluewater Bridge connecting Canada to Michigan
Waymark Code: WM30BT
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 01/20/2008
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From Wikipedia:
The Blue Water Bridge is a twin-span bridge that spans the St. Clair River between Port Huron, Michigan and Point Edward, Ontario (near Sarnia, Ontario). The Blue Water Bridge connects with Highway 402 in Ontario and with both Interstate 69 and Interstate 94 in Michigan. The original span is a cantilever truss arch bridge and the second span is a continuous tied arch bridge.
The first bridge was opened to traffic on October 10, 1938. The lead engineer was Ralph Modjeski. This bridge originally had two lanes for vehicles as well as sidewalks, which were removed in the 1980s to make room for a third lane for automobiles. The third lane for each direction starts from the apex of the bridge in order to accommodate long lineups entering each sides' respective border crossings.
Here's the State of Michigan's official history on the bridge at their website (
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