Detroit–Windsor Tunnel

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The Detroit–Windsor Tunnel is an underwater vehicular tunnel beneath the Detroit River that connects the cities of Detroit, Michigan, and Windsor, Ontario, serving as a major international border crossing between the United States and Canada.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international border crossing
underwater tunnel
vehicular tunnel
borderBetween Canada
United States of America
connects Detroit
surface form: Detroit, Michigan

Windsor, Ontario
connectsRoad Goyeau Street (Windsor)
Jefferson Avenue (Detroit)
constructionStartDate 1928
country Canada
United States of America
crosses Detroit River
hasBorderCrossingFacilities Canada Border Services Agency
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
surface form: United States Customs and Border Protection
hasBorderStatus land port of entry
hasCustomsInspection yes
hasEmergencyExits yes
hasSecurityScreening yes
hasStructureType immersed tube tunnel
hasToll yes
hasVentilationSystem yes
isOneOf few underwater international vehicle tunnels
isParallelTo Ambassador Bridge
length 1524 meters
approximately 5000 feet
locatedIn Detroit
Windsor, Ontario
locatedInMetropolitanArea Detroit metropolitan area
Essex County, Ontario
surface form: Windsor-Essex region
locatedInProvince Ontario
locatedInState Michigan
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedUnder Detroit River
numberOfLanes 2
opened 1930-11-03
operatedBy Detroit–Windsor Tunnel self-linksurface differs
surface form: Detroit Windsor Tunnel LLC
ownedBy Detroit
surface form: City of Detroit

Windsor, Ontario
surface form: City of Windsor
partOf Canada–United States border
serves commercial traffic
cross-border commuters
tourists
tollAppliesTo commercial vehicles
passenger vehicles
trafficType motor vehicles
usedFor international travel
trade between United States and Canada

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Wayne County, Michigan hasInternationalCrossing Detroit–Windsor Tunnel
Detroit metropolitan area servedBy Detroit–Windsor Tunnel
Windsor, Ontario borderCrossing Detroit–Windsor Tunnel
United States and Canada hasMajorBorderCrossings Detroit–Windsor Tunnel
this entity surface form: Detroit–Windsor
Detroit River crossedBy Detroit–Windsor Tunnel
Metro Detroit hasBorderCrossing Detroit–Windsor Tunnel
Detroit–Windsor Tunnel operatedBy Detroit–Windsor Tunnel self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Detroit Windsor Tunnel LLC
Essex County, Ontario hasBorderCrossingNearby Detroit–Windsor Tunnel
Southwestern Ontario hasBorderCrossing Detroit–Windsor Tunnel
Essex County borderCrossingVia Detroit–Windsor Tunnel
Caesars Windsor locatedNear Detroit–Windsor Tunnel
Downtown Detroit hasLandmark Detroit–Windsor Tunnel
this entity surface form: Detroit–Windsor Tunnel entrance
U.S. ports of entry include Detroit–Windsor Tunnel
this entity surface form: Detroit–Windsor Tunnel port of entry
Windsor hasBorderCrossing Detroit–Windsor Tunnel
TCF Center near Detroit–Windsor Tunnel
Hart Plaza near Detroit–Windsor Tunnel
this entity surface form: Detroit–Windsor Tunnel entrance