Ambassador Bridge

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The Ambassador Bridge is a major suspension bridge that serves as one of the busiest commercial border crossings between the United States and Canada, connecting Detroit, Michigan, with Windsor, Ontario.

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Ambassador Bridge canonical 13

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Predicate Object
instanceOf border crossing
international bridge
road bridge
suspension bridge
alsoKnownAs Detroit–Windsor Ambassador Bridge
borderCrossingType land port of entry
carries motor vehicles
pedestrians (historically, now restricted)
truck traffic
clearanceBelow 46 m
connects Detroit
surface form: Detroit, Michigan

Windsor, Ontario
constructionStartDate 1927
country Canada
United States of America
crosses Detroit River
designer Ralph Modjeski
engineer Ralph Modjeski
hasCoordinates 42.312°N 83.074°W
hasTollPlaza Detroit side
Windsor side
heritageStatus listed on the Canadian Register of Historic Places
length 2286 m
locatedIn Canada–United States border
Detroit
surface form: Detroit, Michigan

Michigan
Ontario
Windsor, Ontario
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
mainSpanLength 564 m
maintainedBy Detroit International Bridge Company
material steel
numberOfLanes 4
opened 1929-11-15
owner Detroit International Bridge Company
partOf Canada–United States border
surface form: Canada–United States border crossings

Highway 3 (Ontario) corridor
Interstate 75
surface form: Interstate 75 corridor

Interstate 96
surface form: Interstate 96 corridor

M-85 corridor
proposedSuccessor Gordie Howe International Bridge
regionServed Detroit metropolitan area
Essex County, Ontario
surface form: Windsor-Essex
replaces ferry service between Detroit and Windsor
status in use
toll yes
traffic one of the busiest commercial border crossings between the United States and Canada
trafficType commercial freight

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Detroit metropolitan area servedBy Ambassador Bridge
Windsor, Ontario borderCrossing Ambassador Bridge
Detroit River crossedBy Ambassador Bridge
Metro Detroit hasMajorBridge Ambassador Bridge
Detroit–Windsor Tunnel isParallelTo Ambassador Bridge
Dieppe Gardens hasNearbyLandmark Ambassador Bridge
Southwestern Ontario hasBorderCrossing Ambassador Bridge
Essex County borderCrossingVia Ambassador Bridge
Caesars Windsor locatedNear Ambassador Bridge
Windsor hasBorderCrossing Ambassador Bridge