THE DETROIT-WINDSOR TUNNEL

THE DETROIT-WINDSOR TUNNEL

The Detroit-Windsor Tunnel was completed in 1930. It is partially under water. It is also the busiest the second busiest thru-way. The Ambassador Bridge is the busiest. About 28,000 vehicles pass through the tunnel each day.

There are three other under water bridges, they are:

A. The Holland Tunnel between Jersey City and New Jersey.
B. Downtown Manhattan to New York City
C. Posey tube between Oakland and Alameda California

The Detroit Windsor Tunnel is short of a mile. And is the first (international) to go between two countries.

This tunnel belongs to both the United States and Canada.

Detroit was thinking of selling its half over to Canada, but, Detroit was having problems of their own. So this had to be postponed.

To build this tunnel they had to use a tube-like method. They immersed the sections. And some of the sections would be laying on the rivers floor. There is no stopping on through the tunnel. Motorcycles are not allowed in the tunnel; they must use the bridge.