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Ambassador Bridge from Windsor

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Photo taken by Patrick Falk

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Oblique View

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Photo taken by Mike Russell

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Overview: Wire suspension bridge over Detroit River on US I-96 and Canada 3 in Windsor, Ontario Canada and Detroit
Location: Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1927-1928; New Plaza 2008
Builder: - McClintic-Marshall Co. of Chicago, Illinois
Design: Wire suspension
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 1,850 ft.
Total length: 7,500 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.31450, -83.07580 (decimal degrees)
42°18'52" N, 83°04'33" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/328932/4686782 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Detroit
Inventory numbers: NRHP 80004793 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 37149 (Bridgehunter.com ID)