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Detroit-Windsor Tunnel
Society: ASCE Main Category: Civil Sub Category: Tunnels Era: 1930-1939 DateCreated: 1930 -Windsor Tunnel Detroit State: MI Zip: 48226 Country: USA Website: http://www.asce.org/project/Detroit-Windsor-Tunnel/ Creator: Value, Burnside, Thoresen, Søren Anton

The Detroit-Windsor Tunnel is a 5,160-foot structure that carries traffic under the Detroit River between Detroit, Michigan and Ontario, Canada. Privately financed, built, and owned, it was completed in 26 months, 10 months ahead of schedule. 

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1982
Image Credit: Courtesy Flickr/Brian Rawson-Ketchum (CC BY-SA 2.0) Image Caption: Detroit-Windsor Tunnel Era_date_from: 1930
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Detroit-Windsor Tunnel

The Detroit-Windsor Tunnel is a 5,160-foot structure that carries traffic under the Detroit River between Detroit, Michigan and Ontario, Canada. Privately financed, built, and owned, it was completed in 26 months, 10 months ahead of schedule. 

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