America's Longest Cable-Stayed Bridge To Link US With Canada

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Source: Newsweek

Published May 11, 2025 at 5:00 AM EDT


A bridge connecting the U.S. and Canada will open to the public just as a trade war develops between the two countries. The Gordie Howe International Bridge, which spans the Detroit River from Michigan to Ontario, will be the longest cable-stayed bridge in the country when it opens in late 2025, just a few months after relations between Canada and the U.S. took a turn for the worse in the wake of President Donald Trump's trade policy. Newsweek contacted the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority for more information on the project via email.

Why It Matters

The Gordie Howe bridge was first pitched by Canadian lawmakers in 2009, with approval from Michigan's leadership and the Obama administration coming in 2013. Construction began in 2018, and the project was billed as mutually beneficial for Canadians and Americans, with contractors on both sides of the river used on the project.

What To Know

But the bridge will finish construction under a different political climate. The Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority estimates that the structure will be fully operational around October or November as the first year of Trump's second administration draws to a close.

The bridge was funded entirely by the Canadian government, with authorities planning for the $6.4 billion price tag to be funded by the crossing toll, which is expected to raise more than $70 million a year. However, people crossing from Michigan will not pay a toll; only those crossing from Canada will.

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/bridge-canada-gordie-howe-2070024

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1. Absolutely beautiful bridge.

Goes over a decommissioned steel mill. Almost over. Next to.

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2. How apropos

Americans buying less costly, tariff free merchandise in Canada will pay a toll to take it home.

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3. It really is a beautiful bridge and it's a government funded infrastructure project designed to improve the ecojnomy....

......and create jobs., just like Joe Briden's proposals. Only probllem is it's not OUR government, you do understand that, Donald, don't you? No?? *sigh*

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4. Thank you for the post. Funded entirely by Canada

The bridge was funded entirely by the Canadian government, with authorities planning for the $6.4 billion price tag to be funded by the crossing toll, which is expected to raise more than $70 million a year. However, people crossing from Michigan will not pay a toll; only those crossing from Canada will.

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5. Gordie Howe played for the Detroit Red Wings

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordie_Howe

Gordon Howe OC (March 31, 1928 – June 10, 2016) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. From 1946 to 1980, he played 26 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) and six seasons in the World Hockey Association (WHA); his first 25 seasons were spent with the Detroit Red Wings. Nicknamed "Mr. Hockey", Howe is often considered the most complete player ever to play the game and one of the greatest of all time.[2][3] At his retirement, his 801 goals, 1,049 assists, and 1,850 total points were all NHL records that stood until they were broken by Wayne Gretzky, who himself has been a major champion of Howe's legacy.

He was the inaugural recipient of the NHL Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008.

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6. Gordie Howe International Bridge

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7. It is beautiful

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8. Photo from OP (Newsweek)

Image of the Gordie Howe International Bridge over the Detroit River, from the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority. WDBA