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October 23, 2025
Detroit’s Gordie Howe bridge is poised to open just as US-Canada truck traffic slows
By PAUL DRAUS
University of Michigan-Dearborn
Photo from Gordie Howe International Bridge website
The grand opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge was originally scheduled for fall of 2025, but it seems likely to be delayed into 2026.
(THE CONVERSATION) Watching the space between two nations shrink became a regular pastime for Detroiters over the past decade as the segments of the Gordie Howe International Bridge gradually grew, extending meter by meter from Ontario on one side and Michigan on the other.
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