Ambassador Bridge
The Ambassador Bridge is an international suspension bridge across the Detroit River that connects Detroit, Michigan, United States, with Windsor, Ontario, Canada.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Mikerussell, GFDL.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: suspension bridge that connects Detroit, Michigan, with Windsor, Ontario
- Also known as: “Ambassador International Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Basilica of Sainte Anne de Détroit and The North Wall.
Basilica of Sainte Anne de Détroit
Church
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Basilica of Sainte Anne de Détroit was founded July 26, 1701 by French colonists in New France, and is the second-oldest continuously operating Roman Catholic parish in the United States. Basilica of Sainte Anne de Détroit is situated 3,000 feet north of Ambassador Bridge.
The North Wall
Memorial
Photo: Copystar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The North Wall, also known as the Canadian Vietnam Veterans Memorial, is a war memorial in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The monument was erected on July 2, 1995 in honour of the Canadian veterans who were killed in action, made prisoners of war, or declared missing in action during the Vietnam War. The North Wall is situated 1,400 feet southeast of Ambassador Bridge.
Leddy Library
Library
Photo: Alam1s, Public domain.
Leddy Library is situated 2,400 feet southeast of Ambassador Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hubbard Farms and Southwest Side.
Hubbard Farms
Neighborhood
Hubbard Farms is a neighborhood located in Detroit, Michigan. It is located on one of the old plots which used to be a ribbon farm along the Detroit River.
Southwest Side
Chinatown
Neighborhood
Windsor's West Side neighbourhood is home to a Chinatown. As of 2012 it is the largest Chinatown in proximity to Detroit, Michigan. The Chinatown started in 1961 with 500 Chinese to over 5,000 by 1981. Chinatown is situated 1½ miles east of Ambassador Bridge.
Ambassador Bridge
- Categories: suspension bridge, steel bridge, road bridge, toll bridge, international bridge, and transportation
- Location: City of Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.31236° or 42° 18′ 45″ northLongitude
-83.07432° or 83° 4′ 28″ westElevation
571 feet (174 metres)Inception
November 6th, 1929Open location code
86JR8W6G+W7OpenStreetMap ID
way 988967484OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeGeoNames ID
4984122Wikidata ID
Q12575
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Ambassador Bridge” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جسر أمباسادور”
- Basque: “Ambassador zubia”
- Chinese: “大使桥”
- Chuvash: “Амбассадор (кӗпер)”
- Chuvash: “Амбассадор”
- Danish: “Ambassador Bridge”
- Dutch: “Ambassador Bridge”
- Esperanto: “Ambasadora Ponto”
- Finnish: “Ambassador Bridge”
- French: “pont Ambassadeur”
- French: “Pont Ambassadeur”
- French: “pont Ambassador”
- German: “Ambassador Bridge”
- Italian: “Ambassador Bridge”
- Japanese: “アンバサダー橋”
- Korean: “앰배서더 다리”
- Macedonian: “Амбасадор”
- Persian: “پل سفیر”
- Polish: “Ambassador Bridge”
- Portuguese: “Ponte Ambassador”
- Russian: “Амбассадор”
- Spanish: “puente Ambassador”
- Spanish: “Puente Ambassador”
- Swedish: “Ambassador Bridge”
- Tagalog: “Tulay ng Ambassador”
- Ukrainian: “Амбассадор (міст)”
- Ukrainian: “Амбассадор”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hubbard Richard and Mexicantown.
Nearby Places
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