River Rouge
River Rouge is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 7,224 at the 2020 census. The city is named after the River Rouge, which flows along the city's northern border and into the Detroit River.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Fordson Island and Gordie Howe International Bridge.
Fordson Island
Island
Fordson Island is an 8.4-acre artificial island in the River Rouge, in southeast Michigan. It was created by the Ford Motor Company in 1918, while dredging the River Rouge, and the land was donated to Springwells Township by Henry Ford. Fordson Island is situated 1½ miles northwest of River Rouge.
Gordie Howe International Bridge
Bridge
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The Gordie Howe International Bridge, known during development as the Detroit River International Crossing and the New International Trade Crossing, is a cable-stayed international bridge across the Detroit River, currently under construction. Gordie Howe International Bridge is situated 2 miles northeast of River Rouge.
John D. Dingell Park
Park
John D. Dingell Park is located in Ecorse, Michigan along the Detroit River. Known best for its annual Fourth of July fireworks and water festival, Dingell Park also honors local residents who gave their lives in World War II. John D. Dingell Park is situated 2½ miles south of River Rouge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Delray and Ecorse.
Delray
Neighborhood
Photo: Notorious4life, Public domain.
Delray is a neighborhood in southwest Detroit in the U.S. state of Michigan. Its area extends south to the River Rouge, east to the Detroit River, west to Fort Street, and north to Clark Street. Delray is situated 2 miles northeast of River Rouge.
Ecorse
Town
Ecorse is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 9,305 at the 2020 census. Ecorse is part of the Downriver community within Metro Detroit. Ecorse is situated 2 miles south of River Rouge.
Melvindale
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Melvindale is a city in Wayne County of the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2020 census, the city population was 12,851.
River Rouge
- Categories: city in the United States and locality
- Location: City of River Rouge, Wayne County, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.27293° or 42° 16′ 23″ northLongitude
-83.13529° or 83° 8′ 7″ westPopulation
7,560Elevation
584 feet (178 metres)United Nations Location Code
US RRJOpen location code
86JR7VF7+5VOpenStreetMap ID
node 6915922110OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“River Rouge” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ريفر روغ”
- Basque: “River Rouge”
- Cebuano: “River Rouge”
- Chechen: “Ривер-Руж”
- Chinese: “River Rouge”
- Chinese: “胭脂河”
- Chinese: “里弗魯日”
- Danish: “River Rouge”
- Dutch: “River Rouge”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ريفر روج”
- Estonian: “River Rouge”
- French: “River Rouge”
- German: “Rouge River”
- Gilaki: “ريور رۊج (ميشيگان)”
- Gilaki: “ريور رۊج”
- Irish: “River Rouge”
- Italian: “River Rouge”
- Kazakh: “Ривэ Роудж”
- Kirghiz: “Ривэ Роудж”
- Korean: “리버 루지”
- Korean: “리버루지”
- Ladin: “River Rouge”
- Lithuanian: “River Ružas”
- Macedonian: “Река Руж”
- Malagasy: “River Rouge, Michigan”
- Malagasy: “River Rouge”
- Mazanderani: “ریور روژ (میشیگان)”
- Mazanderani: “ریور روژ”
- Min Nan Chinese: “River Rouge”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “River Rouge”
- Persian: “ریور روژ، میشیگان”
- Persian: “ریور روژ”
- Polish: “River Rouge”
- Portuguese: “River Rouge”
- Serbian: “Ривер Руж”
- Serbo-Croatian: “River Rouge, Michigan”
- Serbo-Croatian: “River Rouge”
- South Azerbaijani: “ریور روژ، میشیقان”
- Spanish: “River Rouge (Míchigan)”
- Spanish: “River Rouge”
- Swahili: “Mji wa Mto Rouge”
- Swahili: “River Rouge, Michigan”
- Tatar: “Ривер-Руж”
- Turkish: “River Rouge, Michigan”
- Turkish: “River Rouge”
- Ukrainian: “Рівер-Руж”
- Uzbek: “River Rouge”
- Volapük: “River Rouge”
- Welsh: “River Rouge, Michigan”
- Welsh: “River Rouge”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include River Rouge Fire Station and River Rouge Police Station.
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