This is a single suspension bridge from the Bridgemeister historical inventory of suspension bridges.
1929: Ambassador
Detroit, Michigan, USA and Windsor, Ontario, Canada - Detroit River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 160 (added before 2003) |
| Year Completed: | 1929 |
| Name: | Ambassador |
| Location: | Detroit, Michigan, USA and Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
| Crossing: | Detroit River |
| Coordinates: | 42.31210 N 83.07402 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Principals: | Jonathan Jones, McClintic-Marshall |
| References: | AAJ, AMB, GBD, PTS2 |
| Use: | Vehicular (major highway) |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2022) |
| Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 563.9 meters (1,850 feet) |
| Deck width: | 55 feet |
Notes:
- Became longest suspension bridge by eclipsing 1926 Benjamin Franklin (Philadelphia-Camden) - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Camden, New Jersey, USA.
- Eclipsed by new longest suspension bridge 1931 George Washington (GWB) - New York, New York and Fort Lee, New Jersey, USA.
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