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 Blue Water Bridge Eastbound - Port Huron, Michigan/Point Edward, Ontario Posted by:  S5280ft
N 42° 59.951 W 082° 25.590
17T E 383725 N 4761711
The Blue Water Bridge connects Port Huron, Michigan and Point Edward/Sarnia, Ontario (or is it the other way around?)
Waymark Code: WM26AW
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 09/11/2007
Views: 116
The first span of the Blue Water Bridge across the St. Clair river was opened October 8, 1938, but it is a Cantilevered bridge with a center truss. To accomodate the increasing needs of international traffic, the seconds span, which is of the Arched bridge design was opened to traffic on July 22, 1997.
Since the first Blue Water Bridge was opened, the traffic volumes have grown from approximately 155,000 total vehicles in 1939 to approximately 5,513,809 total vehicles in 2005.
Length of bridge: 6,109 feet (1,862 m) (eastbound)
Height of bridge: 233 feet (71 m) (eastbound)
What type of traffic does this bridge support?: motor vehicles
What kind of gap does this bridge cross?:
St. Clair River
Date constructed: April 12, 1995 - July 22, 1997
Is the bridge still in service for its original purpose?: Yes
Name of road or trail the bridge services: I-69/I94 (U.S.A. side), Highway 402 (Canadian side)
Location:
Port Huron, Michigan, U.S.A./Point Edward, Ontario, Canada
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