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It will have the longest main span of any cable-stayed bridge in North America at 853 m (2,800 ft), with a total bridge length of 2.5 km (1.6 mi). [72] At the highest point above the Detroit River, the bridge will be 46 m (151 ft) above the water. [71] The bridge will have six lanes for automotive traffic, and a bicycle and walking path. [71]
The 'Detroit Non-Motorized Master Plan' was also published which proposed 400 miles (640 km) of bike lanes primarily through road diets. [19] The Rosa Parks bus terminal opened. In 2010, the new 407-foot (124 m)-long Bagley Avenue Pedestrian Bridge re-connected Mexicantown bridging both I-75 and I-96. [20]
The bridge, which features 19 total arches across 2,193 feet (668 m), provides main access between the city's mainland and Belle Isle. Completed in 1923 for $2.635 million (equivalent to $36.7 million in 2023 [ 1 ] ), it replaced an iron bridge with wooden decking that accidentally caught fire and was destroyed in 1915.
The Lyndon Avenue Greenway is a 1 + 1 ⁄ 2-mile (2.4 km) route in Detroit's Brightmoor neighborhood and runs between Eliza Howell Park and Stoepel Park. Besides connecting the two large area parks, the greenway also includes many pocket parks. This segment of Lyndon Avenue will have bike lanes added once the greenway is completed. [1]
Jefferson Avenue is a 63.71-mile-long (102.53 km) [citation needed] scenic road along the eastern part of the Detroit metropolitan area in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Michigan. It travels alongside Lake Erie, the Detroit River, and Lake St. Clair. This road also provides access to many recreational facilities in the area.
A little more than 30 years ago, Manuel "Matty" Moroun bought the vast Ambassador Bridge that connects Detroit and Windsor, Ontario. By doing so, Moroun, who is now 83 years old, not only claims ...
The station previously served the Joe Louis Arena, the home of the NHL's Detroit Red Wings, until the arena's closure in 2017.The station was built with a series of wide concrete ramps from street level to the platform, allowing it to handle the flow of large crowds from events at the arena, and a pedestrian bridge linking the station's concourse level directly to the arena's entrance.
Augustus Woodward's plan following the 1805 fire for Detroit's baroque styled radial avenues and Grand Circus Park.. Following a historic fire in 1805, Judge Augustus B. Woodward devised a plan similar to Pierre Charles L'Enfant's design for Washington, D.C. Detroit's monumental avenues and traffic circles fan out in a baroque-styled radial fashion from Grand Circus Park in the heart of the ...