BRIDGE, TUNNEL & BORDER.

Detroit is an international border city. Movement to and from Canada belongs inside the city's transportation history, crime history, commercial history, and river geography.

Detroit River tunnel, Detroit, Mich. — REAL DETROIT SOURCE · Michigan Central Railroad Detroit River tunnel, photographed between 1910 and 1920.
Source: Detroit Publishing Co. / source record · No known restrictions on publication

RESEARCH LENS

Reading the international crossing

Bridge and tunnel travel
Customs and border-control geography
Commercial and personal cross-border movement
Connections to the Detroit River and Prohibition history
Maps showing border approaches and downtown connections

CONNECT THE CITY

The border changes every route.

Bridge, tunnel, customs, commercial, and police material stays tied to dated records and mapped places.

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