Gordie Howe International Bridge opens Monday, offering Detroit drivers a direct path to Windsor

The Gordie Howe International Bridge opened Monday, creating a new gateway between Detroit and Windsor after over 20 years of planning and construction. The bridge features three lanes into the U.S. and three into Canada, with funding agreed upon in 2012 between former Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and then-Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. The project faced legal opposition from the Moroun family and political tensions involving President Trump.