Gordie Howe bridge saw more than 41K crossings into Canada in first 5 days: StatCan

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says tens of thousands of motorists crossed the Gordie Howe International Bridge into Canada over the first few days after it opened.

The long-anticipated bridge connecting Windsor and Detroit opened to traffic on July 27 after weeks of delay.

StatCan says preliminary inbound traffic figures show 18,900 Canadian resident return trips from the United States over the Gordie Howe bridge in its first five days of operation.

Over the same period, 18,100 U.S. residents crossed the bridge to enter Canada.