Detroit-Windsor Tunnel

Canada / Ontario / Windsor /
 tunnel, invisible, border crossing
The Detroit-Windsor Tunnel is the second busiest crossing between the United States and Canada after the nearby Ambassador Bridge. About 28,000 vehicles use the tunnel each day. The structure is jointly owned by the two cities. During the 1960s and '70s, you could hear Canada's CKLW radio, "The Big 8" while going through the tunnel.

www.dwtunnel.com

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Canada-United_States_bord...
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windsor-Detroit_Tunnel
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Coordinates:   42°19'18"N   83°2'21"W

Comments

  • Beware of using. US Customs frequently treat me rudely and routinley put me through secondary inspection even when I have nothing to declare besides the clothes on my back and and small cash in my wallet. Once directed an ambulance (with lights and sirens on) sending a Canadian resident to Henry Ford Hospital for emergencey heart attack treatment into secondary inspection delaying treatment upwards of 5 minutes. Claimed the ambulance was earmarked for their "random" searches.
  • Yeah it's pretty horrible. It used to take a few minutes to get over to Detroit through the tunnel. As a kid I remember people would lay on their horns if customs took longer than a few minutes per car. Now it takes you at least a half an hour to get across from Canada. Coming back to Canada is much faster.
  • Well, I was born in Chicago but have always lived in Windsor, Canada. It really sucks to get into the US thru the tunnel. US Customs seem to have any problem with Canadians...Just don't know why. Anyway, I'm proud to be a Canadian citizen for the last 35 years!!! US is a run-down nation, indeed.
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