Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-05-29 | Page 35 | Sixth Bridge Will Bind Canada and United States

Y 29 1921 SIXTH BRIDGE WILL NILL BIND CANADA AND ANDI I UNITED STATES Great Structure at Detroit Expected to Cost Thirty Million Dollars r DETROIT Mich 1 May 28 The The proposed proposed pro- pro posed suspension bridge between Detroit Detroit Detroit De De- troit and Windsor the th international international international bridge lI linking licking Uie the United States with Canada and the third that will carry highway traffic between the two countries will have been completed within the next five y years ars in the Ion of Charted Charles Evans Fowler chief engineer of the project Mr Fowler announced construction work might I start late n next fall or during the winter About four years ears Is expected to be required to complete the project The bridge Mr 11 FOwler lowler said will rank as one of the important of those between the two countries be because because because be- be cause it will connect Ontario the most thickly settled province of Canada with the middle western part I of the United States It will serve a greater number of persons than any ether international bridge on the continent continent continent con con- Mr Fowler said Present plans call for a bridge of the suspension type that will cost Permission to build the span has been granted by both the United States and Canada The bill granting such permission was signed by President Wilson just before he left office March 4 4 Both branches of the dominion government have sanctioned the project virtually completing completing com com- the preliminary steps necessary necessary sar sary before construction begins The main span of the bridge will be 1770 feet There will be two foot 28 roadways two seven-foot seven sidewalks two tramcar tracks s. s and four tracks on the lower decks for railways The railway tracks will connect on the Canadian side with the Essex Terminal Terminal Terminal nal railway and on the American side eide with the Joint tracks of the Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsyl Pennsyl- Pennsylvania vania Pere Marquette Wabash and Michigan Central railroads Three of the bridges already in existence existence ex ex- ex between the United States and Canada are located at Niagara Falls one is at Buffalo and another is across the St St. Mays May's river near Sault Ste Ste. Marie Mich