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Bridge expects its 75th million vehicle crossing this month

If current trends continue, the International Bridge will have its 75th million vehicle crossing this month. Since the structure opened to traffic in 1962, it's had 74,860,000 vehicles cross it.
David Helwig
David Helwig
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If current trends continue, the International Bridge will have its 75th million vehicle crossing this month.

Since the structure opened to traffic in 1962, it's had 74,860,000 vehicles cross it.

How many cars and trucks is that?

Well, the people run the bridge tell us that if you lined up those 75 million vehicles bumper-to-bumper, they'd stretch around the globe 12 times.

Crossings in October totalled 166,814.

That was down 9.1 percent from the same month last year.

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David Helwig

About the Author: David Helwig

David Helwig's journalism career spans seven decades beginning in the 1960s. His work has been recognized with national and international awards.
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