MacArthur Bridge, Detroit

The MacArthur Bridge is a bridge that spans the Detroit River between Detroit and Belle Isle. The bridge, which features nineteen total arches across 2,193 feet (668 m), provides main access to Belle Isle. Completed in 1923 for $2,635,000 USD, it replaced a mostly wooden bridge that accidentally caught fire and was destroyed in 1915. The bridge, once known as the Belle Isle Bridge, was later renamed the Douglas MacArthur Bridge after General Douglas MacArthur in 1942. It was restored in 1986 at a cost of $11.5 million.

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Sight Name: MacArthur Bridge
Sight Location: Detroit, USA (See walking tours in Detroit)
Sight Type: Attraction/Landmark

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