MacArthur Bridge (Detroit)
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| Official name | Douglas MacArthur Bridge |
| Carries | 5 lanes of East Grand Blvd. |
| Crosses | Detroit River |
| Locale | Detroit, Michigan and Belle Isle, Michigan |
| Design | Arch bridge |
| Total length | 2,193 feet (668 m) |
| Width | 85 feet (26 m) |
| Clearance below | 30 feet (9 m) |
| Opening date | September 1, 1923 |
The MacArthur Bridge is a bridge that spans the Detroit River between Detroit, Michigan 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 American General Douglas MacArthur in 1942. It was restored in 1986 at a cost of $11.5 million. [1]
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 Entering Belle Isle from MacArthur Bridge |
 View of bridge from Belle Isle. |
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