The Gordie Howe International Bridge, which connects Windsor, Ontario and Detroit, Michigan, starts seeing tens of thousands of trips into Canada shortly after opening. Statistics Canada reports that between July 27 and July 31—its first five days—more than 41,000 crossings occur into Canada via the bridge.
StatCan’s preliminary figures show 18,900 return trips by Canadian residents and 18,100 entries by U.S. residents during the period. One report also highlights that roughly 4,000 commercial transport trucks enter or return to Canada using the crossing, indicating that freight traffic is part of the early volume.
Outlets frame the numbers slightly differently, with some emphasizing the total crossings into Canada, while others focus on commercial truck movement. All accounts rely on StatCan’s early inbound statistics for the bridge’s opening window and reference the same opening date of July 27, after delays.
