Manuel Moroun
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Manuel "Matty" Moroun was an American billionaire businessman, most notable as the owner of the Ambassador Bridge international crossing connecting Detroit, Michigan, and Windsor, Ontario. The bridge,
Ambassador Bridge from Windsor, Ontario, looking towards Detroit, Michigan
The Gordie Howe International Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge across the Detroit River. The international crossing connects Detroit, Michigan, United States with Windsor, Ontario, Canada by linking In
Manuel Moroun
…33 million to fund a 2012 Michigan state ballot proposal to prevent a new bridge. The United States and Canadian governments agreed to build the Gordie Howe International Bridge, a bridge between Detroit and Windsor to be located downriver. As a result of Moroun's lobbying against funding for the construction, the construction…
Gordie Howe International Bridge days before its opening, July 2026
An aerial view of the Gordie Howe International Bridge with the Ambassador Bridge in the foreground, June 2025
Crossing the bridge from the Canadian side heading towards the American side
Early construction of the support towers, as shown on the American side in June 2021