What to know about the Gordie Howe Windsor-Detroit bridge at the centre of Donald Trump’s threats

The cables of the Gordie Howe bridge lit up against the night sky

U.S. Democrats are probing the relationship between Donald Trump and the owner of the nearly century-old Ambassador Bridge linking Detroit and Windsor, Ont., after the president threatened to block this year’s planned opening of a competing crossing — the Gordie Howe International Bridge. Here’s more about the new bridge at the busiest international trade corridor in North America, and why it’s at the centre of a ruckus.