Douglas MacArthur Bridge during sunrise on March 9, 2019

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Douglas MacArthur Bridge detail shot during winter - Feb. 6, 2021

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"Belle Isle bridge" with the Detroit skyline

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A close-up view of the Douglas MacArthur bridge during sunset, looking northeast - Photo from Nov. 23, 2025

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Douglas MacArthur Bridge with the Detroit skyline during a beautiful full moon set - Sep. 19, 2021

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The MacArthur Bridge is known as simply the "Belle Isle bridge" to most Detroiters.

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The bridge opened Nov. 1, 1923.

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The bridge and the downtown skyline

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The bridge on a foggy morning.

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The Belle Isle bridge's formal name is the Douglas MacArthur Bridge.

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The MacArthur Bridge has taken generations of Detroiters to Belle Isle.

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The bridge was renamed for Douglas MacArthur on Feb. 18, 1942.

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Photo by Dan Austin of HistoricDetroit.org