TRAFFIC STATISTICS
An average of 14,000 vehicles
per day cross the Blue Water Bridge with as many as 20,000 vehicles crossing on
a busy day. Well over 6,000 trucks may cross the bridge on a busy day.
|
DATE
|
WESTBOUND
|
EASTBOUND
|
TOTAL
|
|
|
1938
|
30,480
|
30,480
|
60,960
|
|
1939
|
154,653
|
154,653
|
309,306
|
|
1940
|
106,076
|
106,076
|
212,152
|
|
1941
|
134,031
|
134,031
|
268,062
|
|
1942
|
99,072
|
99,072
|
198,144
|
|
1943
|
84,102
|
84,102
|
168,204
|
|
1944
|
104,129
|
104,129
|
208,258
|
|
1945
|
159,041
|
159,041
|
318,082
|
|
1946
|
226,837
|
226,837
|
453,674
|
|
1947
|
263,694
|
263,694
|
527,388
|
|
1948
|
285,963
|
285,963
|
571,926
|
|
1949
|
313,211
|
313,211
|
626,422
|
|
1950
|
329,893
|
329,893
|
659,786
|
|
1951
|
394,792
|
394,792
|
789,584
|
|
1952
|
451,057
|
451,057
|
902,114
|
|
1953
|
502,736
|
502,736
|
1,005,472
|
|
1954
|
505,271
|
505,271
|
1,010,542
|
|
1955
|
535,606
|
535,606
|
1,071,212
|
|
1956
|
575,936
|
575,936
|
1,151,872
|
|
1957
|
581,233
|
581,233
|
1,162,466
|
|
1958
|
628,596
|
628,596
|
1,257,192
|
|
1959
|
666,058
|
666,058
|
1,332,116
|
|
1960
|
769,697
|
769,697
|
1,539,394
|
|
1961
|
800,947
|
800,947
|
1,601,894
|
|
1962
|
941,122
|
941,122
|
1,882,244
|
|
1963
|
1,054,766
|
1,054,766
|
2,109,532
|
|
1964
|
1,076,896
|
1,076,896
|
2,153,792
|
|
1965
|
1,030,378
|
1,030,378
|
2,060,756
|
|
1966
|
1,087,679
|
1,087,679
|
2,175,358
|
|
1967
|
1,148,759
|
1,148,759
|
2,297,518
|
|
1968
|
1,190,219
|
1,190,219
|
2,380,438
|
|
1969
|
1,247,260
|
1,247,260
|
2,494,520
|
|
1970
|
1,219,794
|
1,219,794
|
2,439,588
|
|
1971
|
1,245,138
|
1,268,358
|
2,513,496
|
|
1972
|
1,272,342
|
1,288,149
|
2,560,491
|
|
1973
|
1,296,661
|
1,309,604
|
2,606,265
|
|
1974
|
1,264,787
|
1,275,693
|
2,540,480
|
|
1975
|
1,353,612
|
1,358,668
|
2,712,280
|
|
1976
|
1,549,123
|
1,560,354
|
3,109,477
|
|
1977
|
1,614,736
|
1,623,283
|
3,238,019
|
|
1978
|
1,491,562
|
1,502,406
|
2,993,968
|
|
1979
|
1,377,455
|
1,387,706
|
2,765,161
|
|
1980
|
1,763,296
|
1,777,866
|
3,541,162
|
|
1981
|
1,713,834
|
1,729,415
|
3,443,249
|
|
1982
|
1,411,564
|
1,419,950
|
2,831,514
|
|
1983
|
1,521,029
|
1,523,715
|
3,044,744
|
|
1984
|
1,583,191
|
1,603,998
|
3,187,189
|
|
1985
|
1,648,334
|
1,678,868
|
3,327,202
|
|
1986
|
1,786,722
|
1,811,510
|
3,598,232
|
|
1987
|
1,952,477
|
1,971,339
|
3,923,816
|
|
1988
|
2,118,569
|
2,135,733
|
4,254,302
|
|
1989
|
2,323,497
|
2,291,502
|
4,614,999
|
|
1990
|
2,784,078
|
2,726,042
|
5,510,120
|
|
1991
|
3,107,987
|
3,030,863
|
6,138,850
|
|
1992
|
3,056,340
|
2,994,816
|
6,051,156
|
|
1993
|
3,061,278
|
3,000,814
|
6,062,092
|
|
1994
|
2,663,556
|
2,553,396
|
5,216,952
|
|
1995
|
2,528,964
|
2,450,843
|
4,979,807
|
|
1996
|
2,563,442
|
2,476,623
|
5,040,065
|
|
1997
|
2,610,494
|
2,540,626
|
5,151,120
|
|
1998
|
2,630,937
|
2,568,031
|
5,198,968
|
|
1999
|
2,823,757
|
2,721,563
|
5,545,320
|
|
2000
|
3,066,487
|
2,910,344
|
5,976,831
|
|
2001
|
2,916,963
|
2,770,596
|
5,687,559
|
|
|
2002
|
2,883,501
|
2,713,410
|
5,596,911
|
|
2003
|
2,794,306
|
2,646,901
|
5,441,207
|
|
2004
|
2,836,981
|
2,731,864
|
5,568,845
|
|
2005
|
2,789,113
|
2,724,696
|
5,513,809
|
|
2006
|
2,687,137
|
2,644,614
|
5,331,751
|
|
| TOTALS |
96,793,234
|
95,424,143
|
192,217,377
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