River Rouge, Detroit

Name: River Rouge
Address: Detroit, United States

#159 among attractions in Detroit

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River Rouge is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 7,224 at the 2020 census. ()

Alternative names: Area: 3.25 mi²Coordinates: 42°16'21"N, 83°8'5"W

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River Rouge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Fort Street–Pleasant Street and Norfolk & Western Railroad Viaduct, Zug Island, West Jefferson Avenue–Rouge River Bridge, SS Columbia.

1.1 miNW
Bridge
Fort Street–Pleasant Street and Norfolk & Western Railroad Viaduct, Detroit
28 min walk • The Fort Street–Pleasant Street and Norfolk & Western Railroad Viaduct is a bridge carrying six lanes of Fort Street over both Pleasant Street and multiple tracks comprising the Norfolk Southern Railway Detroit District and Conrail Shared Assets Lincoln Secondary and Junction...
1.4 miNE
Island
Zug Island, Detroit
35 min walk • Zug Island is a heavily industrialized island within the city of River Rouge at the southern city limits of Detroit in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located where the mouth of the River Rouge spills into the Detroit River.
0.6 miNE
Bridge
West Jefferson Avenue–Rouge River Bridge, Detroit
17 min walk • The West Jefferson Avenue–Rouge River Bridge is a bridge located where Jefferson Avenue crosses the Rouge River at the border of Detroit and River Rouge, Michigan. It is the only surviving pony truss bascule bridge in the state of Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
0.9 miSE
Ship
SS Columbia, Detroit
25 min walk • SS Columbia is the last remaining excursion steamship from the turn of the 20th century in existence, the second to last being her running mate and sister ship SS Ste. Claire which burned in 2018. Both were designed by Frank E. Kirby and Louis O. Keil.
1.2 miSE
Harbor
Port of Detroit, Detroit
31 min walk • The Port of Detroit is located along the west side of the Detroit River, and is the largest inland port in the state of Michigan. The port is overseen by the Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority, a five-member board of directors appointed by the State of Michigan, Wayne County, and the City of Detroit.
0.9 miW
Neighbourhood
Boynton–Oakwood Heights, Detroit
23 min walk • Boynton and Oakwood Heights are the two southernmost neighborhoods of the city of Detroit in the U.S. state of Michigan. The two neighborhoods occupy the only portions of Detroit located south of the River Rouge.