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AZJonnie

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5. Here it is. The billionaire who fought the new bridge and owned Ambassador himself for decades died in 2020

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Reply #2)

Tue Feb 10, 2026, 04:11 AM

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Manuel Moroun had effectively sole control after he finished buying up the bridge in 1979, and it remained essentially a one‑owner asset (him personally) until his death in July 2020.

Since 2020, the bridge has been described in news and regulatory coverage as being owned by the Moroun family or by companies chaired by Matthew Moroun, rather than by Manuel as an individual.

So, sorry, sounds like it's probably still be owned by his family. I misread another article about the guy having died and it being passed on to a corporation since.

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This is just another of the sundowning manbaby's tantrums AZJonnie Tuesday #1

Do you know who does own it, and since when ? eppur_se_muova Tuesday #2

Here it is. The billionaire who fought the new bridge and owned Ambassador himself for decades died in 2020 AZJonnie Tuesday #5

OK, thanks. I'm surprised a situation like that has continued for so long. nt eppur_se_muova Tuesday #9

I'm not sure who owns it, but his family manages it through family owned corps Ilikepurple Tuesday #3

I'm just saying it's not the one dude who owned it forever, and fought the new bridge for many years, he died AZJonnie Tuesday #4

Manuel, the individual, never owned the Bridge. Centra Inc. I believe was the ultimate owner. Ilikepurple Tuesday #7

I wonder how much he Figarosmom Tuesday #6

The story about these two bridges goes back moniss Tuesday #8

oh dear, I didn't realize this was a poor opressed billionaire story. uncle ray Tuesday #10

That's hardly the point of my post. moniss Tuesday #12

The Gordie Howe Bridge LetMyPeopleVote Tuesday #11