The results for the River Rouge plant are striking. The acquisition included the Rouge Plant in Dearborn. In 1927, many operations were transferred to the Rouge plant. The reworked front fenders were also installed at the Rouge plant. The river is widened and channeled near the Rouge Plant to allow lake freighter access. Springwells is a neighborhood in Southwest Detroit, near the Ford Motor Company River Rouge Plant. River Rouge Plant, Dearborn, Michigan, Gas Boiler explosion, 6 killed 2/1/1999. A sit-down strike by the UAW union in April 1941 closed the River Rouge Plant.