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The construction of the Gordie Howe International Bridge is a major infrastructure project spanning both the United States and Canada. The bridge is named after Gordie Howe, a Canadian ice hockey player who was one of the greatest players in the history of the sport. The bridge connects Detroit, Michigan with Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
The project involves a significant workforce, including engineers, construction workers, project managers, environmental specialists, and various other professionals. These workers come from both sides of the border and collaborate to ensure the successful completion of the bridge.
Gordie Howe International Bridge facts:
Length
The bridge is about 1.5 miles long and will be one of the five longest bridges in North America when it's completed.
Design
The bridge is cable-stayed and has a main span of 0.53 miles, which is the longest of any cable-stayed bridge in North America. It also has the longest composite steel and concrete bridge deck of any cable-stayed bridge in the world.
Towers
The bridge's Canadian and US towers are each over 625 feet tall, but will eventually reach a height of 722 feet.
Bridge deck
Construction of the bridge deck began in December 2022 and was expected to be completed by the end of June 2024. The deck is made up of 54 segments, including a custom-built mid-span closure that takes four to six weeks to install.
Cables
The bridge has 216 stay cables, and all but 10 were installed by mid-June 2024.
Path
The bridge will have a 12-foot-wide path for pedestrians and cyclists, which will be the first legal way to cross the Detroit River on foot. The path will connect to local trails and streets on both sides of the bridge.
Connections
In the US, the bridge will connect to Interstate 75 with dedicated ramps, and 1.9 miles of the highway will be widened and rebuilt.
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Those shots looking down the tower are really awesome - they really give a feel of the height. Also, I'd imagine by now the construction workers are pretty used to seeing your drone buzzing around!
That’s very nice, thank you!
I think I got it now… The precast deck panels are placed on top of the beams, leaving the studs we see on the beam tops, between the panels. Then the gaps between them all get concreted in, thus tying in the panels to each other and the beams. Must be the night crew that does the panel placement. Great drone flights ! 👏🤙
Yeah, that could be how it’s done. I wish I could have got some video of it though.
@@blueman5924 There will be a final layer of pavement over the bridge deck.
What an amazing engineering marvel this bridge is. Just the amount of material required to build it is astounding. Thank you Michael for the great drone footage and a giant shout out to all the hard working people working on this enormous project.
It’s amazing how big of an area that this project covers. Thank you, Dan!
@@michaelanthonyvideos I am driving down Fort Street every day on my way home from work now and I see the progress they are making and they are doing a great job. It might take longer to get home but I will take it just for the enjoyment of seeing it.
@@dangroat4438 They’re making a lot of improvements on Fort Street, including new trees.🌳
I am just wondering that some of the workers probably watch your videos, nice work with the close up flying.
Good question! I’m sure they like seeing the work that they’re doing.
Whata shoot..!
Thanks for watching! 👍
Michael, more overhead shots of the surrounding highway infrastructure would be cool. I have friends asking me if I have travelled over the bridge yet .....
👍Good suggestion! Thanks 🙏
It will be interesting to see what kind of lights they put on it to make it stand out after dark( and it better for those G.A. sight seeing aircraft )🤔 hope you post some of those shots in time😁.......* they should have a platform for visitors to travel to the top of those towers, what a view !
Of course I will get some video of the lights. 👍
You can get a good idea of what's possible for the lighting of this bridge by looking at the new cable stay Champlain bridge in Montreal, which opened in June of 2019. It's quite nice.
@@MadawaskaObservatory I want to take a trip to Montreal.
For sure I knew that (lol)😁
WILL DO ! Thanks
Great channel! I'd like to see a shot of the top of the towers looking down. Is there a stairwell in the towers? Also removing the tower cranes will be the money shot!
There are vertical ladders in the towers. Within the two angled legs of each tower, upon reaching the top of a ladder, there is a platform and then the next ladder is offset. Ladders also take workers to the landings where where each stay cable is anchored. The towers also have elevators.
I am very Curious as to how the stay cables are fastened each side INSIDE the TALL COLUMNS.
An Amazing Engineering Design and Planning. Very Good Work.
You and me both!
Love the videos,what drone do you have?
Thank you! I have a DJI Mini Pro 4.
Great video, thanks. Anyone know how the steel strands of the cable stays will be protected from corrosion?
🙏 Thank you! I think that plastic pipe will protect it hopefully.
The white HDPE pipe is a weather cover for the steel strands. The rings on the white pipe, spaced a foot apart, are to prevent ice from forming and potentially falling onto the bridge deck.
@@SteveR59Thanks. I read that strand corrosion and failure has been a major problem on other cable stayed bridges. Various strand coatings have been tried and I wanted to know if any had been chosen for this bridge.
When watching this video something occurred to me. Too bad they didn't make provisions to place a restaurant on top of each tower along with
observation decks.You'd have awesome views on sunny days. Great video as usual!
Now there’s an idea. 💡
Thank you for watching!
7 Days a week - 365 Days a Year - there is no end to your dedication. Could some of the Workers with IRISH ROOTS fly the Tricolour.
Thank you for watching, Patrick!
What are those white strips coming out of the side of the deck? Perhaps some heating so the can keep the deck free of ice without salt?
I’m not sure. 🤔 Does anyone know?
I think they are tensioning straps that are stretched across the deck?
@@justbecause9645 The white strips are protective sleeves for the tension cables. Later the cables will be tensioned by a hydraulic puller. This strengthens the deck.
@@thomasdragosr.841Thank you for explaining that!
What holds the cables at each end thanks
I don’t know exactly what’s holding them. Some type of anchor I imagine.
The day I set my chickens free!
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When will all cables be covered ?
I don’t know if they will be.
Not for awhile, they will have to adjust the cables a couple more times.
What holds the cable in at each end thanks
@@johncallas1224Some type of anchor perhaps.
I think they are covered
The Morouns only have about 18 months and thankfully their Ambassador bridge monopoly is over.
I wonder if that bridge will be demolished.
@@michaelanthonyvideos I heard a long time ago, on another drone operator's video, that Canada insisted the Ambassador bridge had to be demoilished within 5 years of the opening of the GHIB. Then I heard a few months ago that repairs were made and the Ambassador bridge was brought back up to code, so now it will not have to be demolished. The Morouns certainly wil lose revenue, at least from the truckers who will be able to travel from Hwy 401 to I-75 without having to go through Windsor city streets.
@@SteveR59 I’m not sure how the US could force a private company to shut down.
@@michaelanthonyvideos If the bridge was deemed unsafe for use, maybe it could be shut down. I was just repeating what I heard and read on someone else's drone video. I have no idea if the info was accurate or not.
@@SteveR59that condition was set on the Morouns for their new bridge they wanted.
China seems able to build bridges like this in a month.
But they fall apart.
Not true at all.