Thats one of the best videos on any subject matter ive ever seen. Almost like youre there working on it yourself feeling the tension of such a massive operation. Very cool.
@michaelanthonyvideos8 ай бұрын
Wow, thank you!
@Bill50718 ай бұрын
Todd Kobylarz. Are you related to Gerald William Kobylarz?
@WesB19728 ай бұрын
Mind blowing video, BRAVO !!!!!!
@michaelanthonyvideos8 ай бұрын
@@WesB1972 Thank you Wes!
@vinceromano82457 ай бұрын
Excellent statement.
@micahpaul209 ай бұрын
Drones have completely changed videography for the better. Great shots 💪🏻
@MichaelHBallard9 ай бұрын
Yes amazing to see GREAT captures
@michaelanthonyvideos9 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching the video!
@McBuggs.8 ай бұрын
Yes, awesome video, and with the music blended in as well. Imagine if film was used... where would a big role of film go in a drone? How big would a drone have to be to record this? Digital cards and cameras have come a long way to make this type of recording so much easier, not filming, there's no film as some people still call it.
@Mike444609 ай бұрын
Ironworkers, balls of steel!.......Very nicely done, Michael.
@michaelanthonyvideos9 ай бұрын
Thank you Mike!
@blueman59249 ай бұрын
I know they’re all safety-lined up, but it would still be a nasty tumble with all those bolts on the beams etc.
@michaelanthonyvideos9 ай бұрын
@@blueman5924 I wouldn’t want to fall on one of those bolts.
@rockingchair28079 ай бұрын
@@michaelanthonyvideosthey're called nelson studs. Gives tooth for concrete to bite on. 32 yrs bridge construction and i lived through it, barely. Ha
@michaelanthonyvideos9 ай бұрын
@@rockingchair2807 Hi Rockingchair, thank you for telling me. I just looked it up.
@dougcarter22719 ай бұрын
This is one of the best videos capturing the placement of the cross beam. Once the last sections are placed on both sides, the final measurement will be taken to make the joining road connector piece, likely in July.
@michaelanthonyvideos9 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching!
@MarkGrudt9 ай бұрын
This is the Canadian crew working.
@paulzupon2469 ай бұрын
Fantastic video Michael. It's so amazing how much weight ypu can move with a spud bar. These guys are awsome. Such great team work!
@michaelanthonyvideos9 ай бұрын
@@paulzupon246 Thanks Paul! They make it look easy.
@SparkyCanFixIt9 ай бұрын
@@michaelanthonyvideos😊😊😊
@tevienotser59249 ай бұрын
Ironworkers don't get paid enough!
@bigbuck27209 ай бұрын
Great video, amazing how something that big fits in so easy, hats off to the men working 140' above the water, you can tell that the walleye are biting with all boats on the water
@michaelanthonyvideos9 ай бұрын
I have seen some videos of fisherman catching walleye in the river recently.
@toddgalagan33769 ай бұрын
How many of these beams do the install a day on the Gordie Howe Bridge?
@michaelanthonyvideos9 ай бұрын
@@toddgalagan3376 Good question.
@livinginvancouverbc22479 ай бұрын
It's not good to be fishing right under the bridge. Something could fall down and hit you in the head, like a bolt, or a hammer, or an F150.
@mr.boobania9 ай бұрын
I think at least one of the boats is there in case of emergency.
@makattak888 ай бұрын
Gordie Howe Bridge brought to you by UNION IRONWORKERS!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
@michaelanthonyvideos8 ай бұрын
👍✌
@kurtboginski5079 ай бұрын
Amazing just how easy they make it look. Without a doubt, one of the best how do they do it videos yet. Thanks Michael.
@michaelanthonyvideos9 ай бұрын
They do make it look easy. Thank you Kurt!
@Matthewabramsky9 ай бұрын
Just another day at the office for those dudes. Holy shit they are bad asses. Great video.
@michaelanthonyvideos9 ай бұрын
Yes they are!
@backho129 ай бұрын
What a wonderfully clear and vibrant video! Good job. I like how the work platforms and other essential items are already staged on the beam before the lift.
@michaelanthonyvideos9 ай бұрын
Thank you! The platforms are different on the Canadian side.
@paulcozens4889 ай бұрын
They are called angel wings
@Thomasj8767 ай бұрын
To all the men and women working on this project, hats off to you all, what an amazing thing to be a part of. 🇺🇸🇨🇦
@michaelanthonyvideos7 ай бұрын
Thank you Thomas for watching the video!
@gilbertfranklin15379 ай бұрын
Absolutely the best of all Michael's videos yet presented! We finally get to see the drone hover in a perfect spot to witness the workers actually attaching a major component of building a magnificent bridge. I hope this is a harbinger of more to come as they inch closer to joining in the middle to complete the span. I predict that now Mr Anthony's subscriber count shall rise! 👍
@michaelanthonyvideos9 ай бұрын
Thank you Gilbert, stay tuned!
@johnstudd42459 ай бұрын
And each day the bridge gets closer to completion the owners of the original international bridge are shedding more tears. Their cash cow is going to take a big hit. They fought the new bridge tooth and nail, but to no avail... LOL. A new bridge was needed, to heck with their greed.
@blackmoom9 ай бұрын
Great to watch, those workers on the bridge 👍👍. Also, terrific shot of the freighter passing underneath!
@michaelanthonyvideos9 ай бұрын
Thank you Blackmoom! Glad you enjoyed the video.
@railpast9 ай бұрын
Mind boggling not only the workers doing the work but the design the construction and making everything fit is just beyond my mind's capability. It's amazing what man can create when they put their efforts together.
@michaelanthonyvideos9 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching Railpast!
@ianfrost14197 ай бұрын
Congratulations to all involved 👏 Offsite and Onsite, Design to installation. People just drive over it when finished without thinking of how much work was put into the bridge. Make America 🇺🇸 again ! G'day from Australia 🇦🇺
@michaelanthonyvideos7 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching the video!
@tinlizzie9 ай бұрын
Great crane operator and the working crew on each end. Amazing. And great drone work!
@michaelanthonyvideos9 ай бұрын
They make it look so easy.
@makattak888 ай бұрын
Union Ironworkers and Operating Engineers building North America since 1896!!
@scottkempton60859 ай бұрын
Another awesome video Michael. It satisfies the little boy in my who always liked watching the construction workers. I also gotta give kudos to the crane operator who is able to maneuver these huge pieces so gently and with such precision.
@michaelanthonyvideos9 ай бұрын
Thank you Scott! Stay tuned...
@kylewick468 ай бұрын
Absolutely BANANAS how all of that steel, deck, scaffolding and erecting equipment is cantilevered that far out and held up by those suspension cables. Incredible.
@michaelanthonyvideos8 ай бұрын
It's hard to believe.
@williamcathcart3877 ай бұрын
Gotta love modern technology. Incredible stuff happening
@michaelanthonyvideos7 ай бұрын
@@williamcathcart387 It's cool to see how they build it.
@Hey_Its_J_ay7 ай бұрын
So cool to see this. They just put that thing in place. Outstanding!
@michaelanthonyvideos6 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching the video!
@Paolo-sw8ys9 ай бұрын
Ironworkers & bridge workers are the elite of the building trades... When I was in my apprenticeship for a skilled trade I had the honor of working with them for a 10 hour shift walking the same steel beams... I'll never forget seeing how rapidly they can put I-beams in place... the things they do defy belief... Have so much respect for them... They're amazing day in and day out!
@michaelanthonyvideos9 ай бұрын
Yes they are!
@wadebanks37108 ай бұрын
Marvelous!! The weight that is cantilevered out there on those cables!
@michaelanthonyvideos8 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@joefin59009 ай бұрын
Well planned and executed! Safety at each move. Who said ironworkers are not ballerinas? They dance on the iron.
@fs66229 ай бұрын
By far, the best videos I've seen. This was fantastic to watch. Thanks Michael!!!!!
@michaelanthonyvideos9 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching!
@rawbacon9 ай бұрын
No intention of ever going back to this kind of work but glad I got to do it for 5-6 years in my youth. Miss my Old Partner though, Bob Albrecht 1940 - 2017, pure happenstance put me in the business and put me with an Old Pro. Sometimes we just luck out that way.
@georgedavidson12217 ай бұрын
Iron workers must have nerves of steel
@TURNKEYiNK7 ай бұрын
Amazing. I watched the Beam a little, but spent most of the time marvelling over the crane’s ability to deal with more than 68k lbs with scrawnymetal parts. Laf.
@1381529308 ай бұрын
Real men doing this work all the live long day.
@57menjr7 ай бұрын
Been an iron worker , good men !
@michaelanthonyvideos7 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching!
@marc15539 ай бұрын
I would love to watch them install the cable wire that goes over the tower.
@SteamCrane9 ай бұрын
Extremely good drone work! You got to where you needed to be! Respect for all iron workers.
@michaelanthonyvideos9 ай бұрын
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.
@jacktaggart24899 ай бұрын
Great videography. The precision involved by the craftsman is truly astonishing. Thank you
@michaelanthonyvideos9 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching Jack!
@gillestrudel4269 ай бұрын
I took the CRANE to the site wen they started the Gordie howe bridge. Very proud of that. God protects the workers UP there.
@thepubliceye9 ай бұрын
Does a cran like that have some kind of CNC to assist the operator? It seemed like the crane could tell where the beam was at all times.
@michaelanthonyvideos9 ай бұрын
Wow, that's cool!
@williamcathcart3877 ай бұрын
@thepubliceye mobile crane op here.. modern cranes are equipped with the technology to help us be more precise, with load charts, etc. Plus, the operator relies on his signal men w/ radios to signal him
@jeffdragna3168 ай бұрын
What a honor gordie howe was 1 of the Great
@jeffdragna3168 ай бұрын
What a honor for tbe howe family
@refich9 ай бұрын
Stunning and amazing, the work and the video. The precision of the crane operator, the daring of those men high above the Detroit River, a river you do NOT want to plunge into, the boaters below observing on this beautiful day, the lake freighter passing underneath, how perfect it all is. I drive by this every day going both to and from work, but the view from afar is so brief and unsatisfying.
@michaelanthonyvideos9 ай бұрын
They make it look like they're moving a little wood 2x4. Perfect!
@SunnnyDay9 ай бұрын
This is a stunning piece of video footage !! I enjoyed this rare opportunity to see something only a few people get a chance to witness ! Never underestimate Iron Workers !!
@michaelanthonyvideos9 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it Sunny! Thanks for watching!
@wrdennig9 ай бұрын
What a pleasure to watch this process!
@michaelanthonyvideos9 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching!
@davidcotney-m5r8 ай бұрын
The amazing part for me is the structural integrity of the towers and cable stays. Iron workers are certainly one the best crafts at using a crane safely and effectively. I have a lot of respect for a good raising gang. As a crane operator I can tell you they are a pleasure to work with.
@williamcathcart3877 ай бұрын
Agreed and well said.. mobile crane op here in NJ/NY area and my favorite jobs are steel jobs. Always a pleasure working alongside iron workers slingin steel all day 🪝
@michaelanthonyvideos4 ай бұрын
Good point!
@doncc60809 ай бұрын
Best video yet. We actually seen something being installed.
@dominiclicavoli96659 ай бұрын
This is the best of these videos I've seen so far. I'd love to see haw they string the cables
@blackmoom9 ай бұрын
There is one, maybe Michael can post the link for it. Cool to watch!
@davemcelroy7829 ай бұрын
Fantastic project! Fantastic videography. Great drone shots. Thank you
@michaelanthonyvideos9 ай бұрын
Thank you Dave!
@gregdelong15399 ай бұрын
I have never seen anything like this before, makes me proud to have been born at Holy Cross Hospital in Detroit in 1959.
@michaelanthonyvideos9 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@nedkent52398 ай бұрын
I could never do this job! Knees getting weak just watching.
@michaelanthonyvideos8 ай бұрын
It's not for everyone.
@BIGBLOCK50220067 ай бұрын
That's smart thinking with using an Ottawa to bring the beams to the crew because the driver can swap trailers quickly.
@markblain84388 ай бұрын
Good to see using alignment pins. In Poland they use their finger.
@michaelanthonyvideos8 ай бұрын
😆
@vinceromano82457 ай бұрын
Unbelievable video !!!! I have no idea what the salary is for these highly skilled iron workers but surely it’s not enough.
@michaelanthonyvideos7 ай бұрын
$25 to$40 per hour
@vinceromano82457 ай бұрын
Thanks but my comment wasn’t meant to determine their actual salary. The work that Iron Workers do is mind boggling and your excellent videos show just how difficult and dangerous their jobs are.
@michaelanthonyvideos7 ай бұрын
@@vinceromano8245 I understand. They should get pad more. Maybe a salary of a pro athlete, with endorsements.
@glambertrussell50989 ай бұрын
Excellent! How interesting, what another beautiful way to add to my education . Thank You for sharing the art of bridge building with Us💚
@michaelanthonyvideos9 ай бұрын
My pleasure!
@brettroworth7519 ай бұрын
Gordie!! Get your elbows up! If you know you know!!!
@felipericketts9 ай бұрын
That gap is getting mighty small! Will be awesome to see it closed. 🙂
@rsperc8 ай бұрын
Your videos are amazing and such a fantastic way to document the tremendous work that is being done to build this bridge!
@michaelanthonyvideos8 ай бұрын
Thank you very much and thank you for watching!
@tmacmi90959 ай бұрын
Awesome video Michael! You are a pro at this now, thanks for the great views of iron workers on the job getting it done ✅
@michaelanthonyvideos9 ай бұрын
Thank you for your kind comments!
@4knanapapa7 ай бұрын
These iron workers are a special kind of brave.
@michaelanthonyvideos4 ай бұрын
💯
@delbroncarter51217 ай бұрын
Great Footage!
@michaelanthonyvideos7 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@davejackson96518 ай бұрын
Enthralling and good music...brave workers.
@michaelanthonyvideos8 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching!
@miguelcontreras39537 ай бұрын
The crane operator deftness is as good as a surgeon.
@michaelanthonyvideos7 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching!
@donaldo19549 ай бұрын
Damn bro, nice work. Both the bridge workers and video operator.
@michaelanthonyvideos9 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@jiw719 ай бұрын
great videography showing the skills of the crane Operator and Ironworkers. Only 1 bolt in each hole guys!
@donmiles61769 ай бұрын
Getting close!! Nice job on the video, really enjoyed that. Thanks.
@michaelanthonyvideos9 ай бұрын
Thankyou Don!
@neilreid90059 ай бұрын
Breathtaking work- wow. The precision and skill is seriously impressive. Noted also- the idiots in boats directly underneath "I can't imagine a single thing wrong with this..."
@michaelanthonyvideos9 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching!
@suegiannotta9419 ай бұрын
Astonishing! You're editing! Your editing! Thank you so much.
@michaelanthonyvideos9 ай бұрын
Thank you very much Sue!
@grandpabill66848 ай бұрын
First class work did anybody notice that they weren't wearing sandals !
@blueman59249 ай бұрын
Well done ! 👏👏 Awesome views. 👍🍁
@michaelanthonyvideos9 ай бұрын
Thank you for your kind comments Blueman!
@bobammon29168 ай бұрын
Amazing work!!!
@michaelanthonyvideos8 ай бұрын
Thank you very much!
@DeweyParrish-dn2zu9 ай бұрын
These are REAL MEN !!! And they know it !!! And as a construction worker of a different kind I know it also!!!
@MUCKFOOT3999 ай бұрын
what about the computer guys that drew it up and designed it?
@railpast9 ай бұрын
Great video and excellent drone shots. Looking forward to the next one. I have a Mini 3 Pro, it sure adds to the fun.
@michaelanthonyvideos9 ай бұрын
Thank you! You have some cool train videos.
@joshuahawes60558 ай бұрын
The most impressive part to me is how much those cables support from above without needing support columns. I would imagine that’s their plans for the new key bridge eventually. Might have to become an iron worker for a little bit and try to help build it. Shame Lu 16 isn’t around anymore
@michaelanthonyvideos8 ай бұрын
They can hold millions of pounds of weight.
@mukeshvig1748 ай бұрын
Excellent coverage indeed👍 5 ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
@michaelanthonyvideos8 ай бұрын
Many thanks 🙏
@turklayher47949 ай бұрын
Pay attention men, don't worry about the camera!!! Great job.
@michaelanthonyvideos9 ай бұрын
And he waved too as if what they're doing is nothing.
@VastKn9 ай бұрын
Excellent videography ...... Please capture video while putting side wires to hold the span.
@michaelanthonyvideos8 ай бұрын
The channel has surpassed 1,000,000 view’s!!! Thank you so much to all the subscribers and viewers! A special thank you to the channel members and Patreon members! Your giving and support helps so much!
@12345fowler9 ай бұрын
Beautiful soundtrack, original music ?
@michaelanthonyvideos9 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@EngineerLewis9 ай бұрын
I wonder how many bolts they have dropped into the river so far! I would not like that job as it is too scary! Well done to the workers and thanks for the video 🙏
@michaelanthonyvideos9 ай бұрын
Good question. Thank you for watching!
@lonnyanderson36009 ай бұрын
great video Michael !!
@michaelanthonyvideos9 ай бұрын
Thank you Lonny!
@_KarlS5 ай бұрын
Thank You Truckers
@michaelanthonyvideos5 ай бұрын
@@_KarlS go truckers!
@ghimmy479 ай бұрын
Very light girder (a beam is tranverse) for the 50+ bridges I've worked on and inspected. Oh ... it IS a beam! Used to have to walk on the contact welded studs. They can break off you know. Also had a No 11 bar break under the weight of one foot. Lucky it was only one. Taught me a lesson.
@stevem2689 ай бұрын
excellent dronework, great video
@sadjaxx9 ай бұрын
Wow, no idea what is happening but that piece fit in so beautifully! How do they walk on or around those spikes?! Really big Lego!
@Episcopalianacolyte8 ай бұрын
AI will never replace these workers!💪💪👍👍
@jasonbrisco8 ай бұрын
Look at all the boats fishing for those walleye!
@michaelanthonyvideos8 ай бұрын
Yes! 👍
@makattak888 ай бұрын
Man I’d hate walking around on those Nelson studs.
@michaelanthonyvideos8 ай бұрын
I would too. Thank you for watching!
@buckwheat62786 ай бұрын
who / which crane company made the lift? and what size is that crane?
@bobbyplummer44159 ай бұрын
American Bridge Rocks
@ChandrasegaranNarasimhan7 ай бұрын
So cable stayed bride and suspension bridge can get awry because of wind. The behaviour is like half pendulum. To prevent this, one can design with very low strain. Another thing that can be done is, span can designed like inverted wing of air plane.
@columbuspalmer8469 ай бұрын
This is the kind of bridge I believe they’re going to put up in Baltimore key bridge.
@mjloewen57989 ай бұрын
Best video yet! Keep up the great work!
@michaelanthonyvideos9 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@OGJuggernaut8 ай бұрын
Other than the Hell Raiser Soundtrack, this is a very nice video.
@michaelanthonyvideos8 ай бұрын
Thank you! 😁
@geomodelrailroader9 ай бұрын
150 feet to connect Canada and the US are down to their final segments. In 6 weeks the keystone segment will be placed on the bridge then it will be complete.
@nvragn9 ай бұрын
I think I will stick to fixing cement trucks. You can have it. Huge respect stay safe. From the look of it you are going to have no shortage of work 👍🇨🇦🔧
@aspalovin9 ай бұрын
Badasses! Awesome vid
@ChandrasegaranNarasimhan7 ай бұрын
One can use port trust cranes with cantilever counter balance to build the bridge. So how the cable is post tensioned? And what is the force load to tension?
@jeffdragna3168 ай бұрын
Badass workers awesome
@GeorgeProto-u1e9 ай бұрын
Great video
@jeffreywhite22728 ай бұрын
HEAVY METAL ! 👍👍👍👍👍 👌
@Superflight777ge9 ай бұрын
Men with Hats. They are the best.
@michaelanthonyvideos9 ай бұрын
👍
@jrwilkz8 ай бұрын
The music made it for me
@michaelanthonyvideos8 ай бұрын
I'm glad you enjoyed it and thank you for watching!
@bobblundell22819 ай бұрын
I wonder how many nuts and bolt and tools have ended up in the river
@johnstudd42459 ай бұрын
And there be fishing boats right under the bridge also. I think I would move a bit out of the way, they have the whole river to fish.
@stevemakeithappenvideos9 ай бұрын
Great job
@aljock69279 ай бұрын
I hear there's work out East after you guys are done play here
@Elenesski9 ай бұрын
Oh super awesome video. I'd really like to know how they install the cable stays.
@patrickwhelan57039 ай бұрын
I wonder how much stress and downward pressure is on those two unconnected spans at this time. Those cables must be pulling their weight....