Detroit, Windsor - I-75 SB to GHIB to Hwy 401 EB

A drive through Detroit, Michigan to Chatham, Ontario while taking a look at the Gordie Howe International Bridge (GHIB). This video covers EB M-8 to SB I-75 to the US POE at GHIB to the Canadian POE at the GHIB to Highway 401 to Chatham, Ontario.
Music & Artist:
1. Stereopole - Get Connected (Original Mix)
2. Alpha 9 - Higher Place (Extended Mix)
3. Soty & Seven24 feat. Angel Falls - Believe In Myself (Lesh Remix)
Date Recorded:
02/19/2024 (Detroit Side)
02/10/2024 (Windsor Side)
Car: 2013 Nissan Rogue
Driver: Edward

[@joepav326]

That bulldozer track at the 19:43 mark is actually a safety feature to alert a driver they are headed off the road. Very effective on drivers falling asleep. The rumble is sure to get your attention. Great video.

[@EdwardW98]

Thanks for clarifying that. Never heard of that kind of safety feature before but it sure did get my attention!

[@Jameswormsley319]

🙌🙌🙌

[@xlbolt]

Thanks for the update! I got to see the bridge from both sides back in July, but progress has been quick! Hope to take a ride on it, if it opens by next fall 2025. Also nice seeing a civil highway design perspective on it! I work in a section of transportation engineering, but much more on the urbanism side of things.

[@EdwardW98]

I too am stoked for the opening of this bridge. It's a once in a life time project! I'm still a pretty new civil engineer yet but it's nice to work in a field of our interests 🙂

[@dontgetlost4078]

3:20 Certified "What the F is a kilometer!!??" moment

[@Pyeknu]

Thank you for including the municipal limits signs here. You do excellent graphics all around!

[@EdwardW98]

Thank you!

[@hd365expytb2]

Nice job walking around the project! Can't wait to watch your future video of driving on it!!

[@EdwardW98]

Thanks for watching! September, 2025 hopefully

[@KylesDigitalLab]

Can't wait to drive on it once it's fully opened. I went down there in November and snapped some photos on my 1999 Sony Mavica camera. I've surprised it's taken so long to build, the Mackinac Bridge was completed quicker back in the 1950s.

[@EdwardW98]

It appears that the project is a bit behind schedule and over budget but it'll be a good day once we're able to drive directly from I-75 to the 401 over in Ontario. Hopefully the tolls will be cheaper than the tunnel and the Ambassador Bridge.

[@AsphaltPlanet1]

Great work on the video, it was nice to see such detailed progress on the US side of the Gordie Howe Bridge. I've never seen pre-cast concrete piles used for bridges in Ontario either. Typically bridge pies here are steel H-beams. I suppose it must be a thing somewhere here though.

[@EdwardW98]

Ah I probably shouldn't have assumed it was an Ontario thing lol. But same here in Michigan though, we usually just see steel H piles or cast in place pipe piles. There were issues with the ends of the precast concrete piles being damaged from the hydraulic hammer and probably won't be used too often in Michigan again. Thanks for the comment!

[@thevultrantransituniverse1487]

The 401 just east of Windsor is a very nice stretch of six lane highway!

[@EdwardW98]

Concrete too (I've always liked concrete more than HMA)! Thanks for the comment

[@thevultrantransituniverse1487]

@@EdwardW98 the road is also very Midwest style!!

[@calvinsmith6681]

Great video! How do you get all the guide signs for your videos? Some of them I see are taken directly from the video feed but others look like you made them yourself

[@EdwardW98]

Thank you! For the "fake" signs I use a mixture of SignCAD for Michigan signs and Word/Photoshop for everywhere else. MDOT has example SignCAD files for freeway guide signs that are available to the public and are easy to modify. Thanks for watching!