Gordie Howe International Bridge Connected | Steel Edge Girder Crane Install

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• Gordie Howe Internatio...
Detroit, Michigan.
Bridge deck construction crane lifting a steel edge girder beam.
The Gordie Howe International Bridge is a significant infrastructure project connecting Detroit, Michigan, in the United States, with Windsor, Ontario, in Canada, spanning the Detroit River.
It's named after Gordie Howe, a legendary Canadian ice hockey player who spent much of his career with the Detroit Red Wings in the NHL.
The bridge aims to alleviate traffic congestion, enhance international trade, and strengthen economic ties between the United States and Canada. Construction of the bridge began in 2018, and once completed, it will provide an essential link between two major North American cities.
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[@wiliamkirkpatrick1532]

The planning and engineering that has gone into this massive project is absolutely astounding.Hats off to everyone involved.

[@michaelanthonyvideos]

It’s a massive mega project.

[@powershop1903]

Looks like they just tweak and adjust the cable tension to make the final alignment. Amazing work! There should be a celebration and fireworks !

[@michaelanthonyvideos]

Unbelievable how they do that.

[@robertclymer6948]

I do NOT want to miss the last section going in!!! It will be Epic!!!

[@The_General_Zubas]

​@@robertclymer6948Yes, that's a "Transcontinental Railroad" like moment

[@victorlopez2143]

Amazing work by these Union Ironworkers....Working that high up without any issues...A great piece of engineering..

[@michaelanthonyvideos]

Amazing workers!

[@robertlafnear7034]

One hell of a construction job !... BRAVO to all that have contributed.👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏!

[@michaelanthonyvideos]

Thank you very much!

[@jimkoval4725]

WOW! That crane operator was simply friggin' AMAZING! That giant piece of iron work slid right in. Awesome drone footage also.

[@michaelanthonyvideos]

Amazing work. He isn't that amazing though because he missed my drone when he tried to strike it. I was too fast for him. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nH6YpI1uhbCLpZY

[@Shotsmoky]

Been hauling concrete on the Canadian side for three years now. Not the tower but the POE buildings. Gonna be retiring in November. What a job to finish my career. And I’ll always have MA’s terrific videos to remember the job of a lifetime. Thanks so much Michael.

[@michaelanthonyvideos]

Thank you for all the work you have done with the bridge and for watching the videos! Best wishes in your retirement!

[@cynthiasmith4130]

Union Ironworkers!!!! Bad asses they get the job done!!!! 💪💪💪!!!!!

[@michaelanthonyvideos]

👍✌

[@robertclymer6948]

Our Union Iron workers in Detroit are the best of the best!!! So proud of you men and women!!!

[@stanleyspedowski2518]

@@robertclymer6948 Lol…. Such an’ American response. “We USA, we the bestest in the whole wide world!” Lmao

[@terrygelinas4593]

​@robertclymer6948 Canadian and American workers. Bridge financed by Canadian gov't. Here are the unions: Labourers' International Union of North America, Local 625 (LiUNA local 625) International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 793 (IUOE Local 793) International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Ironworkers Union, Local 700.

[@cynthiasmith4130]

@terrygelinas4593 Thank You. We hold our heads high for such wonderful work!!!! 💪💪💪.....

[@user-xy2gv2vs9z]

I’m planning a vacation just to walk across it

[@michaelanthonyvideos]

Cool!

[@robertclymer6948]

Walk across it?????? Man O Man, you got some big brass ones!! lol Wonder if they would even allow it?

[@ncmike213]

@@robertclymer6948 yes, there is a pedestrian path.

[@barrydavey7188]

@@robertclymer6948 It will have a bike and walk path...

[@thinkbeforyouvote]

@@robertclymer6948 Yes. You will be able to both walk or ride your bike across 365 days a year.

[@BW12149]

Wow……. That’s a LOT of bolts and nuts! 😊

[@michaelanthonyvideos]

Thank you for watching!

[@dl33tc0dr6]

I hope they remember the thread locker.

[@pinocircular9913]

That scaffolding those guys are on looks pretty dicey...

[@Thomasj876]

I thought the same thing!

[@paulbeardmore7537]

Iron workers dicey is their game 👍

[@michaelanthonyvideos]

It was shaking a lot.

[@kurtboginski507]

AMAZING! They make it look so easy. Gonna be interesting to see just how they level those two sections and fit the last girders in place.

[@brandonpratt5130]

They adjust tension between cables to lift/lower or even pull right or left

[@michaelanthonyvideos]

It is very interesting. I thought it would be level already.

[@christopherludlow3106]

​@@michaelanthonyvideos they probably keep it close as they build from the pylons, but the bridge probably moves around quite a bit during construction due to dynamic loading of the structure and probably a good amount of thermal expansion/contraction throughout the day as the bridge heats/cools.

[@michaelanthonyvideos]

@@christopherludlow3106 That’s unbelievable.

[@GJChurchward]

@@brandonpratt5130 I might have expected the deck positions to be continuously monitored and the cables adjusted accordingly, resulting in a minimal error when joining the two decks, rather than doing it all at the end.

[@bigshott9117]

Looks like the sides are off by about 18”. Time to tighten up some cables

[@jays.4254]

This is so amazingly cool, we would have never been able to see what you are giving us 10 or 15 years ago. This is so frecking AWSOME!!!!! Thank you, thank you!!!! Like the poster below me, I too am planing to come see the bridge when it's done. Such an incredible video! These workers are amazing in what they do!

[@michaelanthonyvideos]

Thank you for watching!

[@ABC-ti8vw]

fantastic drone video with very nice music, thanks for sharing greetings from germany

[@michaelanthonyvideos]

Thank you ABC! Greetings from Michigan!

[@wdhewson]

Very artistic and informative videography of heroic men !!

[@michaelanthonyvideos]

Thank you very much!

[@charlotterickerd1420]

Thank you for sharing these amazing videos. I wish they could be edited together and shown in IMAX!

[@michaelanthonyvideos]

It’s my pleasure Charlotte.

[@blueman5924]

Great flight control ! 👏🤙

[@michaelanthonyvideos]

Thank you Blueman! More videos to come.

[@robertclymer6948]

The Drone Michael uses has to the very best made! I still am amazed of the long flight time. WOW

[@tomburns1071]

It's amazing engineering and amazing photography.

[@michaelanthonyvideos]

Thank you Tom! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@wiliamkirkpatrick1532]

Fantastic drone shots Michael.

[@michaelanthonyvideos]

Thank you so much William!

[@thinkbeforyouvote]

The heights of each side are dictated, right now, by tension. There is no need for them to be the same height right now. Pulling one side tighter will raise the deck. For those who keep asking why one side is higher. In short, it doesn't matter right now. It's more important that their centers line up.

[@michaelanthonyvideos]

How do they do that after the cables have already been installed?

[@raymason5779]

I’m so impressed with the standard of work that’s being achieved but I’m equally totally bemused that they have to wait until the two sides are nearly together before they start levelling them up. Surely with all the technology available they could have made appropriate levelling corrections as they moved closer to the tie up.

[@bobw5970]

I agree totally @raymason5779. Very strange as to why there is such a height difference when the ends are so close to being joined.

[@user-gf3lw5pi4t]

Your the man Michael ❤

[@michaelanthonyvideos]

Thank you for watching! ❤️

[@nedkent5239]

So exciting

[@ChrisHplusland]

45 gallons of giant bolts!

[@stevensuarez4843]

🎵45 gallons of bolts🎵

[@Bedroomeyze]

@@stevensuarez4843 🎵take one out and drill it about....44 gallons of bolts...🎵oh, wrong song?

[@barrykervin4219]

20 liter pails or about 4 to 5 gallons

[@stevensuarez4843]

@@Bedroomeyze no that was 👍😊 good.

[@clarenceburton9654]

Awesome 😎 thanks for sharing !! 👍

[@michaelanthonyvideos]

My pleasure. Thank you for watching!

[@happyhome41]

Beautiful imagery/editing and moving audio accompaniment. Maybe after the excitement of closing the gap has subsided, you could make a composite video showing the installation from start to finish of one stay ? Appears they have four more to install, in case you don’t have sufficient video already.

[@michaelanthonyvideos]

Good idea! 👍

[@refich]

The shot at 8:30 - wow!

[@johnmanthey2683]

It's really interesting to see how all the parts and pieces seem to fit.

[@michaelanthonyvideos]

It is amazing and how massive it is.

[@markblain8438]

Notice the tensiometers at the ends of the rigging

[@geomodelrailroader]

Last edge beams are installed we are now down to 5 feet.

[@michaelanthonyvideos]

Thank you for watching!

[@rickblaster2965]

Your drone footage is always amazing. Could you also do some filming above the Ralph Wilson Park site? The progress should be far along. Keep up the good work.

[@michaelanthonyvideos]

Thank you Rick! I have been thinking about making a video for that park and I drive past it all the time. Thanks for the suggestion!

[@kennethjacobs2151]

Thanks for the great video Michael. Just curious as to how you were able to be chosen to do this job, and did it have to be approved by the FAA ?

[@patrickwhelan5703]

YA KNOW WHAT'S really amazing...as they fit the edge girder in place and bolt it up..the fact that the bolted end is responsible to holding up that entire edge girder!! Wow, that's a lot of weight on those 600 or so nuts and bolts. By the way, what size nut and bolt are they using to attach the plates to the existing structure??

[@michaelanthonyvideos]

That is amazing!

[@WeazelJaguar]

Does anyone know where the actual international border will be on the finished bridge? Can't wait for the Flags to be flown, great job, well gone!

[@kennethjacobs2151]

The border is center of the Detroit River below, and I would assume that the bridge is the same because the Americans built our side and the Canadians built their side. This is a great collaboration between two countries.

[@KevinT3141]

I dont know how you even get permission to fly that close, but thank you for doing that for us!

[@AlleyKatt]

Flying through their crane's lift rigging is probably too close.

[@michaelanthonyvideos]

Thank you for watching!

[@michaelanthonyvideos]

It’s top secret. 🤫

[@michaelanthonyvideos]

@@AlleyKatt Top Secret 🤐

[@AlleyKatt]

@@michaelanthonyvideos Those... umm... perspective camera tricks make it look so real. 🤷‍♂

[@NoChat66a]

@MichaelAnthonyVideos You should plan a bigger production for closing the span. Maybe more cameras and more angles. Maybe interviews with the ironworkers. Maybe airdrop donuts to the guys!

[@michaelanthonyvideos]

All they do is yell obscenities at me.

[@GJChurchward]

@@michaelanthonyvideos Don't take it personally. Ironworkers yell obscenities at everyone.

[@michaelanthonyvideos]

@@GJChurchward Of course they do.

[@NoChat66a]

​@michaelanthonyvideos Well maybe airdrop dog poop on them 🤔

[@tonyfulford3175]

Hello, you have the date at 0:17 as May 20, 2021 ? I'm assuming this is a typo ? I can see the iron-workers pointing at your drone. This sure is an ongoing love / hate relationship. Oh the drama ! Can't wait to see the sparks fly when the Canadian Iron-workers take on the American Iron-workers in Smackdown WWF. Who is going to take credit for tightening the last bolt ? Sort of like "pounding the last spike in the railroad".

[@cynthiasmith4130]

The Detroit Ironworkers are all bad ass!!! As are The Canadian bad asses!!! They will congratulate each other on their great profession!!!!! Shake hands and admire their work they have done together!!! Great job guys!!! Can't wait to see it when it is completed!!! 💪💪💪💪....🤝🤝🤝!!!!.🎉🎉🎉🎉....

[@michaelanthonyvideos]

yeah that's a typo.

[@robertclymer6948]

LOL Maybe they think OSHA or the Feds are spying on them.

[@paulshelander1720]

I would like to know how they handle expansion and contraction in such long complex spans

[@bobwilliams6752]

From a distance it looks like one side is higher than the other I guess it’s just the way the eye looks at it.

[@robertclymer6948]

There is a significant height difference from the U.S. side and the Canadian side. They will control that with the tensioner cables I think Michael said. I don't want to miss that!!!

[@roadscribe1]

What was the weight of the final pre-cast cross beam just installed?

[@RKelleyCook]

I couldn't stand on that wobbly aluminum platform, if it was sitting on the ground. They were 200 feet in the air.

[@michaelanthonyvideos]

I wouldn’t want to either.

[@carlsmall795]

what are the pipes bunched together on the bottom half of the steel girders?

[@carlsmall795]

they run almost the full length of the girder.

[@michaelanthonyvideos]

Thank you for watching the video!

[@mattharper588]

Union Ironworkers

[@billbuchanan3360]

I would like to know the dimensions of that beam. Total depth, thickness of the top and bottom flange and web thickness.

[@GJChurchward]

It appeared to me that the upper flange thickness was slightly greater than the beam adjacent to the right.

[@canlib]

Maybe it's an optical illusion but the deck on the US side looks like it's quite a bit higher than the deck on the Canadian side.

[@barrydavey7188]

They said there would be less than 6 inches of variance when the get ready to place the final installment...

[@paulbeardmore7537]

Just curious which side gets to make the final beam install?

[@michaelpjeffries1521]

Probably Canada since they built it and covering costs.

[@patrickwhelan5703]

Union workers getting it done!!

[@michaelanthonyvideos]

Thank you for watching the video!

[@stevem268]

i wonder if someone has to go to the ends and measure for the last joining section lol

[@stanleyspedowski2518]

Not a bridge inquiry but more of a drone inquiry. What’s to stop someone from say, flying over illegal contraband from one country to the other without the detection of border officials?

[@robertclymer6948]

If there is contraband, It will be our own Govt doing it.

[@michaelanthonyvideos]

Border Patrol monitors the airspace.

[@dewainnarron7736]

one side of the bridge looks higher than the other side

[@robertclymer6948]

Yes there is. They will adjust that.

[@michaelanthonyvideos]

@@robertclymer6948 It’s amazing that they can do that.

[@HarblesTheSkeptial]

A question for those in the know... What are those orange punching bag looking things hanging from the bridge? Thanks.

[@louoldschool7047]

what will it cost to walk on it?

[@michaelanthonyvideos]

Good question.

[@user-zy3nd6ls8f]

at 0;18 20 may 2021???

[@michaelanthonyvideos]

I know, it’s a typo.

[@bert-qu3iq]

You couldn't pay me a zillion dollars (CDN) to work up there. I turn into a pussy, six feet off the ground. Total respect to these guys (and gals).

[@michaelpjeffries1521]

Stop trying to invade then.

[@michaelanthonyvideos]

It's definitely not for everyone.

[@Jleed989]

I turned the sound off to watch a great video

[@michaelanthonyvideos]

Thank you for watching the video!

[@regpolice7459]

The Canadian side looks to be over a foot too low.

[@barrydavey7188]

They said there world be less than 6 inches of variance when the get ready to place the final installment, and will make the final adjustments then...

[@michaelanthonyvideos]

It looks like more that 6 inches to me.

[@ET-ld6ju]

is it my imagination or is one side higher than the other.....

[@barrydavey7188]

They said there world be less than 6 inches of variance when the get ready to place the final installment, and will make the final adjustments then...

[@cynthiasmith4130]

Detroit Ironworkers, they get the job done!! What an excellent job, men and women!!! Local 25 rocks!!!! 💪💪💪..... 🔩🔧🔩🔧!!!!

[@michaelanthonyvideos]

Thank you for watching!

[@Jim-iv8yg]

I wonder how fast the Border Patrol will arrive on sight once it is connected...lol

[@michaelpjeffries1521]

As soon as 1st connection is made.

[@michaelhughes3302]

​​@@michaelpjeffries1521My brother in law is working on the bridge. Multiple agencies from both countries are already on site and have been for some time including the FBI and RCMP. In fact, I believe joint border enforcement agencies from both countries have control of the complete site.

[@garyscharf9232]

It looks to me like the US side is considerably higher!???

[@bennyunger5336]

Your date is wrong

[@michaelanthonyvideos]

No

[@rickpalmer9518]

INTERESTING VIDEO BUTT!!! Why is music necessary- Music seems to almost always in a video. If i am watching in real time there is only the real sounds or your voice

[@blueman5924]

What sounds does a drone record while flying ?

[@hudgyderobertis]

The music is to cover over the 'bad-ass' language of the workers I guess.😁

[@michaelanthonyvideos]

@@blueman5924 exactly 👍

[@michaelanthonyvideos]

@@hudgyderobertis 🤬

[@rickpalmer9518]

@@blueman5924 Some have mikes otherwise silence thankyou

[@peterjansen4894]

stupid noise! Watched with sound off

[@michaelanthonyvideos]

Thanks for watching!

[@valamaas]

Gap looks runnable and hoppable. 🦘🏃. 🇦🇺

[@michaelanthonyvideos]

It could be done!