The Gordie Howe - North America's Longest Cable-Stayed Bridge

[@TheImpossibleBuild]

Are we finally seeing the end of the Ambassador bridge's monopoly?

[@pcs5852]

I hope that all the spin you put into the narration didn't make you dizzy 🤣🤣🤣

[@colinlove5062]

Thank you Canada for footing the bill when Matty used his billions to block funding from the state government. It’s been 23 years since travel was easy between the US and Canadian sides of the region, this will be an important step towards bringing us closer. We have a great partnership I’m excited to see high speed rail connecting Detroit, Windsor & Toronto. The bridge will be good for the economy and getting trucks off Windsors streets. But I’m really excited to see Michigan Central Station renovation by Ford includes bringing back passenger service on the new HS rail line. Michigan Central Station will be a proper welcome to America for travelers from Canada & and welcome to Detroit to US travelers. I’m so happy to see the border travel finally getting the upgrades it needs. It’s been a long time since daily commuting between Detroit & Windsor was practical for more than the 10,000 who live in one country and work in the other. That’s a tiny out of 6+ million in our shared region. With the border free of congestion it will open up opportunities for the region, despite what a map of the US or Canada says Detroit & Windsor aren’t at the end of the line. We’re one of the 3 big Great Lakes Metros and directly between the other two, Chicago & Toronto. With ease of access by road and the new high speed rail lines connecting with Toronto & Ohio along with the east coast via Toledo we have a golden opportunity to grow.

[@stickynorth]

I'm just glad this is getting built since the owner of the Ambassador Bridge has long fought against it so he could maintain his monopoly... It looks great and it's long overdue...

[@ttrep4957]

You mentioned the age of the crumbling Ambassador bridge. A fact to point out how bad it is falling apart is that Windsor streets are often closed due to crumbling bridge material falling onto them. When the new bridge is complete the Ambassador needs to be torn down or replaced.

[@augustopinochet42069]

No. It needs to be repaired that way trade can flow through both bridges.

[@MrPAULONEAL]

@@augustopinochet42069 That probably won't be cost effective. It would be cheaper to replace it.

[@frankhurt6083]

Very Informative

[@jamesquivey1538]

Now the US needs to build another similar bridge to the northeast of downtown Detroit to further reduce the bottleneck and secure this vital corridor for many years to come!

[@maroon9273]

Or even a tunnel

[@cliffm6566]

Gonna be great! Sure hope it speeds up traffic across the river, the delays on the old bridge are terrible.

[@steveleid4060]

I hope they added the feature in the cables that melts ice. The glass city skyway bridge in toledo is also a cable stayed bridge without this feature so when ice forms on the cables they have to shut one lane down.

[@heyinway]

Yep...ice is heavy....maybe they will hook some industrial strength vibrators.

[@MegaIronleg]

LOOKS JUST LIKE CANADAS LONGEST CABLE BRIDGE..!! WE ARE THE ONES FOOTING THE BILL

[@RomanSilinek]

6:50 The Cables didn't run between the Towers. The Cables run between the Towers and the Deck. That's the different between Cable-Stayed and Suspension Bridge.

[@arionodhanis]

Fc' for the pylon concrete strength please. ??.... 45 MPa ? Or above ?...

[@Amarna20]

Gosh please get us proper intercity railway!

[@heyinway]

That was done away with by Standard Oil/Rockefeller decades ago. They bought out intra and inter city rail lines nationwide to promote travel by automobile.

[@paulavery366]

How will the cable strands be protected from corrosion over the life of the bridge?

[@MrPAULONEAL]

Probably the same as the ones on the Golden Gate Bridge.

[@paulavery366]

@@MrPAULONEAL I don’t think so. Those have many more strands with lower tension that are much thicker and get painted every 2 or 3 years. The new bridge has fewer strands with much higher loads, covered with a loose fitting plastic tubes for protection. Other cable stayed bridges have had corrosion and breakage issues. The literature describes testing with various coatings but no firm recommendation yet.

[@cliffwoodbury5319]

this all the delays it seems the Ambassador bridge and the tunnels need to be repaired and or rebuilt also when this project is complete.

[@KickinItWithJW]

Well the Detroit-Windsor tunnel is actually pretty sound....I use that every weekend instead of the bridge (quicker vs bridge). One thing I hate about the bridge is that its only connected to one freeway vs how the Gordie Howe will be (freeway to freeway) so that'll cut down on the headache in downtown Windsor

[@cliffwoodbury5319]

@@KickinItWithJW thank u for the comment because I have been keeping my eye on this project so to know that is cool. If u have anything else u think I might find interesting on both bridges and or the rail tunnels let me know

[@arionodhanis]

How tall the pylon ? In meter.

[@heyinway]

Canada wants the Ambassador bridge torn down when the new bridge opens. Hopefully they get their way, even if it's just to "disconnect" their end of of it. It's nearly a hundred years old and was never properly maintained.

[@natedoggna1101]

No they don't lol

[@ShakespeareCafe]

The flow of commerce would be a lot more efficient if the USA and Canada entered into an agreement to do away with border crossing bureaucracy. Each truck and car still needs to stop at the inspection point on either side. Gridlock will be worse with more traffic. It used to be like that on the Golden Gate Bridge until they got rid of tollbooths and charged each driver electronically.

[@MrMitch5656]

There are so many facts that are wrong in this video its not even funny

[@natedoggna1101]

The main span is 853 metres NOT 770

[@arionodhanis]

Oh pylon 229 meter above the ground

[@denelson83]

_Metric,_ please.

[@G5Ckxew]

Another video mistake: Manuel "Matty" Moroun died years ago.

[@terrygelinas4593]

America's and Canada's

[@polockdan1]

👍✌💪

[@greglenning2636]

Start repeating everything then videos longer?

[@heyinway]

I think the money would of been better spent on two tunnels, separating north and south traffic. Of course architects and politicians don't get much bragging rights when something is built that the public can't see.

[@camwitter]

Can't transport hazardous materials through tunnels and semi-trucks aren't allowed to use tunnels either.

[@heyinway]

@@camwitter Current tunnels, correct. Future tunnels could be truck friendly...some drivers are freaked out on high bridges...they are all built by the lowest bidder...I did a lot of hazmat, know about restrictions.

[@MUCKFOOT399]

you censored out Zug Island. it is literally right next to it. how could you not show it

[@phillittle9321]

Not sure how you missed it. Blast furnaces are clearly in view in every angle that faces in that direction.

[@MUCKFOOT399]

​@@phillittle9321 for more than half a second? time stamp it

[@laurentbeaulieu4443]

HOW CAN THIS BE North- AMERICA's longest bridge??? It is paid for by Canada and we have had no end of opposition from Michigan etc. This bridge is to the benefit of both nations for important trade. Yes it was desperately needed NO thanks to Americans. Thank you Canada for looking after trade between our nations.

[@DJ-vh4fq]

"North America" includes Canada.

[@heyinway]

Look at a World globe...you know, the round one ? Canada, United States of America, and Mexico are North America.

[@MrPAULONEAL]

Canada and Mexico are also in North America. It isn't just the United States.

[@Robinallenyukon]

20 years ago you could look out your vehicle and see the river below through the chunks of missing roadbed on the ambassador bridge ... as soon as this is open they need to tear that pos down ... side note the ambassador is private there has not been one government inspection since it was sold Manual the moron took the money and ran !