it looks like a very elegant design.
and at 816' tall, the towers will be taller than any of detroit's current skyscrapers. |
At 816 feet, it's also going to be the tallest bridge in North America, maybe even the Western Hemipshere.
As for being taller than Detroit's skyscrapers, that's still in question dependent upon how many levels they decided to but at the top of the Hudson Tower, and whether the recent announcement that they are looking to fit a hotel into the tower means that they'll take out residential floors or add floors to the tower to accomodate the hotel. The 800 feet for it is a rough figure for sure. |
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millau_Viaduct Maybe the Chinese have taller things by now, Idk. That is clearly the tallest in the country anyway. Also a nice piece of French-British partnership. Designed by Norman Foster and some fr structural engineer. |
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hopefully hudson tower will be built to an even taller height. |
Didn't realize this was going to be taller then the likes of the golden gate bridge, that's crazy. This is going to dwarf the Ambassador.
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the ambassador's towers are only 386' tall. the towers of this new bridge will be over twice as tall! the new bridge towers will also be far taller than the mackinac bridge towers (552'), though its main span will be much shorter (2,800' vs. 3,800' for mighty mac) |
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In American usage, "Western Hemisphere" is usually used incorrectly to refer to the New World (the Americas plus Greenland and other islands). But yes, this will be the tallest bridge in the world outside of Europe and Asia, beating out Mexico's Mezcala Bridge and the US' Golden Gate Bridge. |
It is amazing when you see the Mackinac Bridge towers coming in at 552' above the straights.
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That's very true the Mackinac Bridge dominates the straits area as you come up 75 from the LP but then again the Mighty Mac is still the 3rd longest suspension bridge in the world and the longest in the western hemisphere, with the main span being near a mile and the total length of 26,372 feet or about 5 miles. The Gordie Howe will be taller with a much shorter length so the effect will definitely be dramatic although it will have more competition in an urban environment with two structures of similar height.
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Trudeau is going to be here for another grondbreaking for the project, which follows up on the news of its cost and schedule late last month. Prep work has been going on for months now.
Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau hails Gordie Howe Bridge in Windsor Friday Quote:
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Looks like last friday they filed an obstruction evaluation with the FAA for a 868-foot tower crane for the American side. They give the schedule for the crane as being from March 22, 2019 to September 16, 2020. So, we have a schedule for tower construction, at least on the Detroit side.
Also, it seems the 800+ feet number was for another design they were considering, but didn't end up going with. I wrote the bridge authority, and they said the current design is only 220 meters (722 feet). |
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as i mentioned earlier in the thread the towers for the mackinac bridge are only 552' tall, and that bridge still looks massive. |
where is this going to be in relation to the existing ambassador bridge? apologies in advance if that's already been asked/answered - i scanned through previous pages and didn't see a rendering with perspective of what's already there.
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I have a nostalgic attachment to the Ambassador, but it'll be nice to see that asshole billionaire's monopoly broken.
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Windsor-Detroit Gordie Howe International Bridge (Site Prep.)
After more than a decade of planning construction is finally ramping up. At 2,799 ft it will have the longest main span of any cable stayed bridge in North America and top 10 in the world.
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Week of July 8, 2019 Construction Activities US POE Clearing is almost complete. DTE will decommission the remaining poles this week. Grubbing is ongoing and will be followed by site grading. Demolition of sidewalks has started, and a temporary detention basin was built. Assembly of site offices will be complete by mid-July. US Bridge BNA and their deep foundation subcontractor, Malcolm Drilling, successfully completed the O-cell test on July 3. This test comprises of four massive hydraulic jacks at the very bottom of the test shaft to measure the load resistance of the bedrock. Upon completion of this test, BNA designers will finalize the tower foundation so that work can commence later this summer. CAN POE Crews will continue to install erosion and sediment controls as necessary, establish construction entrances/exits, and prepare for wick drain installation for end of July and surcharging/earth works to start after that. CAN BRIDGE Integrity testing and bidirectional test will be performed next week. Installation of the anchor blocks for the seawall solution will commence after next week. https://www.gordiehoweinternationalb...n/construction |
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They are now starting to put in the footings for the bridge |
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