For anyone wondering about the alignment, it's done on purpose. The detailed alignment process is available on the Gordie Howe International Bridge website. These video's are awesome and capture a moment in history. Thank you so much for sharing them! www.gordiehoweinternationalbridge.com/en/Connecting-the-Gordie-Howe-International-Bridge
AMAZING, I really don't know what to say. These are such brilliant videos. I feel like I'm watching history for both Canada and the USA. So lucky to see this. Thank you so much!
I couldn't agree more. Definitely is a monumental time and we are witness to the Bridge being built. Of all the years of delay, City of Windsor haggling to put a more structured infrastructure in place than just the simplified hwy that the Govt' of Canada cheaply wanted in the first place, and Windsor fought back and rightly so. All of times we have waited and hoped that this damn bridge would be built in our lifetimes than one man define and decide our fates for us. As i have mentioned previously, this Bridge will put Windsor/Detroit on the map for sure. And now I can sit back on opening day with popcorn and watch what will become of the Ambassador Bridge and the haggling with the Govt of Canada, the City of Windsor that the younger Mouron will now contend with. I can't wait.
Are You sure Michael you love my comments? lol, I can't be sure lol I tell it like how it is, and I don't piss around. Maybe that's why Australian's hate me, b/c I don't lie like the wind that they do, and I tell them straight out....I haven't figured out how just yet, when they call me a muslim looking women that I should be put to death, how to jump on them without being charged. Racist bastards.
@@Sandra-mw3yp Sandra, I've been wondering where you have been and I just found your comments in the 'withheld for review". Of course I approved your comments and have missed them to be honest. Where is my email?
@@michaelanthonyvideos They still haven't emailed me back. I have been waiting and waiting, it seems like they are ignoring my email. It's almost like they're saying: "So what. You're not important; go away"
This footage is three weeks old a lot has been accomplished sense this shooting in reference only to the bridge, The last stay cables are installed, The last 12 Pre-cast slabs are installed, Tension is being added to the Canadian side stay cables to vertically raise & align the street level to match the US side. Being able to keep up with the shooting the progress every other day & having enough footage keeping in stride with that to post on the M.A.V. IS GREATLY APPRECIATED.
Is there some rule about using my own video clips, in my own videos, that I'm not aware of? These video clips haven't been used yet. So what, are you gonna send me to the principals office?
They are bound to have had pre determined levels for each of the steel bays of the bridge so to be that far out coming towards closure does seem quite surprising. Of course they have the ability to adjust the tension on one side or the other or both but that does seem like a lot of unnecessary work. I’d love to hear from the Chief Engineer.
Once the American side finishes adding all the missing concrete slabs and beams and catches up to the finished Canadian side the weight will be make it even!
The weight of the cranes is minuscule compared to the weight of the cantilevered roads. Adusting the tension of the stay cables will even out the heights of the roadways.
Are you an engineer. No I didn't think so. It's uneven because it has to be adjusted by the cable stays once it meets the other side it will align perfectly
Uneven? I'm sure they know what they're doing and how to adjust. Wouldn't be surprised if the solution is to move the big crane rig on the Canadian side backwards until the level matches.
I'm no specialist but I'm pretty sure the stayed cables have some adjustment built in. You have to lower Canada side a bit, and raise the US part. About 10-15 cm. My understanding is that they have to tension the cables at the right specification, and when they do that they will adjust the height.
I don't agree with a speed bump if that is what they are thinking that they will do. I do however wish they would put a little less invasive bump in place. Perhaps a red painted line on the concrete, and a blue one for the U.S. side should do nicely.
Does anyone know how the stay cable strands are being protected against corrosion? Can the individual strands be replaced when the bridge is complete? Will the cables be adjusted to align the two sides of the bridge deck?
If you're looking for the deck allignment process document. Heres the search term to use. "BACKGROUNDER Connecting the Gordie Howe International Bridge"
lol. Shifting weight does not affect the heights. That would infer that the support cables have “give”, and the steel beams “flex”. Which would equate to the finished bridge bouncing with shifting traffic loads.
The weight of the cranes is minuscule compared to the weight of the cantilevered roads. Adusting the tension of the stay cables will even out the heights of the roadways.
@@paulbnhd a crawler crane weighs about 250,000 pounds which is about 80 average cars. Pile 80 cars onto the edge of the unfinished bridge and tell me that it won't move.
No problem. Once the weights on the two sides are equalized, tighten the cables on one side or loosen the cables on the other side, or maybe some of each to make them match.
Nope, probably doesn't happen that way. If they have to loosen or tighten the suspension cables to make the deck heights match, something's drastically wrong in the design. All the cables have need to have the same tension, adjusting them for deck alignment isn't the way it's done (in my rudimentary judgment).
It's weird because, a more recent video I watched seemed to sho the U.S. side slightly lower than the Canadian whereas this video shows the opposite. Great comment below made the most sense with respect to the addition of the remaining concrete slabs might balance things. I also wondered if the sides could be balanced through the guidelines holding the bridge up. I had not heard they were in any way adjustible; however, that would make some sense if they were...even slightly. All that said, I am confident that these people know what they're doing and all will be right in the end. Looking forward to seeing the joining and then the finished bridge when it is put into operation. Great job by all involved and a testament to human ingenuity.
Good click bait in the title description. Not a lot of description or narrative here. Perhaps a discussion with the engineering team and contractor would shed some light on the reason(s) for the apparent discrepancy . Hint: it’s intentional and one or both sides will be adjusted. With what I expect is an elaborate jacking system attached to the cable stays.
By making this political statement you are disrespecting the engineers and designers of this masterpiece, and displaying your ignorance. If you had taken the time to educate yourself, you could have easily learned the discrepancy is by design and temporary.
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For anyone wondering about the alignment, it's done on purpose. The detailed alignment process is available on the Gordie Howe International Bridge website. These video's are awesome and capture a moment in history. Thank you so much for sharing them!
www.gordiehoweinternationalbridge.com/en/Connecting-the-Gordie-Howe-International-Bridge
Thanks! I will surely look that up, very interesting process for sure.
thanks...really good info there!
AMAZING, I really don't know what to say. These are such brilliant videos. I feel like I'm watching history for both Canada and the USA. So lucky to see this. Thank you so much!
Thank you, Jay! These will be historic videos.
I couldn't agree more. Definitely is a monumental time and we are witness to the Bridge being built. Of all the years of delay, City of Windsor haggling to put a more structured infrastructure in place than just the simplified hwy that the Govt' of Canada cheaply wanted in the first place, and Windsor fought back and rightly so. All of times we have waited and hoped that this damn bridge would be built in our lifetimes than one man define and decide our fates for us. As i have mentioned previously, this Bridge will put Windsor/Detroit on the map for sure. And now I can sit back on opening day with popcorn and watch what will become of the Ambassador Bridge and the haggling with the Govt of Canada, the City of Windsor that the younger Mouron will now contend with. I can't wait.
Are You sure Michael you love my comments? lol, I can't be sure lol I tell it like how it is, and I don't piss around. Maybe that's why Australian's hate me, b/c I don't lie like the wind that they do, and I tell them straight out....I haven't figured out how just yet, when they call me a muslim looking women that I should be put to death, how to jump on them without being charged. Racist bastards.
@@Sandra-mw3yp Sandra, I've been wondering where you have been and I just found your comments in the 'withheld for review". Of course I approved your comments and have missed them to be honest. Where is my email?
@@michaelanthonyvideos They still haven't emailed me back. I have been waiting and waiting, it seems like they are ignoring my email. It's almost like they're saying: "So what. You're not important; go away"
Thanks for the video.
It's my pleasure!
Michael !
What Great Drone/video work !
Your music selections are also very good for the scene !
You Sir are Making Video History !
BRAVO !
sbf
Thank you, SBF! I hope the videos stay on UA-cam for many years to come.
This footage is three weeks old a lot has been accomplished sense this shooting in reference only to the bridge, The last stay cables are installed, The last 12 Pre-cast slabs are installed, Tension is being added to the Canadian side stay cables to vertically raise & align the street level to match the US side. Being able to keep up with the shooting the progress every other day & having enough footage keeping in stride with that to post on the M.A.V. IS GREATLY APPRECIATED.
And?
Is there some rule about using my own video clips, in my own videos, that I'm not aware of? These video clips haven't been used yet. So what, are you gonna send me to the principals office?
They are bound to have had pre determined levels for each of the steel bays of the bridge so to be that far out coming towards closure does seem quite surprising. Of course they have the ability to adjust the tension on one side or the other or both but that does seem like a lot of unnecessary work. I’d love to hear from the Chief Engineer.
Tensiometers make this an engineering puzzle kind of like bicycle spokes to true the wheel
Thanks for all the videos
Thank you for watching!
Once the American side finishes adding all the missing concrete slabs and beams and catches up to the finished Canadian side the weight will be make it even!
And they can adjust height by the cables
America has a lot more work to do
The weight of the cranes is minuscule compared to the weight of the cantilevered roads. Adusting the tension of the stay cables will even out the heights of the roadways.
Had a door like that once ….. just needed a 4’ shim all good.
What's with all the hate with this video? Nice video
Thank you Antonio!
Once it's connected it will level off
Great Video Thanks. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Thank you, Joseph!
Are you an engineer. No I didn't think so. It's uneven because it has to be adjusted by the cable stays once it meets the other side it will align perfectly
Thanks for watching!
Cable can be tighten or loosen to even it up
👍
Uneven? I'm sure they know what they're doing and how to adjust. Wouldn't be surprised if the solution is to move the big crane rig on the Canadian side backwards until the level matches.
I'm no specialist but I'm pretty sure the stayed cables have some adjustment built in. You have to lower Canada side a bit, and raise the US part. About 10-15 cm. My understanding is that they have to tension the cables at the right specification, and when they do that they will adjust the height.
The title is just click-bait. It's safe to say they know what they are doing, and the bridge will be even when complete.
@@mmm91911🇨🇦is lower
@@jessefarnlof8367it’s not click bait, as it is stating a fact. And yes, I’m sure they have the means to align them.
@@jessefarnlof8367 🙄 No. They are fact uneven.
Probably because of the metric system.
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Thank you Muckfoot!
I think you have that backwards it's the American side that is low they have not completed the last set of cables
Thank you for watching!
Canada will call a high sticking penalty for this ;)
Who's going to the penalty box?
American side😅😅😅@@michaelanthonyvideos
w Polsce 30 year bulding bridge final bulding 2054
I DON,T THINK THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN
old pictures .
the day the two sides connect and workers shake hands will be an amazing moment for modern history
👍🇺🇸🇨🇦
Just a matter of different loads and different tensions on both sides right now. The only thing that matters is that the centers line up.
Thanks for watching!
Hard Working Men of Steel!
Good morning nice video Michael
Good morning! Thank you for watching!
Is there a video where we get to look into the those super height crane cabs?
I have a new one coming out tomorrow…
Could the difference in measurement make one higher than the other, standard American inches and feet, verses Canadian Mili meters and Meters?
How's the horizontal alignment of the two spans looking - eg from a straight-down shot?
Note: speed bump in middle of bridge is the US-Canada border, happy driving lol!
I don't agree with a speed bump if that is what they are thinking that they will do. I do however wish they would put a little less invasive bump in place. Perhaps a red painted line on the concrete, and a blue one for the U.S. side should do nicely.
@@Sandra-mw3yp lol, my comment was only for humor!
@@gregblanton9386 You'd think?? Pfft
@@Sandra-mw3yp 😂🤣
@@gregblanton9386 Don't 'Sandra'' me....I'm warning you...Don't go there
🧐 ... 🤔.... A giant speed bump ..... 😅
Big contrast between this gorgeous international bridge and Zug Island.
It sure is. Travelers will be asking about that place all the time now.
As long as the smoke and stench goes "downriver" from Mordor.
One video shows the US side higher, other videos have shown the Canadian side higher. I wonder if it has to do with the direction of the wind.?
Uneven, that’s odd
Canadian side says more weed so they can get higher
Does anyone know how the stay cable strands are being protected against corrosion? Can the individual strands be replaced when the bridge is complete? Will the cables be adjusted to align the two sides of the bridge deck?
Tension cables also make things "adjustable"
Great drone work❤❤
Thank you!
If you're looking for the deck allignment process document. Heres the search term to use. "BACKGROUNDER
Connecting the
Gordie Howe International Bridge"
Thank you!
I think they should just leave an uneven gap, that way you can drive your General Lee airborne over the gap and yell “Yeeehaw” as you enter the USA 😂
Sounds like a plan
If it's uneven, they'll have to tear the whole bridge down and start all over again from scratch.
No.this was designed and built properly.
DP-hy4yh - So, let's start a Go-Fund-Me! By the time it is torn down, we should have enough for the new bridge, eh?
They'll backup one crane and move the other forward, that will even it out and can be adjusted easily and accurately.
lol. Shifting weight does not affect the heights. That would infer that the support cables have “give”, and the steel beams “flex”. Which would equate to the finished bridge bouncing with shifting traffic loads.
😂😂😂
Did you get your engineering degree from a Cracker Jack box?
The weight of the cranes is minuscule compared to the weight of the cantilevered roads. Adusting the tension of the stay cables will even out the heights of the roadways.
@@paulbnhd a crawler crane weighs about 250,000 pounds which is about 80 average cars. Pile 80 cars onto the edge of the unfinished bridge and tell me that it won't move.
No problem. Once the weights on the two sides are equalized, tighten the cables on one side or loosen the cables on the other side, or maybe some of each to make them match.
That's what I was thinking.
One of the cranes may need to be moved away from the edge
Nope, probably doesn't happen that way. If they have to loosen or tighten the suspension cables to make the deck heights match, something's drastically wrong in the design. All the cables have need to have the same tension, adjusting them for deck alignment isn't the way it's done (in my rudimentary judgment).
It's weird because, a more recent video I watched seemed to sho the U.S. side slightly lower than the Canadian whereas this video shows the opposite. Great comment below made the most sense with respect to the addition of the remaining concrete slabs might balance things. I also wondered if the sides could be balanced through the guidelines holding the bridge up. I had not heard they were in any way adjustible; however, that would make some sense if they were...even slightly.
All that said, I am confident that these people know what they're doing and all will be right in the end. Looking forward to seeing the joining and then the finished bridge when it is put into operation. Great job by all involved and a testament to human ingenuity.
Thank you for watching!
It'll be interesting to see how the height mismatch will be resolved, perhaps adjusting the stay cables?
Very interesting!
One hell of speed bump in the middle of this bridge 🌉
😮
Looks like they are going to have to put up a “Bump ahead” sign where the 2 sides meet.
Believe me this bridge will come down the same way Justin trudue have brought Canada economy down.
Well of course the Canadian side is lower.
same as the canadian dollar .
Red subtitles. Hard to read.
Good click bait in the title description. Not a lot of description or narrative here. Perhaps a discussion with the engineering team and contractor would shed some light on the reason(s) for the apparent discrepancy . Hint: it’s intentional and one or both sides will be adjusted. With what I expect is an elaborate jacking system attached to the cable stays.
🙄
How?
What else would you expect with Biden on one side and Trudeau on the other!!
Yep, Both as crooked as a dogs hind leg.
That’s funny maybe Trump and his family will tell people he built this.
That was the most perfect comment ever
Well, if it wasn’t for both our governments working together, we wouldn’t be getting a new bridge. So they are doing something right. 👍
By making this political statement you are disrespecting the engineers and designers of this masterpiece, and displaying your ignorance. If you had taken the time to educate yourself, you could have easily learned the discrepancy is by design and temporary.
Is this in Mexico?
3 thousand miles north east
Snow Mexico
@@alantaylor3910 Detroit USA Windsor Canada
Beirut
@@wjb111 He was my favorite baseball player.
Spend $6.5 Billion on a bridge and name it after a hockey player...
Hey, Hey, Hockeytown. I'm sure Canada was on board with the naming of the bridge. He was Canadian after all.
Troll
Detroit pride
Detroit had nothing to do with the bridge name.
Canada paid for the bridge, they should get to name it.
Biden did that 😂