Zug Island Swing Bridge Next to The Gordie Howe Bridge | Detroit, Michigan
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The Zug Island Swing Bridge, also known as the Zug Island Bridge, is a historic structure located over the Rouge River in Detroit, Michigan.
Pennsylvania Steel Company, Ginzel and Towler of Detroit were the contractors and the substructure design by the Engineering Dept. of Solvay Process Company. The bascule was designed by the Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Company.
Location: The bridge spans the Trenton Channel of the Detroit River, connecting Zug Island with the mainland near River Rouge, Michigan.
Type: It is a swing bridge, which means it rises vertically with a pivot to allow boats and ships to pass through the waterway.
Purpose: The bridge primarily serves industrial purposes, facilitating transportation to and from Zug Island, which is known for its steel making facilities operated by U.S. Steel.
Operation: Swing bridges like the Zug Island Swing Bridge operate by swinging horizontally, usually perpendicular to the river flow, to open up a navigation channel for larger vessels.
Importance: Given its location and function, the bridge plays a crucial role in the logistics and transport of goods to and from Zug Island, particularly related to the steel industry.
Access and Visibility: While the bridge itself is not typically accessible to the public due to its industrial setting, it is visible from certain vantage points along the Detroit River.
Swing bridges and drawbridges are both types of movable bridges used to accommodate waterway traffic, but they operate in different ways:
Mechanism: A swing bridge rotates around a fixed point (pivot or central pier) to open up a navigational channel for boats and ships.
A drawbridge has one or two sections (called leaves) that are raised vertically, often counterbalanced to minimize the effort needed to lift them.
Movement: The bridge swings typically at a 90-degree angle to the river or waterway, allowing vessels to pass through.
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Thank you James!
No road traffic going across that bridge.
I remember the water under this bridge 60 years ago an ugly brown and sometimes an uglier green. I’m happy we have made some progress in cleaning up our waters, but we still have a long way to go.!
There's water in a holding tank on the island that looks like that.
I worked on the b2 demolition and rebuild back in 2000 on the island and I got the nickname zug island John . Hell I had a street map of the hell hole.
I'm sure you must have some very interesting stories. Feel free to share.
Zug Island, a place so interesting, they made a band from the name!
@@The_General_Zubas yeah I heard of that band. Are they still together?
@@The_General_Zubas I know about the zug island band he wanted to pay me money so he could have my zug personalized license plate but I wouldn't give it up back then.
@@michaelanthonyvideos It's been a while, I dont think so, they haven't put out an album for years. They might tour, but no albums since after the pandemic.
So yes and no.
Title says swing but the video is about the draw ?
Anyone remember when the drawbridge operator jumped out the fuse for the motor and burned up the motor ?
Mid 1970s
he did? When was that?
@@michaelanthonyvideos mid 1970s , the bridge was stuck open , went into the control room with an electrical Forman Al J and an electrician Emmett Y
; they found wire where a fuse should have been . Not sure if the operator did it , but the electrical Forman thought he did
I thought they were winding down the US steel operations on Zug island. Is there any definitive dates on when a possible clean up project could begin?
The steel plant is closed.
Desalination Without Habitation! That's In The Bible!!!
Hey Michael do you think they will ever clean up that old steel mill , it’s ugly , thanks for another informative video❤
I sure hope so but it will take years. It would be a brownfield had all the contamination would have to be removed.
“ They “ ?
USS doesn’t have enough money .
If They had sold it to the Japanese steel company .
Maybe the Japanese steel company could afford to try
That's a lift bridge. The closest swing bridge is on the conrail mainline in Maumee Ohio.
Ok, it's described as a swing bridge from the Michigan Department of Transportation and the Coast Guard. Lift bridge makes more sense though.
the bridge closer to Jefferson street is a swing bridge .
Just needed to circle around
@@psychiatry-is-eugenics There is no other vehicle bridge to the island.
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It’s in the open position ; unless they tore it down .
Guess I will have to drive by and look. .
It’s called the one way bridge because it was only used for going on the island
@@psychiatry-is-eugenics Someone else who used to work their said that it was torn down. I haven't seen any other bridge their either. The other bridge was known as Bridge 210. The other bridge was demolished, but the supporting structures that once supported the leaf, counterweight, and track remain in place as well as the bridgetender house which continues to be used for this bridge.
Very interesting, I never knew of Zug Island. Is it all industrial? What do they use it for?
There’s still a working coke plant DTE Vantage EES coke battery , they have a website .
Zug island use to have 2 blast furnaces that produced iron for the bop furnaces .
@@psychiatry-is-eugenics Thank you. That was very helpful, very interesting to know.
Us steel never cleans up its old abandoned sites, they leave them till either the government cleans them or they sell it
That would be prime real estate but it's ruined for decades.
Why would anyone take a ride around Zug Island, it has been one of the most stinky, polluted spots in SE Michigan for hundreds of years
Just to try to be cool.
It might be a nasty place but it paid good.
@@johnmaclachlan6818 It’s very interesting to explore the area and the Delray neighborhood.
@@michaelanthonyvideos I drank many beers after a long shift at what used to called the Delray Cafe there on Jefferson. 💩 I bought their last two baseball caps that had zug island printed on the caps. Tweny-four years later I still have a zug island cap.
@@michaelanthonyvideos The place where ICP grew up, Jefferson and Del Ray!