DETROIT – It’s not open yet, but the Gordie Howe International Bridge has just become an official border crossing, connecting Michigan and Canada by the largest cable-stayed bridge in all of North America.
It’s the latest milestone in the Bridge’s ongoing construction between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario.
It took just over a month to complete the overall connection process by installing the remaining steel beams and precast concrete panels since the iconic photo was taken on June 14th showing an American ironworker and a Canadian ironworker shaking hands atop a beam, 150 feet above the Detroit River.
Two iron workers, one from Canada and one from the U.S., shake hands to mark the completion of the deck on the Gordie Howe International Bridge.
“While we celebrate the physical deck connection, it gives us the opportunity to look to the very near future when we will see truck drivers make their way to deliver their freight to market, commuters heading to work and back home again, and tourists enjoying the views that bond our two countries from the multi-use path,” said Charl van Niekerk, CEO, Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority.
At 0.53 miles, the Bridge is the tenth longest cable-stayed bridge in the world. It is the first new crossing to connect Detroit and Windsor in more than 60 years. It’s expected to open in fall 2025.
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Publish date : 2024-07-25 09:32:00
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