The talk in Windsor and Detroit is that, after more than two decades of planning, the $5.7 billion Gordie Howe International Bridge (GHIB) is actually starting to “look like a bridge.” Both south (Windsor) and north (Detroit) towers have been evident ove
Ron StangGHIB PROJECT — Pictured is the back span on the Canadian side of the Gordie Howe International Bridge with falsework beneath, part of the “unbalanced” cantilevered construction method.
The bridge is being constructed under the auspices of the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority , a Crown corporation, and Bridging North America, the consortium of three major companies contracted to design, build and operate the bridge. For many months, construction of the approach and bridge decks has been well underway including girder installation, steel erection and pre-cast panel placements.
Meanwhile, bridge construction itself is taking an unbalanced cantilevered approach. Cantilevered refers to construction building out at the same time from both sides of the concrete towers. But on this project the back spans have been built first, and now the main span has started protruding out over the river from both the Canadian and U.S. sides.
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