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Detroit–Windsor
Gordie Howe International Bridge
Main Span
Tower Detail
Construction View
Night Rendering
Cable-Stayed Bridge4 images
A landmark international crossing connecting Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario with a major cable-stayed main span and integrated ports of entry.
Engineering note: Longest cable-stayed span in North America Team: AECOM, WSP, Bridging North America
Full project profile
Gordie Howe International Bridge — Full Details
This full project profile can include structural system description, span arrangement, foundation approach, wind considerations, construction staging, owner information, design challenges, project delivery method, and lessons learned for bridge engineers.
Iowa–Illinois
I-74 Mississippi River Bridge
River Elevation
Arch Rib
Deck View
Trail Overlook
Basket-Handle Arch Bridge4 images
A signature arch crossing designed to improve regional mobility, pedestrian access, and long-term river crossing capacity.
This full project profile can include arch rib geometry, tie girder behavior, river navigation constraints, erection sequence, deck system, pedestrian trail integration, and major design coordination items.
Scotland
Queensferry Crossing
Full Crossing
Stay Cables
Tower Top
Approach Span
Cable-Stayed Bridge4 images
A major long-span bridge over the Firth of Forth featuring elegant towers, overlapping stay cables, and robust wind performance.
This full project profile can include stay cable layout, tower behavior, aerodynamic performance, marine foundation constraints, construction methodology, durability strategy, and long-span bridge engineering insights.
New York
Mario M. Cuomo Bridge
Hudson View
Cable Fan
Shared Path
Pylon Detail
Cable-Stayed Bridge4 images
A twin-span cable-stayed bridge replacing the Tappan Zee Bridge and supporting major regional transportation demand.
Engineering note: Major Hudson River replacement Team: HDR, Fluor, American Bridge
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Mario M. Cuomo Bridge — Full Details
This full project profile can include approach structure layout, main span configuration, foundation design, shared-use path integration, traffic staging, construction packaging, and long-term maintenance considerations.
New York / New Jersey
Bayonne Bridge Raise
Arch Profile
New Roadway
Construction Stage
Port Clearance
Arch Bridge Retrofit4 images
A complex retrofit that raised the bridge roadway to improve navigational clearance while preserving the historic arch structure.
Engineering note: Roadway raised while bridge remained active Team: HDR, WSP, Skanska
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Bayonne Bridge Raise — Full Details
This full project profile can include retrofit strategy, temporary works, staged traffic maintenance, steel arch preservation, navigational clearance requirements, and constructability challenges.
Hong Kong
Stonecutters Bridge
Main Span
Tower Form
Harbor View
Cable System
Cable-Stayed Bridge4 images
A visually striking long-span crossing with advanced aerodynamic design and landmark tower geometry.
This full project profile can include tower form, cable system behavior, wind tunnel testing, deck aerodynamics, marine exposure durability, erection engineering, and design team coordination.
Gordie Howe Bridge
Main Span
Tower Detail
Construction View
Night Rendering
Bridge / Infrastructure4 images
📍 LocationThe Gordie Howe International Bridge connects Detroit, Michigan (USA) and Windsor, Ontario (Canada) across the Detroit River. It is one of the most strategically important trade crossings in North America, carrying a major portion of commercial traffic between the two countries. 🏗️ Bridge Type & Structural SystemThe bridge is a long-span cable-stayed bridge featuring […]
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Gordie Howe Bridge — Full Details
📍 Location The Gordie Howe International Bridge connects Detroit, Michigan (USA) and Windsor, Ontario (Canada) across the Detroit River. It is one of the most strategically important trade crossings in North America, carrying a major portion of commercial traffic between the two countries.
🏗️ Bridge Type & Structural System The bridge is a long-span cable-stayed bridge featuring two iconic A-shaped towers approximately 220 m tall. The structure includes an 853 m (2,798 ft) main span, making it the longest cable-stayed bridge span in North America. The bridge was designed without any piers in the river, allowing safer ship navigation and reducing long-term maintenance and collision risks.
🧱 What It Is Made Of The bridge consists primarily of a steel and concrete composite superstructure supported by reinforced concrete towers and high-strength steel stay cables. More than 200 stay cables transfer loads from the bridge deck directly into the towers, creating an efficient and elegant structural system capable of carrying heavy international truck traffic.
🏢 Design & Construction Teams The project is being delivered by the Bridging North America consortium with major involvement from AECOM, Fluor Corporation, Aecon Group Inc., and ACS Infrastructure Canada. The bridge combines advanced structural engineering, architectural aesthetics, aerodynamic analysis, and complex international coordination between Canadian and U.S. transportation agencies.
⚙️ Major Engineering Challenges Engineers faced significant challenges involving aerodynamic stability for the extremely long span, wind-induced vibration control, massive foundation systems in difficult riverbank soils, construction-stage geometry control, and coordination between two countries’ codes, regulations, customs systems, and transportation authorities. The balanced cantilever erection method required precise cable stressing and surveying throughout construction.
🌉 Engineering Significance The Gordie Howe International Bridge is considered one of the most important modern infrastructure projects in North America because of its scale, international economic importance, record-breaking span length, and iconic architectural appearance. It is expected to become a defining symbol of cross-border connectivity and modern bridge engineering.
