General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Three-span cable-stayed bridge |
|---|---|
| Material: |
Steel-reinforced concrete composite bridge |
| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Structure: |
Cable-stayed bridge with semi-fan system |
| Support conditions: |
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Location
| Location: |
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
|---|---|
| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 42° 17' 15.17" N 83° 5' 52.84" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 2 500 m | |
| number of lanes | 2 x 3 | |
| main bridge | ||
|---|---|---|
| main span | 853 m | |
| vertical navigation clearance | 42 m | |
| deck | deck width | 37.5 m |
| deck slab thickness | 0.250 m | |
| number of longitudinal girders | 2 | |
| pylons | height | 220 m |
| stay cables | length | max. 450 m |
| strands per cable | 43 - 127 | |
Cost
| cost of construction | Canadian dollar 5 700 000 000 |
Materials
| piers |
reinforced concrete
|
|---|---|
| pylons |
reinforced concrete
|
| deck slab |
precast reinforced concrete
|
| pier-abutments |
prestressed concrete
|
| main girders |
steel
|
Participants
Design
Co-contractor
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2023): Gordie Howe International Bridge: Project Overview and Design Features. Presented at: IABSE Symposium: Long Span Bridges, Istanbul, Turkey, 26-28 April 2023, pp. 245-252.
- (2023): Planning and design of the Gordie Howe International Bridge. In: Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Bridge Engineering, v. 176, n. 4 (December 2023), pp. 1-38.
- (2019): Reliability-Based Site-Specific Live Load Models for the Gordie Howe International Bridge. Presented at: IABSE Congress: The Evolving Metropolis, New York, NY, USA, 4-6 September 2019, pp. 608-614.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20086269 - Published on:
07/08/2023 - Last updated on:
09/07/2024
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