Possible Signs of Life Found in Venus Atmosphere

The Best Space Heaters for Warming Up

Look Out, World: America Has a New Fighter Jet

These renderings by Ted Zoli, a MacArthur Fellow and winner of the 2012 ENR Award of Excellence, show the grace and heroic scale of his Detroit-Windsor bridge design.

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. How we test gear.

Illustrations by Ted Zoli, HNTB Corp. These renderings by Ted Zoli, a MacArthur Fellow and winner of the 2012 ENR Award of Excellence, show the grace and heroic scale of his Detroit-Windsor bridge design. View Gallery 8 Photos Illustrations by Ted Zoli, HNTB Corp. 1 of 8 Geometry Lesson The 8 x 10--foot steel deck grids are rectangular; each piece is offset by a fraction of a degree, making the span curve. Illustrations by Ted Zoli, HNTB Corp. 2 of 8 Clear Path Vertical clearance of 150 feet and placement of the tower footings on land ensure the safe passage of ships. Illustrations by Ted Zoli, HNTB Corp. 3 of 8 String Theory Steel wire is the basic unit of each stay cable. Seven wires form a strand; 50 to 70 strands run parallel through the cable housing. Illustrations by Ted Zoli, HNTB Corp. 4 of 8 Room to Move The 110-foot width holds six traffic lanes, two shoulders, and two walking paths of 12, 10, and 8 feet wide each, respectively. Illustrations by Ted Zoli, HNTB Corp. 5 of 8 Tall Tale At 900 feet, the iconic towers are 296 feet taller than those of New York City's George Washington Bridge. Illustrations by Ted Zoli, HNTB Corp. 6 of 8 Training Ground Rails linking the bridge to the superfreighter port of Halifax on Canada's Atlantic coast make Detroit a vital inland port. Illustrations by Ted Zoli, HNTB Corp. 7 of 8 Going Long In 1929 the Ambassador Bridge set a record with its 1850-foot suspension span. The new bridge's span is 2200 feet. Illustrations by Ted Zoli, HNTB Corp. 8 of 8 Load Sharing The cables connect to one side of each tower, but the overall symmetry of the span's curves keep the bridge in balance. Next The 10 Pieces of U.S. Infrastructure We Must Fix Now Advertisement - Continue Reading Below

This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io