Even the bridge towers pay tribute to Mr. Hockey himself, Gordie Howe. At nearly 720 feet tall — as high as the Renaissance Center — the towers mirror the curve of a hockey stick in a slap shot.

"It does look a little bit like hockey sticks, doesn’t it — with the defense line right behind us," Hilbers said.

When it opens, it will have the longest main span of any cable-stayed bridge in North America and rank among the top ten longest in the world

Kudos to American construction and engineering!!