Bridge#2

[buggyman1]

Originally Posted by jimmyj

Buggyman, your bridge is amazing. Thanks for sharing this and congratulations on a job well done!!!

Thanks...lots of help from people on TBN.

[buggyman1]

Originally Posted by johndeere4300

You did a great job on the bridge!


Do you have another place to build a bridge ?

With two bridges on your property now.. That should increase the value of it!

Thanks for sharing your work!

Thanks...lol no more bridges, at least on my place.

[buggyman1]

Hauled 8 ton of gravel (57's) today, put about 6 ton on the long-end of the bridge. I made lots of trips across the bridge with the fel loaded with gravel. No problems at all. I finally got to drive all the way across it. I'll let it settle some, and then put the finishing touches on the backfill. I may start on the rails tomorrow, not sure how i'm going to do them...any ideas?

[cowboy357]

Great Thread , Thanks for the detailed steps & great pics buggyman1 . Allthough the second night time pic has a spooky look to it , Looks like a ghostly figure on Your tractor . Bob

[nhkabotab7800]

very cool to follow this thread....wood rails? i would suggest a stifener on the outer edge of the wood planks to keep from twisting, perhaps that can be incorporated in the rails?

[inthesticks]

I am in the process of getting ready to do a project like this on my property. I was thinking culvert, but it will still flood, so I am going bridge. I need to raise my road level where I cross my creek up at least 4 feet and span it about 20 foot on each side. The creek is normally about 2-3 foot wide and about 3 inches deep, but when it floods bad enough to destroy my current bridge it gets about 11 ft.+ and about 30-40ft. wide. It's crazy... I am looking to build 2 pillars about 4 ft. above ground on each side about 20ft. back from the banks, build the road up to it, span it with either the trailers or railcar, and use my current bridge for center support, so I can get to my house when flooded. Where would one look to get either 2 flatbed semi trailers or a flatbed railcar. How much will they cost. What will a project like this cost? Any ideas? See pic...

[Alan L.]

Great project. I need exactly the same thing over my creek, about 25 feet across. As for the rails, what if you decided how many and where you want posts, then replace those slats with some that extend maybe 24" out past the width of the bridge. Then use this extra length to place diagonal braces for the railings?

[jayste]

Buggyman, you should now be refered to as Bridgeman1!

[RobertBrown]

I may start on the rails tomorrow, not sure how i'm going to do them...any ideas?[/quote]

Are you wanting the rails to keep people on the bridge or tractors? A suspended cable supported by 4x4 stanchons every 4 ft or so may be adequate. It wouldn't be good for small children unless you put 2 or three on each side however. That design would be relatively quick and easy and probably not too expensive.
If your like me you're probably tired of building bridges and would like to put this one behind you and move on to the next project.
Something like this....

[buggyman1]

Here's a pic of all those dreaded bolts.