Building a bridge

[buggyman1]

buggyman1 ,

Nice job, would you come over and build a bridge across my creek? Just kidding, it would never stand up to the flood I get after 3 days of rain. My creek , normally about 12 to 15 ft, grows to about 400 ft wide, and cleans out everything in it's path. I am guessing that water from about 800 to a 1000 acres drain through my creek, and sometimes, the church by the creek gets flooded if it rains for about a week. I have some pictures somewhere that shows the water level at 400 ft wide. The bottom 4 acres is almost unusable because of that .

Thanks, I would love to see the pics of the flood.

 

[buggyman1]

Instead of starting a new thread, i'm just going to post the new bridge here. Bridge# 2: I bought a new mixer for the concrete, it saves a lot of time and a lot of back-breaking work. This is the concrete for the footer, for the wall I plan to build to support the middle of the bridge.

 

[buggyman1]

I borrowed a friends generator to run the mixer.

 

[Lil_FarmerJim]

Those portable mixers are definitely a back saver. I got one from my grandfather years ago, the thing is ancient, but it gets the job done!

Bridge looks great and I think you are on the right path for building a stronger one with that much concrete.


On a side note, Sweet looking buggy you got sitting behind the mixer. (From what I can see of it) I assume you built it yourself?

 

[JohnDeere4300]

Thanks...I'm in Mt.Sterling,, about 18 miles from Lexington, and yes, I'll have a new thread on the other bridge and I welcome everyone's input.

I have been through there 1000s of times in a TMC tractor trailer delivering to lumber yards, and construction sites...and many other places.

We also go shopping at Lexington and go to Louisville a lot....We go camping at cave run in Morehead, KY during the summer & fall, and go to natural bridge in the spring to trout fish, hike, ride the sky-lift up to the bridge, and many other things.

I remember in this thread where you was talking about the "Red River Gorge" and I'm sure you was talking about the one in Kentucky ?

I always liked taking my family up on top of the mountain, and walking across the bridge.


Transit,

This bridge is for you....But take note that God made this bridge

 

[buggyman1]

I did manage to get the backhoe in there to dig the footer, and I used the FEL to transport the concrete. Here's some pics of the site, and the poured footer. Its a lot steeper than it looks, the pics really don't do it justice. I used the zero-turn and my sprayer for the water supply (it holds 30 gallons). It took us all day to pour the footer (my girlfriend and me) in 90 degree heat.

 

[J_J]

buggyman1

I have pictures, but the water edge is 300 ft from the creek, and 100 ft to the opposite side. About all you can see is the water at the 300 ft mark. If I was in the middle of the creek, the water would be over my head. I had big trees across the creek so I could walk across, but the water took them away.

 

[JohnDeere4300]

Instead of starting a new thread, i'm just going to post the new bridge here. Bridge# 2: I bought a new mixer for the concrete, it saves a lot of time and a lot of back-breaking work. This is the concrete for the footer, for the wall I plan to build to support the middle of the bridge.

buggyman,

For everyone to read about your two bridges, it might be best to start a new thread and name it like you said "bridge# 2.....Because the pages are so long on your first bridge, and members could find "bridge#1 and bridge# 2 a lot easier if they have to do a search during the years.

 

[buggyman1]

Those portable mixers are definitely a back saver. I got one from my grandfather years ago, the thing is ancient, but it gets the job done!

Bridge looks great and I think you are on the right path for building a stronger one with that much concrete.


On a side note, Sweet looking buggy you got sitting behind the mixer. (From what I can see of it) I assume you built it yourself?

Thanks, I built most of the buggy but its far from being finnished.

 

[buggyman1]

I have been through there 1000s of times in a TMC tractor trailer delivering to lumber yards, and construction sites...and many other places.

We also go shopping at Lexington and go to Louisville a lot....We go camping at cave run in Morehead, KY during the summer & fall, and go to natural bridge in the spring to trout fish, hike, ride the sky-lift up to the bridge, and many other things.

I remember in this thread where you was talking about the "Red River Gorge" and I'm sure you was talking about the one in Kentucky ?

I always liked taking my family up on top of the mountain, and walking across the bridge.


Transit,

This bridge is for you....But take note that God made this bridge

I work in Lexington, went to U.K. (not for engineering), I have been to all those places. Yes thats the gorge I was talking about. What part of ky are you in?