Creek crossing pictures?

[mahlers]

here's a pic of a little bridge that I re-built (after a propane delivery truck went through the original bridge). We had a little rain the day of this picture, and the water was actually going over the bridge at the high point - so I know that the bridge is pretty darn strong. It has four 25-foot long 18" x 12" steel I-beams spanning the creek (sunk about five feet into the banks on both sides) with 12" x 4" planks supported by 8" x 6" pressure treated beams, all held together by stainless lag bolts.

I built the bridge to perform, and it's rated for 85,000 lbs support load (but it will take a little more than that if necessary).

 

[mahlers]

Here's a pic from the other side. Sorry that you can't see the bridge too closely - at the time I was just happy it was still there that morning. Where I was standing to take this picture was where all of my patio furniture *was* the night before...

 

[sweettractors]

How about puting in some of the 3-4 ft diameter concrete drainage tile--fill over with dirt and rock and ready to go. I would also put the big Brick/Brack(5-8 inch size) rock on either side to keep it from washing out--Ken Sweet

Sweet Farm Equipment LLC *New and Used Implements for 27 Years*

 

[SPIKER]

I ahve a creek with an old bridge across it and soon I'll have to repair it. I started a FORD across it but it was washed out 2 times in a row so I gave up. it FLOODS too bad when we get a HEAVY rain. normally I can step across it and not get wet feet. water depth is usually less than 2" where flowing and can pool up to a foot or so. it is very rocky which means it really floods fast moving water. if it is sandy and or muddy then it probably does not move much water at HIGH speed and you can build something where the water goes in/over it. anyhow here are a few photos.

Creek flooded where ford WAS 2 times http://www.bright.net/~ispike/creek/07080022.JPG

Creek flooded just down stream of my bridge http://www.bright.net/~ispike/creek/07080024.JPG

Creek flooded where ford IS using 12" steel well casing under water. http://www.bright.net/~ispike/creek/07080027.JPG


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[theboman]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( My litle crossing is just filled with rocks That I drive over.

Egon
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Egon, that ain't rocks, it's snow! ha.

 

[Egon]

Ohh -- lovely snow-- Just don't dive into one of those snowpillows.

Usually this little creek, almost 200 feet long usually only flows in the winter wet period. It connects two swamps. In the past the swamps were dammed and in the spring logs floated down to the river. When the swamp dried grass was cut and the next winter all was reapeated.

Egon

 

[Gatorboy]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( It has four 25-foot long 18" x 12" steel I-beams spanning the creek)</font>

You mean these beams aren't supported by abutments?

 

[mahlers]

Kind of - this part of the creek was almost completely encased in concrete almost a hundred years ago. The bridge has twelve-inch thick, fifteen foot-high concrete walls under the bridge. I excavated down to the top of the concrete walls, and also dug into the bank (under the road) so that about five feet of steel on each side is buried underground, cemented-in and supporting the weight. It definitely helps to keep the beams from flexing in the middle.

Speaking of concrete, also notice the funky 'ceement pond' that they built way back when. At one point the place was a summer resort and they'd dam up the creek for swimmers and the water would flow through a pipe and fill the pool. There's still an old slide going into the pool, and there used to be a gigantic water slide going into the creek. It was about 50' high, and scary-as-heck looking. It either fell apart years ago or got taken away by a flood - all I have are *old* photos of it from when the place was in operation.

 

[willy1947]

Here is a picture of my creek. It isn't this deep or messy everywhere. But notice the banks of the creek, they are pretty steep

 

[mahlers]

For something like that, I'd recommend looking into a retired flatcar from a train. You can build up the banks of the creek on both sides a bit, and then span the width of the creek with the flatcar. I've also seen people do it with flatbed semi trailers. Too bad you're not more local to me - a neighbor of mine is trying to get rid of a wrecked trailer flatbed that would be almost perfect.