Just Another Bridge Project

[PuckNPirate]

I think I would bridge the under side with cable if you are going to drive concrete trucks over it. Have you took a concrete truck over it yet? Anything else I would use as is, looks great.

I havent had a concrete truck over it yet and probably dont plan on it unless it is coming back empty just for peace of mind. Each trailer has a load limit of 85,000lbs so if they center a tire on each trailer it would be no problem.

 

[PuckNPirate]

Here are a few pictures of the first footings i poured. You can see the rebar cages and the steel plate the main beams will sit on in the pictures.

 

[greasemonkeyok]

Have you anticipated the water levels rising high enough to push on the side in heavy rains? Maybe weld some steel plate angled down on the upside of the creek. That way a floating log would be pushed down instead of acting like a battering ram.

BTW, it looks good.

 

[PuckNPirate]

Yea. I have steel angle welded on top of the plate to lock the beams in from moving side to side. I doubt the creek will ever rise that high. Even with the heaviest rains it only rises about 6". I am thinking about putting rip rap or some more bunk blocks below them to keep the banks from eroding.

 

[homeputter]

Great Project. Thanks for sharing