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Posted by DerbyDad03 on April 23, 2008, 12:12 pm
> Thanks for all the suggestions.
>
> I think I'm going to try the straight across route. =A0It's hard to
> measure the actual distance from bank to bank, because the banks are not
> straight lines and they slope down to the creek (not a sheer drop). =A0It
> could even be as short as 10' in some places - but I'm trying to be
> conservative in my estimates so I don't end up with a bridge that's too
> short. =A0The actual width of water in the creek is typically about two to=
> four feet, depending on how much water is flowing. =A0If it's been dry,
> there will be just a trickle or no water in it at all for much of the
> summer.
>
> I won't be pouring any concrete or digging down to the frostline. =A0I'm
> planning to just rest the bridge on top of a couple of 4x4s at each end
> - maybe dug half-way into the ground.
>
> Thanks.
>
> -Jonathan
re: I won't be pouring any concrete or digging down to the frostline.
I'm planning to just rest the bridge on top of a couple of 4x4s at
each end - maybe dug half-way into the ground.
How often are you planning to rebuild/reset the bridge?
What's going to happen when the ground gets soft from rain or snow
melt? I'd think that things would start to sink and/or shift due to
the weight of both the structure itself and the live-load of the
skiiers/walkers.
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