How To Spend $500k on a Bridge!

… and it’s only a short span bridge:

I am the only guy I know that has ever built a bridge and some of you have asked me about it - so here it is. The photos I have selected are just a few of over 400 that were taken. The span over the creek was 38’, and the short span bridge I constructed cost about $500k from start to finish. It is a great example of how unexpected stuff can and does happen.

I had to remove the old bridge since it no longer complied with new seismic ratings that were put in place mid-project. Here is a partial photo path of that project. Have fun looking and be thankful it wasn’t you!

Original bridge

38’ span over salmon stream

Demolition

Start with the old bridge deck.

Reroute stream

Done outside of salmon spawning season.

Fish & Wildlife

Approved and permitted.

Sub- structure demo

Rail & decking demo

Old sub structure

Old bridge was double railroad cars

Demo complete

Ray - “Top Kick”

Placement

Partial span

Almost done

Done - then improve and pave road system