How to build a bridge over a creek for a truck. Download detailed plans for a version of this bridge used by the us. This bridge design is for driveways that must go over a creek. Purchase a piece of material for covering this area and then build a stone or brick structure on the culverts top creating a path. A culvert is a semicircular piece of galvanized steel or polyvinyl chloride that fits over a creek like a small bridge.
Build your own bridge. Jon ford had plans to build a new bridge along with building a new house on his property but plans for the bridge were made top priority when a wayward truck carried too much weight over the old bridge and it collapsed. How to build a bridge over a creek for a tractor 6 subscribe. Forest service site your bridge where the banks are relatively level and at roughly the same elevation.
My tractor weighs 3400 lbs and one of the main uses is to get firewood im thinking i need the bridge to support at least 5000 lbs. Its simple design features concrete foundations steel girders and a wooden floor. I have a creek that cuts my property in half and i would like to build a bridge to get a tractor to the back half. 26 how to build a 16 foot long bridge over a creek duration.
Woods tree farm 8461 views. Measure the creeks span and distance between the creek bed and ground level. The extra length is to get the footings at least 2 feet back from the creeks. Step by step instructions for an h m 300 350 400 450 and more duration.
For our example we are assuming a 7 foot creek bed gap with a 12 foot bridge length. Due to various departments of making you sad i need a clear span bridge of 26 30.