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Creek bridge update....

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Creek bridge update....

Post by fortyshooter » Tue Jun 01, 2021 4:38 pm

Project moving along now and with the help of 3 friends,,,,the crew.... we got the 16 ft. beams in place this morning.
Next thing is cutting up 4 ft. 2X6's for the decking and adding ramps on both ends plus hand railing.
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Re: Creek bridge update....

Post by Rifletom » Tue Jun 01, 2021 4:50 pm

Coming along nicely! Good to have friends to help out.

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Re: Creek bridge update....

Post by Headhog » Tue Jun 01, 2021 4:56 pm

Nice job Forty. Things are starting to shape up.

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Re: Creek bridge update....

Post by JEBar » Tue Jun 01, 2021 5:05 pm

nice .... with the cost of lumber, you might want to add coverage to your home owner's policy .... :lol:

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Post by markiver54 » Tue Jun 01, 2021 5:06 pm

Nice work to you and your crew! The hardest part is done!☺
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Post by Grunt67 » Tue Jun 01, 2021 5:47 pm

Looking good Forty.
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Re: Creek bridge update....

Post by Shakey Jake » Tue Jun 01, 2021 7:56 pm

Looks like a professional job there! How are you going to anchor it?
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Re: Creek bridge update....

Post by fortyshooter » Tue Jun 01, 2021 9:45 pm

Shakey Jake wrote:
Tue Jun 01, 2021 7:56 pm
Looks like a professional job there! How are you going to anchor it?
Jake
May make up some brackets that can attach to the piers. Yes getting those in place today was a big deal and glad I had the help to get it done.
We all help each other on projects and another guy was to be there but couldn't make it.

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Re: Creek bridge update....

Post by Vaquero » Tue Jun 01, 2021 10:00 pm

Coming along nicely, and having friends help is a plus.
Looks like there is a little water in there today but not enough to be a hindrance though.
Do any shooting while you were there?

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Re: Creek bridge update....

Post by BigAl52 » Tue Jun 01, 2021 10:05 pm

Friends are a big help and good ones are hard to come by. Looks good Forty
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Re: Creek bridge update....

Post by Oldbrass » Tue Jun 01, 2021 10:28 pm

Looking good 40, the hand rails will make a nice shooting rest ..
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Re: Creek bridge update....

Post by fortyshooter » Wed Jun 02, 2021 10:50 am

Didn't do any shooting. We were done by 11:30 and the boys had some other things to do. Today I'm going to pick up 2x6's and cut them for the decking.
Also have to make up a ramp for each end. On our way back home on I-95 there was a major wreck on the South bound lanes couple miles from home and a great thing we decided to get the job done in the morning. Traffic was back up for miles and we could have been in it!

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Re: Creek bridge update....

Post by Sir Henry » Wed Jun 02, 2021 2:15 pm

Glad you are safe. That bridge is looking good.
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Re: Creek bridge update....

Post by fortyshooter » Wed Jun 02, 2021 7:22 pm

Guy in orange hat is a retired bridge inspector for the Highway Department and will give me the OK when complete!

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