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I designed and built this bridge about 3 years ago for my niece. Her husband is a dentist. He does my dental work and I do his woodworking.
The bridge span is about 15’ and is 4’ wide. I started with setting 2 lengths of angle iron 6” apart into each of the three 10” round by 2’ deep concrete piers on each side of the creek for the 3 main supports. The 3 main supports are made-up of five 1” X 6” X 18’ Ceder boards glued and screwed together. A temporary support was set up in the middle of the creek to set the arch of the 3 supports.
I checked the other day and the bridge is still very solid but I still tighten up the bolts and lag screws.
The young lady standing on the bridge is one of their 4 daughters.

-- Ron in Osseo, Minnesota


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Grant Davis

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posted 395 days ago

That’s a nice looking project. Thanks for posting.

-- Grant...."GO BUCKEYES"

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thetimberkid

1944 posts in 596 days


posted 395 days ago

Looks great!

Thanks for the post

Callum

-- For wood working podcasts with a twist check out http://thetimberkid.com/

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SCOTSMAN

2238 posts in 478 days


posted 395 days ago

he does your bridgework and you do his eh? I was in the same profession in orthodontics for 31 years inc 5 years in Germany almost. Til I retired on health grounds and bought a 30 bedroom hotel 2 years later I retired from that 24-7days a week glad to be doing machining and woodwork when I feel like it.lol Alistair

-- excuse my typing as I have a form of parkinsons disease

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CharlieM1958

7608 posts in 1111 days


posted 395 days ago

Alistair beat me to the punch-line about the brigework. :-)

That is one sweet-looking bridge!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

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Napaman

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posted 395 days ago

wow…that is cool!!!

-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...

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woodworm

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posted 394 days ago

Great bridge and very refreshing place.
Take care.

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

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pashley

521 posts in 610 days


posted 394 days ago

Real nice! Should last a long time.

-- http://newmissionworkshop.com

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Bradford

787 posts in 716 days


posted 394 days ago

This is the type of woodworking project that BELONGS in this forum. Thanks for an excellent project post.

-- so much wood, so little time. Bradford.

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Dick, & Barb Cain

7033 posts in 1192 days


posted 394 days ago

A very well planned, & constructed creation.

It should give many years of use.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

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rikkor

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posted 394 days ago

Great job Ron. Thanks for posting it.

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cabinetmaster

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posted 394 days ago

Great job. I am thinking about making a small pond on my property and making a small bridge similar to this. Thanks for the post.

-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps

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Beginningwoodworker

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posted 388 days ago

Thats a nice bridge.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

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newTim

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posted 207 days ago

And who did the root canal? Har har harrrrrr.

-- tim hill www.newcalshop.com

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