Working Herb Arched Bridge approaches Sunday 8/26 @ 10AM

[herlsy]

I dig the new approach, good work

[Ariel29er]

I dig the new approach, good work

Thank you guys.

[Brad C]

I loaded 11 pictures of the bridge project into our photo gallery.
http://www.midsouthtrails.com/gallery/m ... itemId=422
Here is a little teaser picture.

[Mark T]

Great Work.......

[SteveK]

Brad's teaser picture, Steve's and Butch's butts!
Yuck!!!

[Brad C]

OK, so I changed to the picture of you running the precision finish carpentry chainsaw. Oh yeah, instead of backsides hanging out now it is the front sides.

When someone takes a picture of me I try to give them my good side. It's just that I don't have a good side. That's why I take the pictures.

[WOXOF]

Very nice work guys. What do you use as a footer to anchor the bridge to?

[Brad C]

We use the plans drawn by Jon Waldo P.E. from the IMBA web site. We go a little beyond using deck screws instead of nails and adding galvanized angle brackets in the corners.

[WOXOF]

Just what I was looking for. Thanks for the diagram.

[Brad C]

That diagram is from this set of instructions I found on the IMBA web site.
http://www.midsouthtrails.com/docs/trai ... etails.pdf
These bridges work well for us at Herbs. As I said elsewhere, we go a little beyond by using deck screws in place of nails. We also use steel corner braces to attach the end cap to the stringers and the stringers to the footers.