Photos from the Third Gate Community Bridge Repair (Winter/Spring 2006)
Last Updated: October 4, 2005
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The torrential rains of Winter/Spring 2006 undermined the community's bridge foundation causing it to drop and become unusable. Some vehicles were able to get across before the bridge was closed so that people could walk across, then take those vehicles into town. To repair the bridge, the community banded together to do the temporary repairs while a (mandated) replacement was designed. These are photos from that repair.

Moving steel

 

Welding reinforcement (end span)

 

New buttress plates installed

 

Welding mid-span bracing

 

(Candy) removing old steel and concrete

 

(Candy) exmining the completed concrete embuttment repairs

 

Foot traffic

 

Work completed