Trout Brook Bridge - Official Work Thread

[Carl G. Soderstrom]

My News Letter arrived also.

Thanks for the report & pix.

Will the Bridge Pins go into the ends of the piling with gravity holding it in place?
And the diagonals.

Will you be using cast washers on the bolts?

[Mike Fox]

This picture right here makes me happy. Why? Because this is where I had planned for everyone to park while the bridge work is going on.. It keeps all of our vehicles out of Midcoast Conservancy's parking lot.








This is a Jig that was conceived to help hold the piles. 6 Piles were driven today.

[Paul Uhland]

So...five piles to go, and a nicely compacted ROW.   
What a country! 

[Stephen Piwowarski]

Actually 7 to go. Two of those driven today are not part of the '11'.

[Paul Uhland]

Oops.
Hope your weather cooperates for the next few days.

[Mike Fox]

Before lunch (and the rain), Jason sent me this picture..

[Joe Fox]

Fortunately I was able to see the pile driving process, and note taking. Very interesting to watch and learn how it works.

[Bill Baskerville]

How are the very heavy (I know I worked on them) trapezoidal support blocks being positioned and attached to the bent caps?

Bob, I thought I remember that each of the three pieces was around 330 pounds, before being bolted together.

[Bob Holmes]

You're right, total weight about 100 lbs for each support!!

[Bob Holmes]

Oops, missing 0 (factor of 10) = 1000 lbs

[Mike Fox]

Bob sent me these photos..

[Brendan Barry]

Bridge site Friday afternoon.

[Jeff Schumaker]

Things are moving right along.

Jeff S.

[Ed Lecuyer]

[Moderator's Note]
A discussion about the virtues of Moxie has been moved (and combined with) a thread in the Whimsical, Weirdness, and Foolery section:
http://forum.wwfry.org/index.php/topic,3087.0.html

[Brendan Barry]

Crew bolting the braces on the south bent this afternoon.