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Building a "Stone Bridge"

BAM - With the stone bridge I'm kicking it up a notch. We're talking some EXTREME ENGINEERING here.

I'm making the stone bridge design up as I go. I figure I'll build two columns and lay some 4X6's across the columns for support (since I have them laying around). The stone bridge should be 4' high and 20' long when I'm done. It will carry people and mules across a major inlet of water during the spring. My guess is that next year I'll be posting a webpage with a title of, "The Year of the Flood that Took Out the Stone Bridge". Hahaha. Here's some pictures of it so far.


Digging the hole for the stone brdge Filing in the frame for the footer for the stone bridge
Filing in the frame for the footer for the stone bridge Filing in the frame for the footer for the stone bridge
Smoothing the concrete for the footer for the stone bridge Footer for the stone bridge