Vehicular Timber Bridges

Timber structures have proven to be a cost effective alternative with better aesthetics “curb appeal” than concrete or steel designs. The amount of time involved from project conceptual thought to completed constructed product is normally greatly reduced. Life span and annual maintenance of these structures meets or exceeds established Federal Highway Standards. Although timber structures are located predominately in rural settings, there are few structural design limits for lengths or span widths.

Cady Way Trail, Vehicular Timber Bridge

SunBelt Construction Services installed a 16’ wide vehicular access bridge for Orange County on their Cady Way Trail Project. The bridge was originally specified as a concrete structure. SunBelt Construction Services, Inc. designed and constructed a timber structure resulting in a significant financial savings to the county. The timber structure was designed to carry vehicular loads with the center span being over 15’ above the water surface. Project built on time and within budget.

Little Jones Creek, Timber Vehicular Bridge

SunBelt Construction constructed a vehicular timber bridge for the SWFWMD. The project required the project required the bridge to meet AASHTO HS20-44 loading and be a free span. The project was completed ahead of schedule and within budget.

Smithstone, Vehicular Timber Bridge

SunBelt Construction Services installed a 50’ long vehicular timber bridge across a ravine in a residential neighborhood in North Carolina. This timber vehicular bridge is 26’ wide with a 6’ pedestrian timber walkway on one side and a center elevation of 20’. This project also included the construction of timber abutments and wing walls with an elevation of 15’. Project was completed on budget and ahead of schedule.

Stink Ditch, Vehicular Timber Bridge

SunBelt Construction was contracted by SWFWMD to design and build a 12’ wide vehicular timber bridge. SunBelt Construction provided a cost saving design using appropriate materials and advanced construction techniques. SunBelt then built the structure on time and within the project budget.

Eglin Air Force Base, Vehicular Timber Bridge

SunBelt Construction Services, Inc. recently had the honor of taking part in a project to aid the federally endangered Okaloosa Darter, a fish species only found in six streams located in the counties of Okaloosa and Walton in the panhandle of Florida. The project consisted of the design and construction of three 10 - Ton rated timber bridges. These structures were replacements for existing culverts. The project was the result of a partnership between the Eglin Natural Resources Branch, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Three Rivers Resource, Conservation and Development organization, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the Eglin AFB Golf Course. The project was regarded as an important task under the Okaloosa Darter Recovery Plan in order to keep the species from becoming extinct as more than 90 percent of the stream inhabited by the Okaloosa Darter is found on the Eglin property.