My quick and dirty bridge

[General Lee]

For a while I couldn't access some of my property with my tractor due to a creek. I finally came across an old trailer frame which I laid in place and added some milled 2x12's. Quick and dirty, won't win any cosmetic awards but it works. I do have it staked at the 4 corners to hold it in place in the event the creek gets a little high.

Oh, and my avatar shows this tractor stuck in the area the bridge now lays .....

 

[Dr Dave]

Looks like it does the job, thats all you need.

Dave

 

[tubzz]

very simple and it works, good job

 

[Bigfoot62]

Hey, it works. Good 'nuff.

One suggestion: get a piece of steel cable and a couple clamps and tie one corner of the frame to a good-sized tree. That will keep you from having to hunt it after a flood.

 

[k0ua]

It looks nice!

James K0UA

 

[NS Gearhead]

That looks great! About the same span I need to cover over my brook. What kind of trailer was it and how long did you make it?

 

[SPIKER]

mine is made from frame of a Mobile Home,

Span is about 20' with telephone polls bolted into the frame and 2x8x10' treated deck boards screwed down.

Mark

 

[General Lee]

That looks great! About the same span I need to cover over my brook. What kind of trailer was it and how long did you make it?

I believe the frame is from a mobile home trailer and is approximately 20 ft. long. It was laying in the woods on my buddy's farm. A cutting torch was used to cut the axles off and that was it!

Big foot- I like your idea w/ the cable to a tree, thanks for the recommendation.

 

[Kyle241]

Looks like it works to me! Nice.

 

[RalphVa]

Looks good. I did something similar, but on a smaller scale. My driveway was starting to get eroded out where water was rushing into a big culver under it. I bought an aluminum ATV ramp, sawed the dividers in two and laid the two ramp pieces side by side to cover the hole beside the driveway. Then I built a wall beside the driveway using those interlocking mortarless wall blocks.

I put the ramp pieces on top of "piers" made out of concrete poured into big coffee cans.

It's lasted now for over 12 years. No sign of any more erosion.

Ralph

 

[JD 4520]

Great idea. That gives me an idea for an area I have. When you're determined to cross to the other side you just have to put your mind to it.

 

[zzvyb6]

Consider putting a sealant mixed with sand or old sandblaster material so you have good traction at all times. If there is a need to spike your brakes for any reason, you could be in for some trouble if you slide off one side. Nice and elegant solution to the problem probably means its a permanent structure. As things age, the deck will get slippery.

 

[Bob77064]

Good solution to the creek crossing.

 

[bigballer]

looks good, I agree with adding some "traction" to the top side for the wet season. I had a similar area separated by a ditch dug by an excavator and dropped in a 10" culvert, amazed myself when I drove over it for the first time.

 

[bandaidmd]

retired flatbed semi trailers work good also.