Starting my bridge!!

[airbiscuit]

I think Brandi is trolling you.

 

[bindian]

Just trying to liven the thread up a bit.
hugs, Brandi

 

[airbiscuit]

It's all good. I'll let you know when you've gone a bridge too far

 

[bindian]

............over the river Kwai.
hugs, Brandi

 

[Streetcar]

Back at the farm by myself with my work truck, welder, a truck full of steel “stuff” and a decent weekend weather wise to work on the bridge


Was chatting with a fellow ironworker today and my bridge came up.

He and another guy built a bridge to support a 11,000 pound truck.

They made “trusses” for the spans similar to what I’ll do.

He recommends cutting the end posts short and “bowing” the railing when I weld it. Then weld in my bracing.

Any thoughts on this idea?

Bowing of the truss will be how it fails, why would you want to give it a head start to failure.
end post can be the easiest length to weld

 

[Doorman63]

Bowing of the truss will be how it fails, why would you want to give it a head start to failure.
end post can be the easiest length to weld

I presume when finish welded it would bow the truss up in the center.

 

[Doorman63]

Been cutting and marking stuff up this morning.

Top tubes are 18’ 2x6
Vertical tubes are 40” 2x5
Should put the top of my railing 37-39” from the deck

Gonna go have biscuits and gravy and then start the welding!!

 

[Doorman63]

Sat and chatted a bit at breakfast with the neighbors.

Slow start…


Wells some clips of 3x3 angle on at the locations of the posts.




Going to lay out my posts on the stringers now.

 

[Doorman63]

Posts welded up!!

 

[dodge man]

I hate to sound a little ignorant, but someone was also doing a bridge and found out it was in a wetland and quit. I’m assuming it was a similar situation as yours but not you?

 

[Doorman63]

I hate to sound a little ignorant, but someone was also doing a bridge and found out it was in a wetland and quit. I’m assuming it was a similar situation as yours but not you?

That was another thread.
I poked around in there a bit

 

[Doorman63]

Railings done

Just adding the railings I can feel the bounce reduced already.
Working on angles to tie the top and bottom together

 

[dodge man]

I thought yours was a different thread but it is similar. It’s looking pretty good to me.

 

[Doorman63]

I thought yours was a different thread but it is similar. It’s looking pretty good to me.

Where about in Central Illinois are you if I can ask?

I’m down the street from Forbes State Park

 

[dodge man]

Where about in Central Illinois are you if I can ask?

I’m down the street from Forbes State Park

I’m a ways away, I live outside of Macomb, Illinois.

 

[Doorman63]

I’m a ways away, I live outside of Macomb, Illinois.

My ex went to WIU

Pretty area

 

[Doorman63]

I think I’m done for today.




The wind was a bit brisk today…….
Took about an hour break for lunch.

I don’t have enough angle iron to make the angle braces.

I might putter in the barn a bit working on my extra pieces to put in between the 3x3 tubes.

Till tomorrow!

 

[dodge man]

I’d rather live in your area, further from Chicago and milder winters. I went to school in Carbondale and so did my daughter.

 

[Doorman63]

I’d rather live in your area, further from Chicago and milder winters. I went to school in Carbondale and so did my daughter.

South of Effingham the topography/scenery really changes.

 

[2manyrocks]

For some reason, your bridge makes me think of covered bridges in New England.