bissell bridge

[kiddrock33]

heres my last job

 

[seger98]

Nice project & photo's.


Chris

 

[kiddrock33]

a few more

 

[pippinwhitepaws]

cool...

i have never seen a covered bridge...only in photos...

thanks.

 

[kiddrock33]

and i never built one till now. it was pretty cool

 

[Copperhead]

Nice work...What type of siding was used?...

 

[DigginThePast]

Great job. Cool build.

 

[sniffer]

you do some great work, that takes a lot of skill

 

[Burdie]

That is a fantastic job and pictures are great.

Burdie

 

[sasnz]

Call me nieve but why would you have a roof on a bridge

Sasnz

 

[Copperhead]

Call me nieve but why would you have a roof on a bridge

Sasnz

I'm pretty sure all covered bridges are made out of wood...The roof helps preserve them from the elements....Hence they are apt to last longer...

 

[kiddrock33]

i believe the siding is white cedar, from washington state. im not sure why they place roofs over them.it was the bolt's that needed to be replaced over 3000 some were four feet long. we needed to remove siding to get to bolts and replace all the floor and trusses. i believe this is the longest and widest covered bridge in massachusetts. and possibly the only one you can drive across. my company just finished a small one east of here. this is our second covered bridge. i believe there are about 9 covered bridges in mass. all needed repair. i remember one fridgid mourning saying when they start building bridges indoors ill be the first in line to work there. one picture i posted is a heater in our outhouse it says its 38 degrees. but that was after the heater was on. it was more like -10 degrees. days like them and our boss was quite mad we put that heater in there while, he would leave to go to town to use a toilet in town. its always a race to see who can be the first one to drive over a new bridge. i made it this time.

 

[capt1989]

Great pictures Kiddrock33. Thanks for posting.

 

[Ray S S]

Hello, kiddrock33,

Wow, good job. I've done a lot of pole barns, but nothing ever as heavy duty as your bridge. That would be an interresting job to work on. That is neat the way the crane is set up inside to handle the heavy stuff. On those girder floor trusses, that looks like quite a span between them. What centers are they set on? And, that is a beautiful area
to work in. Thanks for sharing.

Have a good day.

Ray

 

[kiddrock33]

not sure of the span in between joists but the bridge span in width is two lanes about 25 feet by 100. it was very interesting . i believe its on the national historic register. my boss disigned the crane which worked very well. if you notice my patner is a perfect balance the end deck beam 's are not centered for lifting. so he acts as a counterbalance.

 

[Ray S S]

Yup, I noticed that counter balance as soon as I saw the pic. Been there done that with a boom crane.

Ray

 

[SouthernGirl]

loved looking at the pictures. wonderful work

 

[SoreKneesDayton]

Nice photos. That old bridge brings warmth to my heart. And it makes you wonder why they couldn't wait till spring to work on it--you know--warm weather.

SKD

 

[kiddrock33]

well we need to eat all year long. we dont get sick days ,or paid holidays, if we dont work we dont get paid. besides that work is scarce here in the berkshire hills. you can see there isnt much work by looking at this picture i sure hope the boss sees these guys. ha ha ha.

 

[kiddrock33]

first car over the bridge is like walking on the moon first. hey karenray check out my plate. look familar brother .