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Photos of constructed bridges with the following spans:
·1'·7'·8'·11'·12'·14'·15'·16'·17'·18'·22'·23'·24'·25'·27'·27'·27'·28'·30'·32'·36'·38'·40'·50' ·
  ·0,3·2,1·2,4·3,3·3,8·4,2·4,5·4,8·5,1·5,4·6,6·6,9·7,3·7,5·8,1·8,1·8,1·8,4·9·9,6·10,8·11,4·12·15 ·m

32' / 9,6m
using 2x6s
32ft. bridge
Dear Frank,
a year and a half ago, you sent us plans for a 32' bridge.
With little available time, it took us a while to cut the wood but we had no trouble with it.
We had one strong, young man to help us with the thirty six 80 lb bags of concrete. The hardest part was dragging half of them through a swamp and the other half down a slippery bank, in a wheelbarrow, between rainstorms. Anyway, we completed it in one day.

Assembly of the bridge went very well with a good team of helpers. The main structure was up in 2 hours, including carrying the wood. The decking went on the same day and we finished the railings the following week.

Thank you for all the work you have put into the bridge designs. We could never have constructed such a strong, good-looking bridge without your help.

Mary M. & Derek W.
NY
32ft. bridge
Choosing the site
32ft. bridge
Ready to start
32ft. bridge
The wood pile

32ft. bridge
Carrying wood to site
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First pieces
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First lap joint

32ft. bridge
First section up
32ft. bridge
Drilling lap joint holes
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Fitting another piece

32ft. bridge
Over half way
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Almost there
32ft. bridge
Frame near completion

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Last piece
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The frame completed
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Starting the planking

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Spacing the planking
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Setting planking
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Hula girl arrives

32ft. bridge
32ft. bridge
The finished bridge
32ft. bridge

The design and construction techniques presented on this page are protected from patents by prior art & copyright and I reserve all rights regarding this design. Feel free to utilize this information for personal use but applications involving the exchange of money, require my approval. If you'd like to build bridges for profit, I'd be happy to help you. :-)  Frank Petersohn

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