GARFIELD BRIDGE Building A Bridge to No-Where
OCEANA COUNTY
LOCATION Garfield Road leads to Stony Lake Outlet, a Benona Township park and popular Lake Michigan access
GARFIELD BRIDGE OVER STONY CREEK STONY CREEK OUTLET PARK (THE OVAL) STONY LAKE PARK
LOCATION Garfield Road leads to Stony Lake Outlet, a Benona Township park and popular Lake Michigan access The Bridge over Stony Creek is the only access to the township park
LAKE MICHIGAN AT STONY CREEK OUTLET
LAKE MICHIGAN AT STONY CREEK OUTLET
LOCATION Garfield Road leads to Stony Lake Outlet, a Benona Township park and popular Lake Michigan access The Bridge over Stony Creek is the only access to the township park The park contains one of Oceana County s 2 boat access points to Lake Michigan
HISTORY A Road Commission truck went through a wooden structure in the early 30 s
HISTORY A Road Commission truck went through a wooden structure in the early 30 s In the?early 1950 s? a 9 10 by 14 2 by 20 long Steel culvert was installed. This provided a wide 1 lane access to the park. A letter from MDNR in 1980 states that the culvert is undersized, but assumes that it was properly sized at installation years before.
SHOWING RESTRICTION (Hydraulic Jump Upstream end of Culvert)
SHOWING RESTRICTION (Hydraulic Jump Upstream end of Culvert)
HISTORY In the 1970 s, 80 s and through out the 90 s, minor cave-ins have been experienced on both approaches. A storm in 1998 caused severe erosion on the site. At this time a through inspection of the structure was done. Findings were not good. Severe under mining was present on both ends of the culvert
HISTORY Brechting Bridge & Engineering, Inc. was hired to scope the site for possible solutions. Recommendations were replacement with a Conspan (3 sided frame culvert), or a timber bridge. The 3 sided culvert was settled upon due to the flexibility of adjusting the road grade
HISTORY Road Commission, Benona Township, WMSRDC representatives met in early 1999 to address the culvert. All supported culvert replacement and park enhancement, and began applying for grants to fund the construction of these as a combined project.
Funding Applied For Numerous grants & funding sources were applied for & denied, including: Critical Bridge not a bridge because of 14 span of existing culvert WMSRDC, MDNR, CMI, GLFT,- Not Applicable Township Primary Road, and they were upgrading park, they couldn t handle both
HISTORY Meanwhile nature continued to tear apart the road
HISTORY Meanwhile nature continued to tear apart the road Different storms further eroded the site In 2000 alone, $22,133 was spent on restoration after a storm event
HISTORY At the end of 2002, the culvert replacement appeared to be a dead project. Everybody still wanted it, but nobody could afford it. The project had grown to an estimated $434,000 ($320,000 was for the structure replacement) Benona Township stated they were committed to park improvements regardless if the culvert was replaced or not. They began to secure their own funding.
HISTORY In 2004, various agencies & individuals pressed the Road Commission to improve the culvert. Most of this was because the township was improving the park. (They built a boardwalk in late 2003 & were working on the parking lot) The Road Commission made one last look for economical alternatives for replacement County work crews had done several timber decks in the previous years with little difficulty, so the timber bridge option was seriously looked into
HISTORY Krenn Bridge Companies, Inc. was contacted to review the site & rough quote timber bridge materials. Using the County s workforce, the project seemed feasible.
ESTIMATED Costs Wood Structure $ 84,500 Pile Driver $ 27,000 Misc. Materials $ 5,500 Labor & Equipment $ 83,800 Asphalt $ 6,000 TOTAL $206,800 Precast Concrete $320,000
HISTORY Krenn Bridge Companies, Inc. was contacted to review the site & rough quote timber bridge materials. Using the County s workforce, the project seemed feasible. Also Benona Township and MDEQ was in favor of the timber bridge
HISTORY In 2005, the Road Commission contracted with Krenn Bridge companies to deliver materials for a timber structure.
HISTORY In 2005, the Road Commission contracted with Krenn Bridge companies to deliver materials for a timber structure. Work began in October 2005.
JUST STARTING WORK
WEST SIDE REMOVALS
VIEW OF CHANNEL UPSTREAM
PILING SET ON THE W. SIDE PIER AND HEADWALL
VIEW OF OLD CULVERT
FALL OF 05
MARCH 16, 2006
TOOL CRIB AND MATERIAL HANDLER
BUNDLE OF MATERIAL 1 OF 5
LOOKING DOWN @ CREEK FROM E. DAY 1
DAY 1 DEADMEN AND PILING
PILING BEING CABLED OFF AND CUT
PILING OF E. HEADWALL
DAY 2 SHOWING PILING CAP IN PLACE
HEADWALL STARTED DAY 3
NEARING COMPLETION OF E. HEADWALL
FABRIC BEING INSTALLED
FABRIC IN PLACE AND TIE-BACK RINGS INSTALLED, DAY 5
THIS WOULD BE CALLED JOB PERKS
LOOKING E. SHOWING HEADWALL
TUG AND PULL, PULL AND TUG!!!!
THE WRENCH IS FOR THE BOLTS, NOT A FISH CLUB!!!
EAST PIER SHOWING HEAVY CROSS BRACING
OH $#!?, I HAD THE PLANS UPSIDE DOWN
SETTING THE FIRST PANEL
CHECK OUT THAT STEELHEAD
WORK ON LAND
COMPLETED FIRST SPAN, SPREADER BEAM, HEADWALL, AND DECK
DETAILS, DETAILS, DETAILS!!!!
SHOT LOOKING W. SHOWING W. PIER AND HEADWALL
FIRST CENTER SPAN PANEL SET DAY 10
INSTALLING LOAD TRANSFER (SPREADER) BEAM
ANCHORING CENTER SPAN TO CAPS AND PIER
SKID SHOWING SOME OF THE HARDWARE
TOOLS USED
SHOT OF CENTER SPAN WITH SPREADER BEAM INSTALLED
ANOTHER VIEW OF SPREADER BEAM IN PLACE
SETTING ANOTHER PANNEL
MOST IMPORTANT TOOLS HAMMER DRILL & SLEDGE
HIT IT MIKE
CENTER DECK SPAN ALMOST COMPLETED
MORE DRILLING AND POUNDING
LOOKING W. FROM THE CENTER SPAN
SQUARING THINGS UP AS WE GO
LOOKING DOWNSTREAM NEAR THE END OF DAY 13
INSTALLING W. WING WALL PLANKS
WORK PROGRESSING ON THE W. HEADWALL
GOT TO GO DEEPER
EXCAVATION MOVIE
NOW THE LAST BOARD WILL FIT
COMPLETED W. HEADWALL
MAKING GOOD PROGRESS
GETTING LAST DECK PANEL READY FOR INSTALLATION
AT LAST WE HAVE A BRIDGE AGAIN
SHOT SHOWING FULL SPAN W/SCUPPERS AND REINFORCING RINGS
CLOSE-UP SHOWING SCUPPERS AND RINGS
GETTING CURBING STARTED
STARTING TO LOOK LIKE A BRIDGE
LOOKING E. SHOWING GUARDRAIL POSTS AND WINGWALL
AGAIN LOOKING W. TOWARDS LAKE MICHIGAN
EROSION CONTROL IN PLACE
AGAIN LOOKING E.
LOOKING W. TOWARDS LAKE MICHIGAN LAST DAY
N. VIEW OF STRUCTURE
S. VIEW OF STRUCTURE
NEW IMPROVED FLOW LINE OF CREEK
PRECONSTRUCTION (Hydraulic Jump Upstream end of Culvert)
GOOD JOB GUYS
LAST DAY SHOWING FINAL PRODUCT
Actual Costs Wood Structure $ 84,104.19 Pile Driver $ 27,000.00 Misc. Materials $ 8,291.65 Labor Equipment $ 65,588.21 Asphalt $ 8,416.55 TOTAL $193,400.60 Precast Concrete Estimate $320,000
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