Recent content by chris_evans

I can't do that because to go above the 100 year flood mark i would need a like 25-30 foot bridge. Also, in inclement weather I wouldn't be there to raise it and if I get a dog and let them out to go to the field across the river, I don't want to walk downstairs to lower a bridge. This is why I...

Thanks for all the replies! The banks are stone. I am totally ok with chaining the wood to a tree and fetching it after a massive storm. I also looked into cable bridges (lots of good stuff online), but the water lvl comes to high, i mean I really would need the bridge high. The water lvl...

I have a small creek that I would like to construct an 8 foot bridge across. However, with bad storms, the creek swells. In hurricane type storms, some of the bank has eroded. I would like to make a bridge that can 'washout' and a small wall on the house side to stop erosion. My question...