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6MR Pop-up TM Concrete Bridge: We are back!
- Thread starter Patrick
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Well, quite the morning - I get there to find the water is no longer running over the top of the bridge, which is good,
but it is damn close!
(i took the pic through the plastic bag)
The two closest tubes to the boardwalk are the ones doing most of the work, so i start pulling crap out. solid two hours of farting around
produced this - That is about 1/3 of the sticks/leaves. 1/3 got thrown in the woods, and another 1/3 took off downstream as i worked.
the far tube is mostly buried with mud - will need to bring a shovel - also, the near tube has that concrete slab.
I was able to move it about two inches. Who has a gas powered hammer?
Decided to take a stroll downstream to check out that clog from Sandy (note it was not a hurricane when it landed in NJ
or the insurance would not have paid for anything)
Well it is still there and holding up about 3' of water.
all i could think about is @capedoc and strainers, and if i worked upstream of this, i'd be really stupid. so i worked slowly
from the downstream side. very slowly. With good results.
i look upstream, and there is now a little damn holding back a foot of water!
hit that with the dynamite.
walked back up to the bridge along the red trail bypass.
Water is down a bit farther. I left that plugged up area by the trees, cause it would need a shovel. I did remove some of the
branches, so nothing else would get caught next big rain.
If we get a drought again like this year, we should go in and clear the downstream area, and dig out the mud and silt
that has built-up on the up-stream side of the bridge.
Pics look like they are correctly georeferenced.
https://www.strava.com/activities/2826330247
but it is damn close!
(i took the pic through the plastic bag)
The two closest tubes to the boardwalk are the ones doing most of the work, so i start pulling crap out. solid two hours of farting around
produced this - That is about 1/3 of the sticks/leaves. 1/3 got thrown in the woods, and another 1/3 took off downstream as i worked.
the far tube is mostly buried with mud - will need to bring a shovel - also, the near tube has that concrete slab.
I was able to move it about two inches. Who has a gas powered hammer?
Decided to take a stroll downstream to check out that clog from Sandy (note it was not a hurricane when it landed in NJ
or the insurance would not have paid for anything)
Well it is still there and holding up about 3' of water.
all i could think about is @capedoc and strainers, and if i worked upstream of this, i'd be really stupid. so i worked slowly
from the downstream side. very slowly. With good results.
i look upstream, and there is now a little damn holding back a foot of water!
hit that with the dynamite.
walked back up to the bridge along the red trail bypass.
Water is down a bit farther. I left that plugged up area by the trees, cause it would need a shovel. I did remove some of the
branches, so nothing else would get caught next big rain.
If we get a drought again like this year, we should go in and clear the downstream area, and dig out the mud and silt
that has built-up on the up-stream side of the bridge.
Pics look like they are correctly georeferenced.
https://www.strava.com/activities/2826330247
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Juggernaut
Master of the Metaphor
Hell of a job Pat!
ekuhn
Well-Known Member
Thanks! @grampaaah2 has been putting in the time which inspired me. Figured it needed someone in the water.
please record usage of dynamite next thyme.
Good question. Probably an old farm road. Not a problem with workers to keep them clear!
Because they have clogged, the overflow eroded the ends, we've been extending it. Maybe some day we can use it as a footing for another bridge.
grampaaah2
Active Member
@Patrick I am super impressed with your work, that must have been a huge effort I wish I could have been there to help. Your work and the others who keep 6mile running really make me want to get out and do more.
In General I am availble to help out TM projects early on weekends or with a day or 2 notice during the week. I am also a moderatly qualified carpenter so if there are any plans for bridges, raised decks, jumps... count me in on the build
serviceguy
Well-Known Member
Wow @Patrick , great job! The only way to prevent those pipe from clogging would be to put some 'strainers' (for lack of a better word) upstream to prevent branches from getting inside the pipes and clog them, but rather getting stuck upstream where they would be more easily removed. Just an idea.
I have an old iron railing that might cover two of them. wonder how long it would last?
On the other hand, if it needs a serious TM once a year, with a bunch of "quick cleans" so be it.
Not sure i've gotten into the water for a couple years.
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