Kaleidopete
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Great info, thanks.
The Bridges of 6MR
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pygmypony
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not specifically relevant to this thread but...
@jdog @Patrick i am looking to build a bridge with an approx 25 ft span (hope to avoid mid span supports) in my local tingley woods
i've been admiring some of the truss construction bridges at 6MR...would guys be avail for a consult up here in Edison anytime this fall?
@jdog @Patrick i am looking to build a bridge with an approx 25 ft span (hope to avoid mid span supports) in my local tingley woods
i've been admiring some of the truss construction bridges at 6MR...would guys be avail for a consult up here in Edison anytime this fall?
25 is a long way. I'll come and chat with you. There are ways.
pygmypony
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awesome thanks!
tonyride
Don't piss off the red guy
I just came across this thread but I actually made a video of The Bridges a couple of years ago to show my north Jersey riding buddies.
Suspension bridges are a blast but can often have unforeseen yet strangely hilarious consequences. Our ride at Pine Hill VT a few years ago..
Lol. The ice wasn’t a problem as we had studs. It was the wave motion the bridge generated as the riders went across. The last two bore the brunt of the drunken sailor effect.
SAM
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Suspension bridge would be fun. The one in jdog's photo looks made for riding and probably doesn't move much when ridden across.
Aside from the footbridge over the Delaware at Bulls Island (does that count?), the only one I know of in the area goes over Stony Brook near Institute Woods in Princeton. Not really for riding, since the supporting cables are anchored into ginormous concrete stairs leading up to the span and the bridge bobs up and down a lot just walking across. Fun anyway. It does get you to some trails on the other side and you can get to the D&R tow path, but not when its wet.
No, I didn't ride it.
Aside from the footbridge over the Delaware at Bulls Island (does that count?), the only one I know of in the area goes over Stony Brook near Institute Woods in Princeton. Not really for riding, since the supporting cables are anchored into ginormous concrete stairs leading up to the span and the bridge bobs up and down a lot just walking across. Fun anyway. It does get you to some trails on the other side and you can get to the D&R tow path, but not when its wet.
No, I didn't ride it.
I still miss it 😞
It needs something...
Can't picture where? Rabbit run?
JonF
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Ah, there is a mound on one side and washout on the other. No bridge there, but there isn't a log holding water back anymore either.
I think there's a go-around just up the drainage from here.