Tight turn across narrow culvert?
We have purchased a lot on a creek off of the Pamlico River....we are very excited. But there is one problem. I have to make a left turn across a 3' wide ditch that has a 13' wide drive/culvert. I ...
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riltri wrote:
The steel idea is a good one!! I was a GC for many years and have seen properly supported steel used often for heavy construction equipment. It is often used in road construction with 18 wheelers running over it. Only issue is the weight and putting it in place.
If you have a front end loader capable of lifting it and the steel plate, that's an option.
A 10ftx10ftx1inch plate will weigh around 2 tons.
How wide is the ditch? The spans allowed by plating are typically pretty small when traffic is allowed to run on them.
PS: If construction disrupting traffic is the issue, you could get a piece of culvert and a load or two of stone and extend the existing culvert without closing the road. Just work from the yard side. Your truck should be able to carry the culvert and a load or two of gravel to fill around the culvert. I'm betting an afternoon and your done with no impact on the road.
