Arch Bridge

The Arch Bridge was built in 2010. It is designed after a Chinese Timber Arch bridge that technically needs no screws or nails to hold it together.

Read about Chinese timber arch bridge building here.

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Drawing of Arch Bridge

Lots of squares

Tim checking his drawings

Keith making the finer cuts

Wow standing up with no screws or fasternes

Making sure it would stay up by itself

Preassembly in parking lot

Making footings

Footings going into the ground

Concrete being poured

Bobcat had the concrete mixer on front

Finishing touches on the footings

Lots of pieces

Many hands make light work

Wow-pretty cool bridge

Arch Bridge on Shimmer

Finished product