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A Bridge Of Stone For Greenfields

September 6, 2002

Foundation
Preparation For The Concrete Foundation
Engineering Diagram
Engineering Diagram Showing The Eight 7,000 Pound Stones (Each Stone is 10 ft. long, 5 ft. wide, & 10 in. thick)
Profile
Side Profile Of Bridge Showing Foundation, 2 ft. x 2 ft. x 10 ft. Stone Beams, & Driving Surface
( looking upstream towards bridge)
Forms
Pouring The Forms
Concrete Arrives
Concrete For The Foundation Arrives

(More photographs will be added when the stones arrive in approximately 2 weeks. The stones are currently being cut in Atlanta.)
Stone Safety Beams
Diagram Showing The Width Of The Bridge And The Stone Safety Beams



October 5, 2002

The Stone Bridge Components Arrive

Crossbeams
Attaching Chains To Crossbeams
Careful
These Men Had To Be Careful
   
Transporting Stone Beams
Transporting Stone Beams Along Hiking Trail
Bridge Site
Arrival At Bridge Site (Notice Man At Arrow)
Placement Of Crossbeams
Placement Of Crossbeams On Concrete Footers
Ready For Stone Slabs
Ready For 5 ft. x 10 ft. Stone Slabs
Large Stone Slabs
Arrival Of Freshly Mined & Precision-Sawed
Large Stone Slabs
7,000 Pounds

Each Slab Of Stone Weighs Approximately 7,000 Pounds




November 8, 2002

The final product: Photos of Stone Bridge.

See Jimmy's Journal
for
the rest of the story.