Foot Bridge
Foot Bridge
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Hello,
Does anyone have recomendations/experience for a wear surface on foot/bycicle bridge? This is a rehabilitation project on a 600ft wood truss (vehicle) bridge. The structural deck is a combination laminated panels and spanwise beams (all wood). The whole deck is solid (no penetrations). I suspect that rough cut lumber is the best choice but I'm not sure about the type/treatment and such. Will water be an issue to the wear surface if it is attached directly to the deck? What type of water barrier should be used between the deck and the wear surface?
Thanks
Damon
Does anyone have recomendations/experience for a wear surface on foot/bycicle bridge? This is a rehabilitation project on a 600ft wood truss (vehicle) bridge. The structural deck is a combination laminated panels and spanwise beams (all wood). The whole deck is solid (no penetrations). I suspect that rough cut lumber is the best choice but I'm not sure about the type/treatment and such. Will water be an issue to the wear surface if it is attached directly to the deck? What type of water barrier should be used between the deck and the wear surface?
Thanks
Damon





RE: Foot Bridge
When a wearing deck is required over the 2x10, they have been using 2x6 rough sawn oak. The oak will turn black as it weathers, but it does stand up to the snowmobile traffic pretty well, it doesn't have to be preservative treated and it can be replaced as needed.
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RE: Foot Bridge
and use a catagory of surfacing.
The asphalt surfacing should give you the best life for your decking but you can use a treated timber wearing suface with a waterbourne Preservative, but not CCA, while EPA has restricted it's use with the wood treatment industry.
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