Board approves Elm Street multiuse-path bridge: 60-foot span, 8-foot width, wood decking specified
The board authorized staff to include a 60-foot, single-span metal bridge with 4x12 wood decking (8 feet wide, 54-inch rails) in bid specifications for the Elm Street multiuse path; staff reported a delivered bridge cost of about $90,000 against an earlier conservative estimate of $148,000.
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The board voted to move forward with procurement and bid-language for a prefabricated pedestrian bridge on the Elm Street multiuse path over White Shoes Creek. Paul summarized the design: "a 60 foot single span bridge, 8 feet wide...metal fabricated bridge with a 4 inch by 12 inch wood decking" and 54-inch railings. He said the decision to specify an 8-foot width was driven in part by maintenance and snow removal needs.
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