Drawbridge style pier
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Drawbridge style pier
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So i got an idea for a spring project, and that is a riversyde fishing cottage with a drawbridge style pier. Because it is a huge and fast flowing river it is imposible to install poles for a pier and a floating pier would just be washed away. So i came up with a drawbridge style pier. I never build something like that so i need some good advice and if someone could come up with a blueprint that would be awesome. I drew up something fast to get an idea of what imtalking about, here is the drawing.
P.S.: The pier messurments are like 3m lenght and 1,5m width.
What do you think? Your input about messurmentsis and other info is highly requested Thank you!
So i got an idea for a spring project, and that is a riversyde fishing cottage with a drawbridge style pier. Because it is a huge and fast flowing river it is imposible to install poles for a pier and a floating pier would just be washed away. So i came up with a drawbridge style pier. I never build something like that so i need some good advice and if someone could come up with a blueprint that would be awesome. I drew up something fast to get an idea of what imtalking about, here is the drawing.
P.S.: The pier messurments are like 3m lenght and 1,5m width.
What do you think? Your input about messurmentsis and other info is highly requested Thank you!
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How far must the bridge span?
I don't think the barrel is helpful. I would plan on the span resting on the other bank.
I don't think the barrel is helpful. I would plan on the span resting on the other bank.
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the bridge / pier would span around 3 meters. The river is around 30 meters wide, so the other bank is out of the question. The barrel is due to the constanntly changing tide and to coushin the bridge.
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You said the bridge would span 3 meters but then say the river is 30 meters wide? How far does your bridge need to span?
The barrel is useless. It adds weight that must be lifted and it can't be used to support a bridge in a fast moving river with changing water levels.
The barrel is useless. It adds weight that must be lifted and it can't be used to support a bridge in a fast moving river with changing water levels.
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hey! 3 meters to 3.5 meters is far enough. The bridge is meant for fishing, to get away from the coast for better casting.So no barrel at all. but what to do if the water rises rappidly? i was hoping that it would lift the bridge with the waterlevel in case of emergency.