MadModder

Looks nicely finished    runs well too,

Well done

Stew

We did not like the block that was delivered. Long story on that, and Dave had already placed a few rows of the first abutment. We decided to take it back out and replace it with 4' x 4' x 2' concrete blocks which we would cast ourselves. These will weigh 4800 lbs, vs the pre-cast block weighing 2600 lbs.

Two helpers and I cut and drilled two by lumber, cut sheets of ply for bottoms, leveled locations and drove stakes in order to assemble  6 custom  forms yesterday.  They were poured this morning.

We will need to unmould them and reassemble them 8 times to complete all the block for the bridge. Once a day. Dave is on vacation until August, and we were hoping to have all the block done by then. But it looks like next week will rain most days. I hope not!

Dave placing stone for coffer dams. These will allow excavation behind without roiling the main stream's flow.

lol I shod put a pic on showing my work bench

Yesterday was a full day 8-7 on the bridge. Today we poured some of the blocks in the morning, but that left the afternoon free. So I was able to countersink and mount the T-bars, and then mill the surface flat.

We have to do what we can, when we can!