Adding Girts and Horizontal Bracing

Construction is nearing completion as the horizontal bracing “girts” are added to the structure to provide strength to the vertical bents as this forms amazing rigidity to the structure.

Threading the 32 ft long 8″ x 8″ long timbers through the openings in the trestle bents was challenging.

Attaching Girts

Horizontal Bracing

Horizontal Bracing 2

Bottom Bracing

Intermediate Bracing Detail

Bracing Detail

 

 

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