After completing the final design of the Crab Creek Pedestrian Bridges, the V+M team has been busily supporting their construction this past year on behalf of the owner. We’re proud to say the bridges are now ready to carry hikers, bicyclists, equestrians, as well as snow-sport enthusiasts along the Palouse to Cascades Trail, as a key link in the 185-mile-long State Park trail that starts in North Bend, Washington and extends to Idaho.
The bridges, located 10 miles east of Beverly, Washington, were old railway wooden trestles that burned down in the 2019 and 2021 wildfires. This historic trail follows an abandoned railroad grade that is now owned by the State of Washington. The west bridge is a three-span through girder bridge constructed using a cantilevered construction technique to overcome the very limited construction access. The steel plate edge girders are elegantly shaped in profile to reflect the forces in the structure while thinning over the middle of the creek to offer sweeping views out over the water and surrounding terrain. The east bridge is a steel trestle over wetlands.
Game, Inc. who were the contractors for the project put together this drone flyover video. Do check it out!