North Fork Road Bridge

The Steel bridge on North Fork Road 4 miles West of Zurich Montana had out lasted its design life by 50 years. The bridge built in 1910 by O.E. Peppard with a span of 200 feet was at the end of its design life. It was only one lane wide and have had an capacity that limited most pickup trucks from crossing it. With the Heavy snow of the Winter 17/18 this project would not get started right away because of the flooding. The most challenging part of this project was working in a tight space and the ever changing schedule because of issues with driving sheet pile and piers. This was our first large Rip Rap job that came with its own unique set of challenges to get the material to the site and placed on the banks of the Milk River. It also would be our first time making a high PI Gravel. Using a screen clay from our Houtzel pit, we were able to make the product to MDT Specifications. Again, this was a job where our GPS abilities came to shine, machine control allowed us to pass the departments grade checks every time the first time.