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| EastView Road Bridge Oulu,WI |
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 Project
Description: Krech Ojard and Associates was hired by the Town of Oulu to design a replacement structure for the town bridge on Eastview Road over Muskeg Creek.
The cost-saving and unique design choice for this bridge replacement leaves a minimal mark on the visual environment.
A long span low-rise corrugated metal arch structure on pile supported cast-in-place concrete footings was selected for its economy and ease of construction. The long span and low rise were required to match the stream width and place the bottom of the metal structure above the normal water elevation without raising the roadway elevation over the structure. Additionally, the longer span of the new bridge qualifies the structure to be placed on the state’s bridge list, making it eligible for state funding in the future.
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 Special
Issues and Needs:
 The existing structure was a cast-in-place slab span bridge built in 1928 which was deteriorating and due to its short span, caused frequent flooding over the roadway.
The
environment around the bridge is a sensitive Class
A Trout stream. This project required a thorough
hydraulic analysis to ensure that fish passage was
not impaired by replacing a bridge, which had a natural
stream bottom, with metal pipe culverts. Also, with
no detour available for this dead-end road, the plans
and specifications had to be tailored to minimize
the road closure time.
Services
provided:
• Developed original design concept.
• Provided complete design services, from concept through construction
• Civil Design
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