J. D. BULLOCK F. C. KUGLER, CHAIRMAN H. C BRAGAW
B. T. BONNER T. A. BROOKS

BEAUFORT COUNTY ROAD COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, N. C.

 

 

March Srd., 1921

Mr, W, B. Rodman Jr.,
City.
Dear Sirt=

From appearances it will only be a matter of a few
days until your dredge will be ready to cut through the Bath
Road, According to the action of the Road Commission they
granted you the right to make this cut providing you provided
this opening with a bridge complying with our specifications,

T passed this site yesterday afternoon and could see
on the ground no lumber for the construction of this bridge this
should be provided at once so that traffic may not be interfered
with more than is absolutely necessary.

That no hitch may occure in the acceptance of the
bridge by the Commission TI wish to give you beldéw specifications
that will be acceptable tto the Commission;

The lumber for this bridge should be heart pine
throughout,with the ecception that heart syprus may he used
for caps and girders,but the decking mst be heart pine, The
caps should be not less than 8" X 8", the girders or stringers
should be 4"X 10" spaced two feet on centers, the decking should

be not less than 3" thick and 16 feet in length layed on nine
stringers in each bent spaced two feet on centersyand spiked

securély thereto, T underetand that the canal is twenty feet or
more in width in which case there should be two equal spans in this
bridge and a center bent of piling. Thepe should be not less |
than four piling spaced evenly under gach cap sill, These piling
to be not less than 10 inches in diameter and driven at least
three or four feet inte the bottom of the canal and to a firm
bearing. Behind each shore bent of piling there should be

built a wall of two inch plank to serve as an abutment wall to
prevent the wash of the canal undercutting the bridge approach,
The understructure of the bridge should be securely braced with |
cress bracing to secure good stability,

: T trust that the above is sufficiently clear but if
net I will be glad to explain further,and if necessary submit

a sketch for your guidance,