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Timber Bridges
What is the Focus?
To introduce participants to a collaborative, participatory approach to
resource management. Bringing together various stakeholders with diverse and
often competing interests is crucial to enabling and empowering local
communities to work more effectively together and find creative ways to address
the resource issues facing them.
What Does NRCS Offer?
Cost sharing, surveying, design, permitting, and coordination.
What is an Example of Timber Bridges?
SHELTON/FAIRFIELD, CT – With funds obtained from the U.S. Forest Service’s
Wood-in-Transportation Program, three timber bridges were installed in the
Fairfield area. The first, which spans 29 feet, was set on the existing
abutments of an old, abandoned railroad line over the Pequonnock River. The
second, which spans 50 feet, was set over the Shelton Reservoir Dam and is a
high profile component of the Shelton Lakes Greenway Trail System that links the
Industrial Age area of the town to the Colonial Green area. The third, which
spans 40 feet, crossed over Means Brook connecting the Hunting Village Shopping
Center and the Hunting Plaza. Timber bridges are economical, easy to install and
maintain, last longer than those made with other materials, have high
environmental compatility, and aesthetic appeal.
Who are the Partners?
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