McGillivray Bridge K162

Upon winning a tender bid, Timber Restoration Services (TRS) was contracted by the BC Ministry of Forestry, Lands and Natural Resources to replace a forestry bridge located in the remote area of McGillivray Lake, BC, south of Sun Peaks ski resort. The bridge is a 21 metre, (70 FT) heavily skewed bridge consisting of five FiRP® fiber-reinforced glulam girders, a transverse glulam deck and is supported by glulam frame bents. Wood Research and Development (WRD) was the design team for this bridge and TRS manufactured and installed the structure. Once the bridge was designed, the Canadian team of IAS Accredited, Certified Level II Advanced Timber Technicians arrived in Jefferson, Oregon at our state-of-the-art manufacturing plant to complete the construction of this bridge. Thanks to the Q/A of our laboratory, issues were found with the delamination of the glulam beams and TRS was able to obtain new material to replace them. This unfortunately caused a delay in the manufacturing process. Once the bridge was manufactured, the timber elements were sent for preservation with Pentachlorophenol, and the raw steel connectors were sent away for hot dip galvanization. This process assures that there is no bright wood once the structure arrives at the project site. K162 is constructed solely out of timber, including the abutment and has a design life of one hundred years. With a short window for installation, TRS sent two of their top Technicians – Rodney Rosecrans and Matt Cole to British Columbia for the installation of this bridge. A local company, Celtic Contracting completed the civil work. This bridge was installed in eighteen days and trucks were able to start hauling loads across the bridge in a timely manner.