Cedar Creek Bridge restoration at Elbe

This is the old Cedar Bridge in September of 2007. The timbers were rotted and filled in with mud, sometimes pastern-deep. The good news was that this project started on a beautiful, fall day.
The restoration of this bridge was easier in some ways ( see below) than some because the timbers could be loaded onto the bucket of Bill Golding's tractor and trundled to the site.
The documentation team showed up early (Jane McKillip, Barb Downing and Mary Poste) as Bill waits for the rest of the work team to arrive.
Cedar Bridge crosses a beautiful, clear stream where horses often stop to drink. Mary Poste stands beside the pile of rotten timbers taken from the old bridge.
Project Leader, Mike Lentz, directs the construction from an advantageous position. He is also trying to convince the boys that playing in the mud can be fun.
Down in the muck from the left is Bill Rodwell, Bill Golding (in the yellow pants), Dave Jones and Bert McKillip (in the red pants),
All those heavy stringers had to be packed in, either by hand or by mule. Tom Poste handles the stern end while Dave Jones and Bert McKillip maneuvers the front of this 80 lb., 12 foot beam.
Sure, Bill can laugh...he didn't just loose his boot in the mud!