Bear Creek runs through the property and is a mature riparian ecosystem that attracts wildlife and provides an ideal outdoor recreation and open space area. The trail is approximately seven miles in length beginning near C-470 and Morrison Road and extending east to Wadsworth Boulevard and Denver.

The Bear Creek Trail project entails the installation of over 12,000 linear feet of 3-6 foot wide soft surface trail that would roughly parallel the existing concrete path through the Bear Creek Greenbelt. The purpose of this trail would be to help alleviate congestion along the existing trail by providing an alternative natural surface trail for walkers and runners. In addition to the soft surface trail construction, sections of the existing trail would be removed and replaced. Improvements would be made to the concrete trail by widening sections to 10 feet when feasible, by softening trail curves to extend sight lines and replacing damaged concrete to mitigate hazards.

BCS Scope

Beaver Dam Bridge: 10’ x 110’
  • Weathering steel, Bow-string style HSS truss design.
  • Interior Lookout/Fishing Platforms
  • Concrete Deck on Main Bridge for multi-use access
  • Composite Wood Deck for Lookouts
Stone House Bridge: 10’x87’
  • Weathering steel, Pratt style HSS truss design.
  • Concrete Deck for multi-use access
Ancillary Railing
  • Weathering steel railing along the trail

Project Highlights

  • BCS worked with the city of lakewood to coordinate changing and tight timelines to minimize trail closure impacts.
  • BCS, having a background in more conventional steel construction, BCS was able to take on all the metal fabrication on the project.
  • Due to its proximity, BCS was able to help further by replacing some wooden bridge decking on-site.

 

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beaver dam bridge installation video
stone bridge installation video

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