1. Rocky I Bridge Installation Park Butte Trail June 2005

2. The Plan The Park Butte Trail has over 8000 visitors of all ages from June through September. Project Objectives:  1. Provide a safe bridge over Rocky Creek during the peak summer season.  2. Bridge to be removed for the off-season to avoid heavy snow pack, uncertain stream flows, and flood events.  3. Bridge component weights to be within the capability of a type 3 helicopter (Hughes 500), approx. 1000 lbs.  4. Annual bridge flight time, assembly, disassembly and storage can be accomplished in two days or less.

3. Original Rocky 1 Bridge As – Built (1989)

4. Original Rocky I Bridge Destroyed October 2003

5. Former Channel Old Bridge Remnants

6. Rocky Creek Old ChannelNew Channel

7. WTA Executive Board Crossing Rocky Creek 2004

8. New Bridge Location 300’ West of Original Bridge Site

9. Do the parts fit together? Practice Assembly Fiberglass Structural Components

10. Rocky I Girders Placed by Helicopter

11. Rocky I Looking Northwest

12. Rocky I Completed “Don’t try to fool Mother Nature”

13. Rocky Creek Bridge Made possible with a grant from: The Spring Family Trust For Trails