The Covered Bridge Gateway TrailSlide 2OverviewProject DescriptionProject LocationClient DescriptionClient RequestsSlide 8Current ConditionsProperty OwnershipSite SurveysBridgeton Road Site SurveyHydrologic StudyHydraulic StudyDesign OptionsDesign Option EvaluationSlide 17Final DesignTrail DesignSlide 20Overall Trail Route on Aerial PhotosOverall Trail RouteBridge DesignsTimber Covered BridgeSlide 25Sunderland Branch TrestleSite Development of TrailheadsRockville TrailheadConceptual CostSummaryQuestions?Slide 32CompanyLOGOThe Covered BridgeGateway TrailWabash Valley Rail-Trail ConsultingProject PresentationCompanyLOGOWabash Valley Rail-Trail ConsultingDavid Pirnia – Project ManagerDave Honan – Project EditorTravis McKittrick – Client LiaisonPhilip Griffith – Project Engineer Andrew Twarek – Project Engineer3CompanyLOGOOverview1. Project Description1. Project Description2. Design Process2. Design Process3. Final Design3. Final Design4CompanyLOGOProject Description•17 miles abandoned railroad right-of-way•Parke and Vigo Counties•Rails-to-Trails project•Shared-use path5CompanyLOGOProject LocationCatlinRockvilleRosedaleNorth Terre HauteTerre HauteN6CompanyLOGOClient DescriptionWest Central Indiana Economic Development District, Inc.“To stimulate economic development through multi-county efforts.”•Clay•Parke•Putnam•Sullivan•Vermillion•Vigo7CompanyLOGOClient Requests•Document property ownership•Provide trailhead site plans•Design two bridges•Phased construction plan•Cost estimateBridgeton RoadSunderland BranchPRR DepotRosedaleMarkle Mill Park1432CatlinN8CompanyLOGOOverview2. Design Process2. Design ProcessFinal DesignFinal DesignDesign OptionsDesign OptionsCurrent Conditions& PropertyResearchCurrent Conditions& PropertyResearchPreliminaryDesignPreliminaryDesignDesign OptionsDesign OptionsCurrent Conditions& PropertyResearchCurrent Conditions& PropertyResearchPreliminaryDesignPreliminaryDesign9CompanyLOGOCurrent ConditionsFinal DesignFinal DesignDesign OptionsDesign OptionsCurrent Conditions& PropertyResearchCurrent Conditions& PropertyResearchPreliminaryDesignPreliminaryDesignConditions and PropertyCR 400 SRockvilleTerre Haute10CompanyLOGOProperty OwnershipFinal DesignFinal DesignDesign OptionsDesign OptionsCurrent Conditions& PropertyResearchCurrent Conditions& PropertyResearchPreliminaryDesignPreliminaryDesign•Original Penn Central right-of-way•Compiled county tax maps along route•Now held by US Railroad Vest and private landowners (each about ½)•Major obstacle in project constructionConditions and Property400-00511CompanyLOGOSite SurveysFinal DesignFinal DesignDesign OptionsDesign OptionsCurrent Conditions& PropertyResearchCurrent Conditions& PropertyResearchPreliminaryDesignPreliminaryDesign•Topographic maps for bridge design•Bridgeton Road •Sunderland Branch Crossing•Site mapping at trailheads•Pennsylvania Railroad Depot•Markle Mill ParkConditions and PropertyBridgeton RoadSunderland BranchPRR DepotMarkle Mill ParkN12CompanyLOGOBridgeton Road Site SurveyNBridgeton RoadRailroad R/WBridge Abutments13CompanyLOGOHydrologic StudyFinal DesignFinal DesignDesign OptionsDesign OptionsCurrent Conditions& PropertyResearchCurrent Conditions& PropertyResearchPreliminaryDesignPreliminaryDesignPreliminary DesignMainChannelSecondaryChannelDrainage Area (DA): 2.94 mi285% Point10% PointBridge SiteUS 41NEstimated Peak Flow:Slope (SL): 42.4 ft/miQ100 = 91.2 * DA0.811 * SL0.5291600 ft3/s1600 ft3/sDam14CompanyLOGOHydraulic StudyFinal DesignFinal DesignDesign OptionsDesign OptionsCurrent Conditions& PropertyResearchCurrent Conditions& PropertyResearchPreliminaryDesignPreliminaryDesignPreliminary DesignRoad Elevation = 575.0’Top of Bent Elevation = 577.1’Top of Barrel Elevation = 573.5’High Water Elevation = 571.7’Typical Water Elevation = 567.0’Typical Water Elevation = 567.0’15CompanyLOGODesign OptionsFinal DesignFinal DesignDesign OptionsDesign OptionsCurrent Conditions& PropertyResearchCurrent Conditions& PropertyResearchPreliminaryDesignPreliminaryDesignSunderland Branch Bridge Design Options•Timber Trestle•Steel Through Truss •Precast Concrete Box Beam•Steel Girder •Existing Through TrussDesign Options16CompanyLOGODesign Option Evaluation17CompanyLOGOOverviewFinal DesignFinal DesignDesign OptionsDesign OptionsCurrent Conditions& PropertyResearchCurrent Conditions& PropertyResearchPreliminaryDesignPreliminaryDesign3. Final Design3. Final Design18CompanyLOGOFinal DesignOverall Trail RouteStructural Design of BridgesTrail DesignSite Development of TrailheadsFinal DesignFinal DesignDesign OptionsDesign OptionsCurrent Conditions& PropertyResearchCurrent Conditions& PropertyResearchPreliminaryDesignPreliminaryDesignFinal Design19CompanyLOGOTrail Design•Use and Accessibility•Historical significance•Typical cross-sections•IntersectionsTrail Design1” Surface HMA on2” Intermediate HMA on4” Min. Compacted Aggregate Base20CompanyLOGOTrail Design - IntersectionTrail Design21CompanyLOGOOverall Trail Route on Aerial PhotosOverall Trail Route7 miles22CompanyLOGOOverall Trail Route23CompanyLOGOBridge DesignsDesign main structural components of two bridgesStructural Design of BridgesBridgeton RoadSunderland BranchN24CompanyLOGOTimber Covered BridgeStructural Design of Bridges25CompanyLOGOTimber Covered BridgeStructural Design of Bridges26CompanyLOGOSunderland Branch TrestleStructural Design of Bridges10’10’27CompanyLOGONSite Development of TrailheadsPRR DepotMarkle Mill ParkSite Development of TrailheadsTrailhead Amenities•Restroom•Maintenance•Parking28CompanyLOGORockville TrailheadN29CompanyLOGOConceptual CostTrail Construction $ 2,954,000 Phase 1 839,000 Phase 2 473,000 Phase 3 839,000 Phase 4 803,000 Bridgeton Rd, Sunderland Br. $ 74,000 Trailhead Construction $ 240,000Total (18.5 miles) $ 3,270,000 Cost Per Mile $ 177,00030CompanyLOGOSummary1. Project Description1. Project Description2. Design Process2. Design Process3. Final Design3. Final Design31CompanyLOGOQuestions?CompanyLOGOThe Covered BridgeGateway TrailWabash Valley Rail-Trail ConsultingProject