Farm Bridges
Single span, pre-cast concrete
Dairy Tech bridges meet required engineering specifications and bridge vehicle axle loadings are in accordance with Transit NZ Class 1 rating
General Construction Procedure:
- Parallel universal beams are sandblasted, painted and fitted on site piles.
- Dairy Tech manufactured tilt-slab concrete panels (4 or 4.5 meters wide), are laid in 2 metre lengths.
- Steel cross-braces under the bridge add further strength.
- Dairy Tech manufactured wing wall panels are fitted to hold the banks. Abutments are designed to hold the ends of the bridge in place.
- Dairy Tech manufactured galvanised steel rails are fitted to the sides of the bridge for safe crossings.
- Dairy Tech bridges span up to 21 metres.