Bridgeton Mill

This is a photo of the downstream side of the dam repair.  This washout gate was always there.  It was worn so bad from years of running water it was hard to figure the original size.  Fortunatly there was another one in the center of the dam we could measure.  Mike Roe Bridgeton Mill

Here is a photo of the the dam on the upstream side…..finished.  I added the trash rack to catch ….trash.  It didn’t work out because it kept getting too much trash and stopped the water.  When we took it out it looked like it was nearly worn through.  When we looked a little closer there…

Pouring concrete and finishing. Jimmy came down to the creek and was planning on doing a little fishing.  Well, he jumped in and gave us a hand.  He has done this for a living and we were glad he showed up when he did. Mike Roe Bridgeton Mill

Here are some more photos of working on the dam 2006. Joe Szymaszek and Dave Gahimer helping with forms and re-bar. Mike Roe Bridgeton Mill

While the covered bridge was gone it was a great time to get an excavator down by the old mill dam.  A temporary road was built into our millpond to provide access for work on the new bridge.  This had completely shut off the water on the mill side of the creek.  And, Todd Crane…