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| PHOTO NO. 2 |
First take a look back at Photo No. 1;
Now in Photo No. 2, the stream is filling with rock, fallen trees and other debris. The stream
has split into two channels causing erosion along the banks. This is cutting into a farming field in the Right of Photo 3.
Trees block the bridge opening during flooding and the water drives into the farming field, traveling through it and
has closed US 219 with high water for the first time ever known.
| September 2006 |
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| Repairs Completed |
The natural stream project has been completed as of September 2006. The cost of the project was approximately
$50,000 and was funded by a partnership with the DEP and Friends of THE Second Creek, Inc.
This is a natural stream restoration that will actually take several years for the final product to be produced.
This type of operation only lays the ground work to allow the stream to restore itself over time. One day, in the very near
future, this will once again be the Second Creek we know and love.
| Natural Restoration is working already!!!!!!! |
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| January 6, 2007 |
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| PHOTO NO. 3 |
Here we need a little engineering data:
The two bridges are the same length. The stream is the same width. The height above the water is the same.
The weight limit need of the road is the same at both locations. And last but not least, both locations badly needed
a new bridge.
So what happened?
The bridge designer thought that this bridge would benefit from a pier in the middle of the stream.
This location had never had a pier before but it seemed a great idea at the time. All of this destruction was caused
by a very small pier placed in the middle of the water course. And to compound the problem the designer failed to skew the
pier to match the stream flow. (See the Photo below) A great
idea with a horrible outcome.
Friends of THE Second Creek Inc. are now working with the DEP using Natural Stream Restoration
to eleminate this problem before it causes further destruction.
| September 2006 |
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| Repairs Completed |
| Natural Restoration is already working!!!!!! |
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| January 6, 2007 |
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