WACHUSETT GREENWAYS

                          Mass Central  Rail Trail Development News                 
  Construction of two bridges under way over the Parker Brook in Oakham, MA
 
                                                                                June 2009            PAGE 3

   
              Construction of the west abutment (east bridge)                    

               Laying fabric to hold the gravel base                                                                       Pretty good reach

                            This is how you pull yourself uphill

              Gravel base is held together with special fabric

                                                                                                    Each layer of blocks are backfilled with gravel and held by the fabric

             Ed Yaglou prepares bridge frame before installation

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