Building A Culvert Bridge Over Our Creek

Published 2023-08-18
We installed a 60 inch corrugated plastic pipe in our backyard creek and covered it with dirt to create a bridge. Now we can finally access the wooded area of our property with vehicles!

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Links mentioned:
- Manta Mobile on YouTube
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Heavy Equipment:
CAT 315C excavator
Bobcat skid steer

Chapters:
0:00-2:47 Intro
2:47-5:44 Site Prep & Placing Pipe
5:44-8:07 Dirt P*rn
8:08-9:41 Wrapping It Up

All Comments (21)
  • @Big0veralls
    This is something I need to do at my mother in law’s property to get to the back pasture easier. Culvert, rock and dirt. Easy peasy. lol.
  • @joegomez5807
    Nice video!! I need to do this on my property. Good idea rip rapping the upstream side of the. “Bridge”
  • @BrianPhillipsRC
    Just bumped into your channel - cool build, and nice property. We too are building out our property, but aren't "in town" as yours appears to be. Very cool setup you've got there, and love the work you're doing.
  • We are in the same boat. Our drifts are dry, unless it rains, in which case they super flood. I love your solution here, and barring side erosion, I think it'll work fantastically. These culvert pipes are extremely expensive, for what they are, but very worth it. Good luck, and thanks for sharing :)
  • @about12acres
    Good stuff! This is exactly like my culvert project currently
  • Nice startup channel. Soften up that background music a little and I'd ditch that whole 2:53 intro though...
  • Just when I’d about given up on finding someone who spanned a steep sided creek with a culvert YT recommends your channel. Like the other guy I have about 25’ to span and the creek is about 18” deep. I plan on using three 48” culverts if I can find them. I’m going to use gabion cages with rip rap to tie them together and creek gravel to fill in the middle. I’ll top it with fill dirt. I subscribed.
  • @MBRMrblueroads
    It may stay stopped up and have to keep digging it out hope it works for you
  • Wow! To do what you did we would be in all kinds of trouble. Wisconsin requires all sorts of permits just to put in a culvert. Then the runoff can't go to a water source. It goes to a retaining pond. We can't pollute our streams with dirty water. Which state are you doing this in? You said you're from Ohio but you didn't say where you were developing your property.
  • @daveforys5095
    Just ran across you on YouTube for the first time. Ironically, the video of the culvert install greatly caught my attention. I have property in Wyoming with a creek running right through the middle that I am considering on taking the same approach with as you did. However, this creek is easily 12 ft deep and roughly 25 ft wide. The weather is generally dry out there but can get impressive rains in the spring. My concern would be excessive erosion and clearly I would have to use larger diameter culvert. Have you had any issues with shifting of the pipe or erosion? Of course I'd be curious about the cost, but that will vary with the area I'm sure. Also, did you need any sort of permits from the state since you were dealing with a natural waterway?
  • @rogered5499
    How did you decide on a 60” culvert, any chance big big rain will wash it out?