Brown Bridge Quiet Area

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Project Overview

Challenge: DEQ and DNR parameters; working under the maximum flow elevation threshold; creating log jams without disturbing the habitat

Solution: Staying conscious of our environmental footprint at all times; using two excavators to haul in and position log jam crossings in the river

For 90 years, the Brown Bridge Quiet Area was the home of Brown Bridge Pond, which was formed when the Boardman River was dammed at a nearby spot. In 2012, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and several partner agencies, decided to remove Brown Bridge Dam, the first of three dams located within 20 miles of the mouth of the Boardman River. The removal of Brown Bridge Dam allowed the river to return to its natural channel, effectively eliminating Brown Bridge Pond. However, it also left the pond’s aquatic ecosystem vulnerable. Engineers quickly designed a protocol to encourage natural habitat —an issue that Team Elme... Read more

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Project Details

CLIENT
City of Traverse City
LOCATION
Traverse City, MI
DESIGN ENGINEER
RCA, PC
CONTRACT
129,148

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1.800.3ELMERS
231.943.3443
231.943.8975  Fax

P.O. Box 6150
3600 Rennie School Rd.
Traverse City, MI   49685