Bridgewell Resources is a proud distributor of Wheeler bridge products.
- Timber, single or multiple span with CuNap
- Pre-fab steel
- Multiple designs
Timber Slab Span BridgesCurrently there are about 45,000 Treated Timber Bridges in the National Bridge Inventory. The largest proportion of these are longitudinal timber
slab span structures. These structures do not have separate beam and deck elements, but rather a solid deck slab as the complete superstructure.
In the early 1970’s Wheeler developed the Dowel-Laminated Panel-Lam® Deck System as an advanced way to build longitudinal slab span bridges. For over 30 years the treated timber Panel-Lam® has remained an effective way to build short and medium span bridges. Wheeler has gained experience through thousands of installations to evolve the Panel-Lam® into a bridge system rivaling any contemporary design regardless of material (i.e. reinforced concrete, steel, plastic, etc.).
Applications- Town, County and States roads
- Private driveways
- Recreation trails
- Golf course access
- Temporary bridges
- Bridge rehabilitation
- Logging skidder mats
- Covered bridges
Built as single or multiple span configurations the Panel-Lam® is well suited for most site conditions. Individual span lengths from 10 feet up to 40 feet are typical. Longer spans have been used in special applications. The longitudinal panel design of the Panel-Lam® is successfully used for staged construction, eliminating lengthy detours or temporary structures.
