York Timber Trail Bridges

Open up environmentally sensitive areas without damaging the environment
with a custom-designed, unique, York Trail Bridge.

What do superior materials, a passion for design, on site craftsmanship and proper maintenance add up to? Your York trail bridge that will last for generations and give you the unique qualities you deserve for your project. York Bridge Concepts has the expertise needed to solve the complex issues involved in building in environmentally sensitive areas across wetlands, marshlands, lakes and streams with minimal impact upon the environment.

Why a York Trail Bridge?

Our goal is to provide our clients with a trail bridge unlike any other in the country, exclusive to their project, with minimal impact upon the landscape.

• York Trail Bridges can be designed to carry pedestrians, bicycles, emergency traffic, semis or even TANKS.
• Trail bridges, both pedestrian and vehicular, can be built using our unique deck level construction method, which preserves sensitive environmental areas and restricts heavy equipment from wetlands or fragile ecosystems.
• At YBC, we utilize premium materials and time-tested designs, combined with expert craftsmanship methods to design and build your bridge - all of which translates to a trail bridge that maintains its aesthetic qualities for many years to come.
• With proper maintenance, a York Trail Bridge will last over 50 years reducing the need for more construction.
• York Trail Bridges are custom-designed, not only to meet your needs, but to integrate into the landscape complementing the natural beauty of the surroundings.
• York Trail Bridges are double-coated with a premium UV resistant oil based sealer and or our textured Polymer coating that will protect them at our customer’s preference.

Designing and Building Bridges in Remote Areas

Often the site selected for a trail bridge is a remote, wooded or marsh area which can entail unusual issues to be addressed. YBC’s 28 years of experience in designing and constructing trail bridges has given us the wisdom to handle any challenge.

• YBC’s design team partners with engineering firms to ensure the bridge designs can be carried out in the field and the proper solution for each crossing is provided.
• In the case of building multiple bridges, the bridges can be a substantial distance from each other, at York we understand the staging issues to set a project up properly the first time.
• Getting the materials and equipment to the site with efficiency and minimal damage to the environment requires special equipment and specialized knowledge that we have mastered at York.
• At York you can trust us to handle unique problems to be solved, such as having to drill through rock or soft soils to give you foundations that you can count on.
• General Contractors have been able to count on York Bridge for years to partner with them through the build process with great results.
• YBC’s construction team is dedicated to managing and coordinating all facets of construction administration which ensures that the site is in good condition when the bridge is completed and the bridge is delivered as promised.

At YBC you get your York Trail bridge ON-TIME and as designed ….

Prefabricated Trail Bridges – Reduce Your Footprint

A York prefabricated trail bridge can be built and shipped to your project or landscape and may decrease the impact to the environment. For smaller bridges, a prefabricated vehicular or pedestrian bridge may be the ideal solution for crossing environmentally sensitive areas. The bridge is delivered fully designed, assembled and sealed with a UV resistant sealer to protect your investment, ready to be unloaded by the contractor and placed on the abutments. For more information, please see our prefabricated bridges page.

Green Bridges – Protecting Environmentally Sensitive Areas

Trails often cross lands which are environmentally sensitive in many ways. By allowing people to access nature via a trail bridge or a green bridge, it separates people from more sensitive features that might not be able to withstand the traffic. Green bridges and trail bridges act as a buffer between people and the environment protecting delicate wetlands and marshlands while allowing them to experience a diversity of plant and animal wildlife.

York Bridge Concepts believes that you can have a beautiful, “one-of-a-kind” trail bridge allowing access to nature and scenic landscapes without leaving a big footprint upon the environment.

Request a quote today to add a naturally beautiful element to your project.

“After several meetings and price discussions, it was decided that York Bridge Concept’s bridges would fit into the project scope and budget, and we felt that their work would definitely enhance the overall look of our project.”

~Artha O. Hale, Land Manager of Tunica-Biloxi Reservation, 2/21/2012