Old Creamery Road
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Project Title:
Old Creamery Road FRP Deck Location:
Bradford, VT Problem:
FRP Deck replacement needed overlay wearing surface installed in winter conditions. Solution Product:
PPC 1121 Polyester Polymer Concrete 
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The Old Creamery Road Bridge in Bradford, Vermont was in need of a deck replacement. In an effort to utilize the existing historic truss structure the dead load of the replacement deck and wearing course would have to be minimized. |
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The Old Creamery Road Bridge in Bradford, Vermont was in need of a deck replacement. In an effort to utilize the existing historic truss structure the dead load of the replacement deck and wearing course would have to be minimized. Zellcomp, Inc. of Durham, NC was selected to provide the new deck system. Issues came up, as they tend to in bridge rehabilitation work, and the fiber reinforced polymer deck panels would not be installed until November. By this, the polymer wearing course would need to be installed in very cold early winter conditions, with expected temperatures dipping below 40° F. Dan Richards of Zellcomp knew the Kwik Bond PPC 1121 Polyester Polymer Concrete system would be his only option to effectively finish the project in those tough conditions.
With snow on the distant hills and ice forming on the stream below, the local crew that had never worked with PPC before was unsure of how this would happen. With a little instruction they were able to place a ½” thick Polyester Polymer Concrete overlay on the FRP deck panels and achieve rapid cure times and strength development.
After the beating of the Vermont winters, including regular snow plowing and studded tires, the Kwik Bond wearing course is still bonded to the FRP and proving to be resilient against the harsh abuse. With a tough problem in front of them the project officials from Vermont found the combination of Zellcomp and Kwik Bond to be the best, and in some ways the only solution.
