Joel Pressly

Wilderness log bridge by Trio Construction, Inc., click to visit

4421 Bloomfield Road SE
Shelton, WA 98584
(W/H/Fax) 360-426-7144
jpressly@thurston.com

I have been building trails and bridges independently since 1986, primarily in the southern and eastern Olympic National Forest. I have also worked in the Gifford Pinchot, Wenatchee, Mount Baker-Snoqualmie, and Mount Hood National Forests, as well as the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument.

I perform all tasks without employees and prefer the challenges of bridge building and explosives work.

Some recent projects

Falls Creek bridge replacement, December 2002-present
Install prefabricated truss bridge. Anticipated completion May 2003.

Upper Humpback Creek Trail bridges, October 2002-present
Construct three steel beam bridges, anticipate completion May 2003.

Gatton Creek Trail Bridge, October 2002
Transport two 70-foot-long glulams 1500 feet overland through rainforest terrain, construct bridge and approach ramps for accessible standards.

Suntop Trail Reconstruction, April 2001-August 2002
Eight miles of reconstruction for mountain bike use, including 1 mile of new trail with 16 switchbacks, two in solid rock.

October 2001-present Lake Quinault lakeshore accessible trail
Upgrade existing trail to accessible standards, replace four bridges, construct masonry and timber retaining walls, and resurface entire length with four inches of compacted crushed rock. Anticipated completion April 2003.

Willaby Creek Bridge Repair, Lake Quinalt Ranger District, September 1999
Disassembled and removed a glulam stringer damaged by windfall, then rebuilt the structure, including handrails.

Spider Lake Loop Trail, Hood Canal Ranger District, July 1999
Project included 1) a stringer bridge where the native stringers were moved a total of 13 miles to the project, then skidded into position across a lake and upstream 1/2 mile, and 2) a footlog bridge 84' long, made from a 68" diameter Douglas fir moved into position with handheld equipment.

Duckabush Trail Relocation and Puncheon replacement, Hood Canal, September 1998
The river removed a section of the wilderness bridle trail, leaving the only feasible route through a boulder field, a week of drilling, a day of blasting…

Boundary Trail Repair, Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, July 1998
Blasted a 48" tread through the "Devils Elbow" near the Johnston Ridge Visitors Center.

Other projects

April 1998	Eagle Creek Rock Turnpike, Mount Hood Ranger District
September 1995	Lakes Trail, Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument
October 1993	Lena Lake Trail Bridge, Hood Canal Ranger District
April 1992	Big Creek Trail Bridge, Hood Canal Ranger District
October 1991	Rock Creek Trail, Lake Wenatchee Ranger District
July 1991	Lower Skokomish Trail, Hood Canal Ranger District
April 1990	Upper Skokomish Trail, Hood Canal Ranger District
December 1988	Quinalt Lakeshore Bridges, Lake Quinalt Ranger District

Related skills and equipment

Washington State Blaster and Magazine licenses
Kubota K-008 compact excavator
Kubota KC-50L power carrier
Rigging and winches for up to 20 tons
Pionjar rock drill
Two mules and trailer
Two motorcycles, one with wide tires, one trail bike
Small backhoe/front end loader
Private Pilot with aircraft

I strive to work with minimum impact to the environment and trail users, to complete jobs on time, and to complete them above the required specifications. I look forward to expanding my effective area of operations and to developing a competent crew in the future.

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