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Bridges & heavy civil

Bridges and heavy civil construction

Steel and concrete bridges, box culverts, cast-in-place and precast concrete, riprap, retaining walls, and rock sourced direct from quarries. Site work and installation by Coal Creek Excavation.

Request a bid Call (303) 859-9513

What we build

Crossings, concrete, armoring and walls

We are an excavation contractor, so the dirt and concrete side of a job is our everyday work. We also build the heavy civil pieces that go with it: bridges, culverts, channel and slope armoring, and retaining walls.

From our office in Erie we work across Boulder County, Larimer County and the Front Range, and we take this work in Pagosa Springs and Archuleta County.

Longmont Dam Road bridge, past Coal Creek Excavation bridge work
Longmont Dam Road bridge, past Coal Creek Excavation bridge work.
Heavy civil services

What this covers

Tell us what you need and we will tell you whether it fits. These are the heavy civil services we take on.

Steel bridges

Bolt-together galvanized steel girder bridges for driveways, ranches and access roads over creeks and ditches, in spans from about 12 to 60 feet. We build the abutments and install the bridge.

Steel bridge details

Concrete bridges

Concrete bridge superstructures, built as cast-in-place or precast, for crossings that need a concrete span. We handle the site work, abutments and installation. The design is engineered to your site by a licensed PE.

Box culverts

Precast and cast-in-place box culverts for creek crossings, drainage, and replacements of undersized or failing culverts.

Cast-in-place concrete

Cast-in-place concrete for bridges, culverts, headwalls, abutments and other heavy civil structures. We pour our own concrete.

Precast concrete

Precast concrete for bridges, culverts and headwalls, set and tied into the site work we build around them.

Riprap installation

Riprap for channel and slope armoring, to protect banks, crossings and slopes. Rock is sourced direct from quarries.

Retaining walls

Retaining walls and hardscapes that hold up to Colorado weather, including walls that are part of a crossing, a slope or a site-development job.

Rock sourced direct from quarries

Riprap, rock and aggregate sourced direct from quarries for the work above, and for site work that needs it.

How it works

From site visit to finished work

  1. Site visit. We look at the site, access for trucks and equipment, and what the work has to do.
  2. Design. Work that needs structural design is engineered to your site by a licensed PE.
  3. Permits. We work through what your county, town, floodplain office or ditch company needs.
  4. Build. We do the earthwork, structures and installation.
Crew installing a box culvert
Box culvert installation. More work is on our projects page.
Southwest Colorado

Building near Pagosa Springs?

We take bridge and heavy civil projects in Pagosa Springs and Archuleta County, from our office in Erie.

Pagosa Springs bridges & heavy civil
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Tell us about the work

Send what you know and leave the rest blank. We will call to talk it through and set up a site visit.

  • Where the work is (town, county or address)
  • What you need: a bridge, culvert, wall, riprap or other heavy civil work
  • For a crossing: what it crosses, a rough span and the heaviest vehicle that will use it
  • Your timing

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Call (303) 859-9513

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What heavy civil work do you do?

Steel and concrete bridges, box culverts, cast-in-place and precast concrete (including bridges, culverts and headwalls), riprap installation for channel and slope armoring, retaining walls, and rock, riprap and aggregate sourced direct from quarries. See the list above.

Do you build both steel and concrete bridges?

Yes. Steel bridges are bolt-together galvanized steel girder kits; details are on our steel bridges page. We also build concrete bridges, as cast-in-place or precast, with the site work, abutments and installation done by Coal Creek Excavation. Bridge design is engineered to your site by a licensed PE.

Do you install box culverts?

Yes. Precast and cast-in-place box culverts for creek crossings, drainage, and replacements of undersized or failing culverts.

Do you do riprap and retaining walls?

Yes. We install riprap for channel and slope armoring, and we build retaining walls, including walls that are part of a crossing, a slope or a site-development job.

Where does the rock come from?

Riprap, rock and aggregate for this work are sourced direct from quarries.

Where do you do this work?

From our office in Erie we work across Boulder County, Larimer County and the Front Range, and we take bridge and heavy civil projects in Pagosa Springs and Archuleta County.

How do I get a bid?

Call (303) 859-9513 or send the request form with the location and what you need.