Deep in the Appalachian backcountry along Virginia's iconic Creeper Trail, two century-old steel trestle bridges are getting a new lease on life. Boulderscape rebuilt the concrete piers of Trestles #38 and #39 from the creek bed up — placing over 11,000 square feet of 5,000 psi structural shotcrete against historic steel, where swift water, boom lifts, and a road that ends at the forest's edge are all in a day's work.
Structural Shotcrete Placed
Structural Mix Strength
Historic Bridges Restored
On a remote stretch of the Virginia Creeper Trail, Trestles #38 and #39 — two historic steel trestle bridges over a mountain creek — needed their concrete piers rebuilt for another century of traffic. Boulderscape mobilized a self-sufficient operation past the last paved road and executed a full structural shotcrete restoration: ACI-certified nozzlemen placing a 5,000 psi layer across more than 11,000 square feet of pier face, finished to a precision gray steel trowel.
The work reinforced both structures from the creek bed up while protecting the trail and the channel around it — a technically demanding, in-the-elements project that defines what Boulderscape does best. See our structural shotcrete process or explore the full range of shotcrete finishes.
Remote jobs reward contractors who can bring the whole plant with them. From swift-water creek beds to mountain trailheads, Boulderscape self-mobilizes the people, equipment, and quality control to deliver structural shotcrete anywhere — no nearby supplier required.
Crews, pumps, and batching staged miles past the last paved road — a fully self-contained operation where no supplier is close by.
Rebuilding piers from the creek bed up, working around moving mountain water and seasonal flow without disturbing the channel.
Boom lifts and rigging deployed to reach every pier face beneath a live, century-old steel trestle on steep terrain.
Certified crews placing a 5,000 psi structural shotcrete layer to exact spec — engineered strength, far from any plant.
Materials staged and mix quality held to tolerance on a remote site, so every cubic foot meets the structural design.
Protecting the trail, the creek, and the historic steel — leaving the corridor stronger and the landscape untouched.
Full structural shotcrete restoration of the concrete piers on two historic steel trestle bridges, rebuilt from the creek bed up.
Precision Gray Steel Trowel
Trestles #38 & #39, Virginia Creeper Trail
11,000+ sq ft of pier face
5,000 PSI structural
Boom-lift elevated work platforms
Remote mountain creek, swift water, century-old steel
Creek Junction Trailhead, Damascus, Virginia
