:lol: :lol: Silly you. Trying to do something as simple as that on your own land! I've got a creek (country drain) maybe 20 ft wide crossing my land. someone built a little foot bridge to cross it. I was planning to put something like you're talking about so I could drive tractors, trucks, etc to the other side of my land. I've got lots of trees and picked a few that were strong enough, straight enough and close enough that I could fell them right across the creek, trim them up, put some planks on and be good to go. Would have cost next to nothing. Lo and behold, I get a letter from the Drain Commission that I'm in violation because of the little foot bridge. I.e. I didn't get a permit and it's not to their standards. Never mind that I didn't build the bridge and who knows how long it's been there. (Evidently, PITA neighbor called and told them about the foot bridge). I contacted the Drain Commission and told them what I was planning to do. Whoa!!! No sirree, got to have an "engineered" bridge, PE stamp on drawings, concrete abutments, yada, yada, yada.
Ended up getting a permit from them (cha-ching), buying a culvert through them (cha-ching), getting tons of sand for back-fill (cha-ching), getting gravel to for the topping (cha-ching). I'm happy with the culvert (it was cheaper than their "engineered" bridge), I'll never have to worry about weight of something on it, but the point is that our govt. (federal down to local level) knows only one way to do things and that is in the most obstructive, nonsensical, contrary way. If you, as a landowner want to do A, they'll think of 10 reasons why you can't, and suggest you do B. I see this all the time at Planning Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals meetings.
And you having to appeal to an "environmental" agency adds another level on nonsense to your journey. As far as I'm concerned, every EPA agency should be shut down. They're just a bunch of power hungry bureuacrats who could care less about common sense.
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