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Outdoors > More outdoor > How to Build a Small Footbridge

Learn how to laminate beams and assemble decking and rails for a woodland footbridge.

Plan the dimensions of your project, purchase treated lumber or redwood in the required dimensions and then assemble tools and other materials. Our design uses four 12-foot four-by-six planks, two-by-six treads that are 36-inches long, four rails, and pre-cut posts. We apply wood preservative and coat any untreated ends that we expose by cutting. As you assemble tools, be sure to include safety glasses and a dust mask to protect yourself from flying debris launched by power tools and saw dust produced by cutting chemically-treated lumber.
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