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BRIDGE TO ISLAND <br />RFCFIVE° <br />APR 1 2004 <br />CITY OF Low LAKES <br />THE BOTTOM OF THE BRIDGE WILL BE AT AN ELEVATION OF <br />888,6 WHICH IS 1 FOOT ABOVE THE 100 -YEAR ELEVATION OF <br />887.6 AND 4.9 FEET ABOVE THE OHWL. (SEE LET l'ER TO JOHN <br />POWELL DATED 11 -7- 2001). <br />ONE OF THE MAJOR CONCERNS OF THE CITY IS THE DISRUPTION <br />OF THE VISTA FOR THE FOUR OR FIVE HOMES WITH BACK <br />YARDS FACING NORTH. THE GENTLEMAN IN "PICTURE #2" IS <br />SIX FEET TALL. USING THE INFORMATION FROM "A" ABOVE, <br />THE BOTTOM OF THE BRIDGE WILL JUST CLEAR THE CATTAILS <br />AND EXTEND APPROXIMATELY FIVE FEET ABOVE THE <br />CATTAILS. PLEASE OBSERVE THE ELEVATION OF THE HOMES <br />IN THE BACKGROUND TO DETERMINE FOR YOURSELF THAT THE <br />BRIDGE WILL NOT BE AN OBSTRUCTION OF THE VISTA FOR <br />THESE FAMILIES. <br />THE BRIDGE WILL BE CONSTRUCTED OF STEEL `I' BEAMS THAT <br />ARE FIFTY FEET LONG- BY 25 INCHES HIGH. THE CROSS - <br />WEBBING PLUS THE BLACKTOP WILL ADD ANOTHER SIX <br />INCHES ON TOP OF THIS. THE GUARD RAIL WILL ADD ANOTHER <br />THIRTY INCHES FOR A TOTAL OF 61 INCHES FROM THE BOTTOM <br />OF THE BRIDGE TO THE TOP OF THE BRIDGE. THE BRIDGE WILL <br />BE SUPPORTED ON PILINGS SPACED EVERY 50 FEET UNTIL THE <br />ISLAND IS REACHED. THIS WILL BE A BEAM BRIDGE —NOT A <br />TRUSS BRIDGE, SO THE OBSTRUCTED AREA WILL BE SEVERAL <br />FEET BELOW THE NORMAL VISTA (SEE PICTURE LABELED <br />"Picture 2 ") FOR THE FEW HOUSES THAT HAVE NORTH FACING <br />BACK YARDS. <br />SEVEN PAGES OF ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION ARE AS <br />FOLLOWS: <br />LETTER TO J. POWELL DATED 11 -7 -2001. <br />PICTURE #1 PICTORIAL VIEW OF A BEAM BRIDGE THAT IS <br />20' WIDE BY THREE HUNDRED FEET LONG WITH A 30 INCH <br />GUARD RAIL. THIS IS A FAIRLY ACCURATE DEPICTION OF <br />