Project Description
The Barstow Bridge Reclaimed Redwood is almost here!
Coming in at the end of August, we are now taking preorders for this incredible redwood. Located just off the historic Route 66 highway in Barstow, CA, the First Avenue Bridge, built in 1930, served as a main automotive thoroughfare for close to 100 years. Once a focal point of the railroad industry, it no longer met structural and functional standards and thus needed replacement.
The Reclaimed Redwood Lumber
Salvaged from the bridge’s demolition, The Lumber Baron has acquired approximately 100,000 board feet of old growth redwood. 10,000 board feet of 3×8 (measuring 2-3/4″ x 7-1/4″), served as the bridge’s bracing. A majority of this material qualifies as an old select structural mill grade. Additionally, the structural posts holding up this massive bridge were either 12×12 (measuring 11-1/4″ x 11-1/4″) or 12×14 (measuring 11-1/4″ x 13-1/4″). Dense, old growth redwood with no knots and lengths ranging from 10′ to 29′, we will have 24,000 board feet of this unicorn material. Finally, the joists of the First Ave Bridge were all dense structural 6×16 redwood beams (measuring a full 6″ x 15-1/4″). Again free of knots, these exquisite old growth beams all run 20′ in length. Over 65,000 board feet of this will be in stock.
The massive size of these incredible beams leads to an array of different usages. Utilize our new, state of the art milling facility to rip custom, clear all heart 1×16 siding or paneling boards. Have a trellis project in the works? We can easily slice the 6×16, 12×12, and 12×14 into any combination of beam sizes. Let your imagination run wild as you incorporate this incredible FSC Certified Barstow Bridge Reclaimed Redwood into your next project.