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Aluminum Floating Docks and Gangway at Riverside Dock

BoardSafe Docks was contracted to come up with a design for a new floating dock system on the Schuylkill River across from Pottstown, PA, in North Coventry Township. The site included an existing boat ramp and signs of a previous dock system that was washed away in a flood years ago. The customer asked if we could design a new dock system that would hold up during flooding conditions. It had to be ADA compliant and not project too far into the river. The BoardSafe solution was to install a foundation that supported a cantilevered deck that projected out over the river. A concrete foundation was excavated, forms installed and then poured. The cantilevered steel deck was then bolted to the foundation and decking installed. The gangway was then connected to the side of the deck and ran parallel to the river bank. Supplemental flotation was placed at the bottom of the gangway to provide adequate buoyancy for its weight and to maintain a freeboard of 16-inches, the same as the floating dock. The gangway was connected to the floating dock via a piano hinge. The hinge means there is no step from the gangway to the dock and allows the dock system to move up and down as the water levels fluctuate. The floating dock was made up of two 8’ x 20’ dock sections connected together with a piano hinge. Rubber dock bumper and adjustable cleats were installed on the docks. The components of the dock system included: Foundation- 8’ x 10’ x 4’ with rebar cage and drive steel pilings Cantilevered deck- 8’ x 20’, Steel construction, steel railing and composite decking Gangway- 5’ x 54’ with expanded section at top Floating Dock- 8’ x 40’, manufactured in two sections For more information about this project and others visit BoardSafeDocks.com