Roadway support system for railway grade crossing
AssigneeBedrock Rail Solutions LLC
InventorPaul Lindemulder
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Abstract
An improved railway roadway crossing support system uses a foundation pile, support brackets and connecting hardware to provide vehicle traffic road support separated from the railroad ballast and track support system. The improved railway roadway crossing support system separates the roadway support system from the track support system so that the roadway support system can last longer and be repaired separately from the track support system.
Claims20
A roadway support system for supporting roadway material at a railway grade crossing comprising:
- a first support bracket having a first end, a second end, and an elongated body between the first end and the second end, a top aperture disposed within a top side of the elongated body, and first and second opposing side walls extending from the top side of the elongated body, the first support bracket disposed between a pair of parallel railway tracks;
- a first pile rigidly connected to the elongated body and configured to extend downwardly from the elongated body into support material disposed beneath the first support bracket;
- and
- a first roadway material connector tying roadway material disposed on the top side of the elongated body of the first support bracket to the elongated body of the first support bracket,
- wherein neither the first support bracket nor the roadway material are connected to a tie on which the pair of parallel tracks are connected.
A method of tying roadway material to support material without connecting the roadway material to a railway support system comprising the steps of:
- providing a pair of parallel railway tracks;
- providing a roadway material between the pair of parallel railway tracks configured to support vehicular traffic over the roadway material and the pair of parallel railway tracks;
- providing a first support bracket having a first end, a second end, and an elongated body between the first end and the second end, a top aperture disposed within a top side of the elongated body, and first and second opposing side walls extending from the top side of the elongated body, the first support bracket disposed between the pair of parallel railway tracks and beneath the roadway material;
- driving a first pile downwardly into the support material, the support material disposed beneath the first support bracket;
- connecting the first pile to the elongated body of the first support bracket;
- and
- tying the roadway material to the top side of the elongated body of the first support bracket via a first roadway material connector, wherein neither the first support bracket nor the roadway material are connected to a tie on which the pair of parallel rails is connected.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.