Bridge construction

A bridge construction for vehicle and pedestrian traffic over small streams, comprising:

• a) at least one pier block of predetermined dimensions for positioning at each side of a stream,
• b) a plurality of deck plates of predetermined dimensions for assembly spanning the stream and supported by the underlying pier blocks,
• c) interengaging anchor means on the upper ends of the pier blocks and on the undersides of the deck plates for securing the pier blocks and deck plates together against relative displacement,
• d) aligned openings through the interengaging anchor means in the deck plates and underlying abutting pier blocks, wherein the interengaging anchor means comprises socket and projection means one on the underside of a deck plate and the other on the upper end of a pier block, the socket means having a concave arcuate bottom surface and the projection means having a convex upper surface, whereby the deck plate may be adjusted angularly relative to the vertical axis of the underlying pier block, to accommodate installation of the deck plate to conform to a sloping roadway, and
• e) a locking rod in each of said aligned openings extending between the associated deck plate and pier block, and mortar In said aligned openings around said locking rod, for securing the locking rod against movement in said aligned openings.