Dry Fire Hydrant Design #91 - Bridge Mount Installation - Craftsbury, Vermont

Last month, another one of our bridge-mounted dry fire hydrant systems was installed in Vermont. This project was part of a FEMA-funded bridge replacement in Craftsbury. The original bridge on Town Garage Road, which crossed the Black River, had been damaged by flooding. Funding for the new bridge included provisions for one of the bridge-mounted hydrant systems.

Goodhue Excavation, Inc. was awarded the contract for the bridge replacement. Collaboration took place with both the company and the Craftsbury Fire Department to finalize the system’s design and complete installation. The new dry fire hydrant features an angle-mount design, an ETT six-inch female suction head, and an ETT six-inch stream strainer. The client also chose to add the Jericho Ice Breaker feature to the strainer and elbow assembly.

Certification flow testing was conducted using Craftsbury Fire Department’s Engine 2, a 1,500-gallon-per-minute mini-pumper. The system produced a flow rate of 1,049 gallons per minute at 17 feet of lift. The installation was our 17th bridge-mount dry fire hydrant in the State.