This front entrance needed a bridge to the front door ...
The zig-zag bridge leads to a front yard deck -- a nice place to enjoy morning coffee and listen to the water. A low rail on the bridge provides some safety and is illuminated at night with lighting from below. Some trellis work with stainless cables will provide a place for the clematis to grow.
All surfaces are Ipe, screwed and plugged. The framing is treated Southern Yellow Pine