A culvert bundle and fill assembly for stream crossings and flow-through
bridge abutments comprising: (a) a first separator fabric; (b) a
plurality of culverts placed on the fabric adjacent to one another along
their lengths; (c) a plurality of triangular cross-section blocks placed
in pairs in upper and lower spaces between adjacent culverts; (d) a
plurality of fasteners placed around the plurality of culverts and blocks
for holding the culverts and blocking in position; (e) a second separator
fabric placed over the plurality of culverts and blocks; and (f) soil or
other fill placed over the second separator fabric and the plurality of
culverts and blocking to create a road or other crossing structure
surface.