Patent ID: 7581900

Claim:
A method of bridging a walkway and a roadway, said walkway being elevated relative to said roadway, with a curb being situated between said walkway and said roadway, said curb being elevated relative to said roadway, said method comprising the steps of: (a) forming a pre-cast curbside access ramp, said pre-cast curbside access ramp having a footprint; (b) removing a length of said curb and forming a ramp hole in the ground, said ramp hole being located adjacent to the roadway and to the walkway, said ramp hole having a footprint, the footprint of said ramp hole exceeding the footprint of said pre-cast curbside access ramp; (c) installing the pre-cast curbside access ramp in the ramp hole, wherein a remainder of the ramp hole remains unoccupied by the pre-cast curbside access ramp; and (d) then, constructing a platform in the remainder of the ramp hole extending from the installed pre-cast curbside access ramp to the walkway.