A crib pier is a type of pier built with the supporting columns made of cribs. Typically a crib is made from wood, but it could be made from any long cylindrical material. Pairs of logs are laid parallel, then others laid over them to make a square, and this continues upwards in a style of building similar to a log cabin's construction.

Each crib can be either empty or filled with a material such as rocks, gravel, concrete blocks,