heyy everyone, happy thanks giving!
I am planning to put a bridge going over a road in n scale on my 2x4
i have about 14 inches of where id like to put a bridge, but im not sure which bridge i want
im stuck between either doing, 2 atlas plate girders, or a single kato truss bridge.
This area is a single track, but about 6 inches to the side is a siding where i plan to put another smaller bridge so that the road can continue. Which bridge should i go with in this situation?
You might want to click “Edit” on your post and correct your topic, unless you want us to help pick the woman you will marry…[:-^]
I would pick the through truss bridge, because I like that style more than through girder…
Don Z.
Jee, I thought we were going top be able to help you chose your brides [:D] I was looking forward to that [;)]
But as for bridges, I would go for the Kato, with the Atlas as the smaller bridge. Would be a good contrast.
Good luck with your bride, er I mean bridge [8D]
Well, bridal gowns have trains, too, right? [(-D]
I’d go with the truss bridge for the longer one, and the girder bridge for the shorter. I like variety in bridges, too. Also, a real railroad would use the girder bridge for the shorter span, and the more expensive truss bridge only when needed for the longer span.
Which one do you want? Bridges are to satisfy an artistic desire. Onlt in the real world do they provide a practical solution to something. On a layout, unless you are doing a specific model, what you like is the only real issue.
I used the Kato truss bridges for this scene on my N scale layout. I bashed them by replacing the Kato track with Micro Engineering bridge and trestle track. I think the track with the correct tie spacing and the guard rail looks really good.
I also removed the huge plastic abutment and carefully cut the bridge shoes from it and remounted them.
Just curious. Would you have something like a through truss bridge over a roadway? I thought plate girder bridges were used to keep debris from falling onto the roadway below.
Clever.
That’s a good point, I’d never really given it any thought before. But on a contrary note, the Mac Arthur Bridge here in St Louis, is one of the main crossing points over the Mississippi into Illinois. It’s controlled by the Terminal RR and is used by UP, BNSF and Amtrack. The approach on the Missouri side is open frame construction, with two four lane streets running under it.
Your comment will have me looking up whenever I drive under and a train happens to be going over.
mls1621-Yeah, looking up is what I’m basing that on. I can’t really remember driving under a train bridge that was open construction. I’m sure there are some, but all the ones I can remember are plate girder.
Just a thought here. Maybe those open bridges over a road were built before a road went through There is such a bridge, a very high bridge, over the south end of the W Va. T/P among others I’ve seen. Ken