what's the best bridge on your layout

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Central Valley truss and a box girder approach: -

http://www.highspeedplus.com/~rogertra/pages/407g%20-%20RS-3%20No.%20407%20leads%20RS-2%20No.%20156%20over%20the%20Fox%20River%20bridge%20with%20the%20St.%20Pierre%20branch%20curving%20underneath.htm

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Awesome bridges, guys, and thanks to Bud for starting the thread.

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I made this stone one from to N scale tunnel portals:

The concrete arch bridge is scratchbuiild styrene:

This underconstruction concrete viaduct is cardstock:

Nick

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One of the guys at the LHS that I frequent has a couple of the Overland bridges. Those things are IMPRESSIVE to say the least, but the price tag is just as impressive IF you can find one. They were very limited production from what I understand. If anybody has pics of one of them, please share.

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Fantastic bridges guys, FANTASTIC

this is my little bridge scene, two $2.99 atlas deck girder bridges

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This one is on my current layout, 36 inches long, double track… Been there 7 years… Lumber a bit large for HO scale but I don’t really care.

[image]http://www.rolleiman.com/trains/bigbridge.jpg[/image]

The stone arch bridge in the next two photos was on a previous layout and was one of the final bridges a logging train would have passed in going to the second level… Sadly, it didn’t survive the finishing of the basement and only exists in photos now. It was made with white hydrocal in a styrene form made to fit the 20" radius track it would support.

[image]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v285/jjmel/Model%20Trains/archbridge2.jpg[/image]

[image]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v285/jjmel/Model%20Trains/archbridge1.jpg[/image]

Jeff

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wow what happen to the viaduct
did it get smashed
was it you or a helper
I too have had somethings broken

K

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In order to fini***he basement, the entire layout had to come down… Good points of that were I got to design a new one and correct some mistakes… Bad points, of course, I had to take out a working layout. Anyway, in moving the bridge around the shop, I simply dropped it. It broke into 3 or 4 pieces but there was enough damage, I decided it wasn’t worth trying to fix. Nope, It wasn’t a helper, I wish it was, then I’d have somebody else to blame…

Jeff

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Being a big D&H fan, it goes without saying, my bridges directly reflect the proto-type …

Steel Bridge at Nineveh…

Starrucca Viaduct …

Tunkhannok Viaduct (still under construction) …

Mark.

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don’t thank me
these guys made my bridges look like a dog pile ’

I think we will get a few from the clubs with this one

great engineering
in ho scale
K

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Mine will be the same bridge that Arthill and Twhite used (only mine might not look as good as their’s). I’d post a photo, only its still in the box. [8)] [:slight_smile:]

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Which Layout? [:D]

The twin six foot bridges on my outdoor layout are by far my favorite. Eagle Wings Iron Craft manufactured them.

And then on the HO layout there’s only one bridge and it’s a simple Atlas deck girder bridge (two combined for a double track bridge). Funny thing is though, I spent a lot of time making custom Santa Fe decals for it. Then about a year later, special Santa Fe bridge decals came out. And just recently, Atlas started making these with Santa Fe heralds and lettering already on them.

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Mark,

What did you use to build Tunkhannok? I started mine with cardstock, but am open to other suggestions.

Nick

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Right now, I have only one, a Walther’s double track bridge. I also have the Heljan tall trestle which I salvaged from my old layout. It comes as a straight trestle but I modified it to run on a 30 inch curve. From the above picture, it appears someone else has done the same.

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Hey guys, do ore bridges count? And does it have to already be on the layout?

Here is one I’ll be installing within the week, trains go UNDER it but not ON it…
It is scratchbuilt out of brass:

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thanks too all that posted this thread has been a treat for me as well as others
I cant believe the kits on here
keep them coming if you can

K

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Nick,

My Tunkhannok Viaduct is built entirely from styrene. I purchase 4’ X 8’ sheets of 1/16" white styrene from a local supplier for a very reasonable price … I do a LOT of scratch-building !!! By the look of yours, I did basically the same - made four complete one piece sides, it’s actually like two narrow arches lengthwise joined by cross-wise arches through the vertical supports just like the real bridge. Evergreen strip styrene was used for a lot of the final detail work. Thanks for asking.

Mark.

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Wow Mark,

I honestly thought you were showing prototype pictures and were going to post pictures of your models below them. When I got to the third picture I realized those were the models. Absolutely fabulous detail in creating those scenes. I’m not sure I’ve ever been that completely fooled before.

You are a master.

HD

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Awesome! Awesome! Awesome! I had to stop looking at some of the bridges in this thread. I was drooling all over my shirt. Unbelievable craftsmanship.

GGB