Bridges. Got 'em? Trestles, too.

We  Got ,em   .  

Holy-moley, you sure do! And isn't that vertical-lift bridge in the bottom photo a really drool-worthy custom-made cooley-dooley masterpiece??

Just looking across thosethree vistas you have provided, I am reminded of the excitement a bridge can add to a model landscape.

FRankM.

I needed em, and I built em!

I could go on........

Got a HellGate

Our modular layout has 2 bridges, though one is "under construction" and will be ready for next Fall.

1. Tom's (Gilly@N&W) stone arch bridge

2.  The under construction "Bridge over Geezer Gorge"

Peter

Here are a couple.

This is a great thread, and could go on for months with all the bridges on all the layouts members have. Probably one of the best structures on a layout, and the possibilities are endless, both in the prototype world, and the imagination.

Don

All:  Some great shots of the bridges and trestles, some real nice work!!!!!

Gregg and Aubv:  You both have some real nice bridges integrated into your layouts!

Gregg; That Bascule bridge is it simply one you raise by hand or is it functional via a motor?

Aubv: Your long viaduct spanning the valley (similar to the Tunkhannock Creek Viaduct in Pennsylvania) is stunning along with the one that is lit against a wall.  Did you fabricate these parts and if so from what and how?

Trestles

Those are some very nice bridges you have on your layouts.But be very careful not to over do it.You don't want to go a bridge to far.

Fantastic bridges everyone !!!!

Alex

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If I had to pick just one.........

You guy have some really nice bridges and trestles and some serious layouts.

Just your Atlas double track trestles and a custom made double track curved 5 1/2 ft. girder bridge. Choo Choo Kenny

Hey MyTrains, whose layout is that. Thats a pretty incredible setup

I like seeing the Signals and the Bridges also.  Great job.

Good luck, John

Ceiling shelf layout

Here are 3 from my layout.

Thanks for looking. If you right click on the photo, the photo will open in another link and the photo can be enlarged. Have a great week.

Allegheny posted:

Aubv: Your long viaduct spanning the valley (similar to the Tunkhannock Creek Viaduct in Pennsylvania) is stunning along with the one that is lit against a wall.  Did you fabricate these parts and if so from what and how?

Rod Stewart posted:

If I had to pick just one.........

It is my model(Masonite) of the real Nicholson bridge(Tunkhannock viaduct) I worked from this picture.

this picture shows the 1/2 arch on the right side, as it transitions into the hill side.

The 16 arch bridge 8' in length, came about when this section of a layout was rebuilt. It is built with 5/4 pine, plywood and Masonite, a table saw and chop saw. The railings are by  Crow River.

 another bridge 

Scenery in process

aubv posted:

Allegheny posted:

Aubv: Your long viaduct spanning the valley (similar to the Tunkhannock Creek Viaduct in Pennsylvania) is stunning along with the one that is lit against a wall.  Did you fabricate these parts and if so from what and how?

It is my model(Masonite) of the real Nicholson bridge(Tunkhannock viaduct) I worked from this picture.

 

 

 another bridge 

 

Excellent work on the Nicholson Viaduct. I also like the steel trestle.

I've been across the viaduct on a Steamtown excursion, probably one of the first in fact. It never ceases to amaze me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9sV5lJYxpI This is a link to an up close and personal video of the Nicholson Viaduct.

Don

Matt Makens posted:

Hey MyTrains, whose layout is that. Thats a pretty incredible setup

NJHR about a year ago.

AUBV;

That rendition of Tunkhannock viaduct (hope I got the spelling right) is stunning to say the least. Must be a lot of hours in it. If OGR or CTT have not done a feature article on your layout yet, it's overdue IMO.

I love this post a layout wouldn't be a layout without a bridge or 10  here is a few I have had over the years on different layouts. I still have 4 bridges to find a spot on the current layout for .

Two small ones.

Frank...this is a fantastic thread...thanks for starting it.  I recently posted a few videos of that show trips on various lines on the layout.  They are all on my YouTube channel so if you click on the YouTube logo in the lower right hand area of the video, it will take you to the channel where you can then increase the screen to full size in 1080p.  I think these show most of the bridges and how I use them on the layout. 

Thanks,

Alan

Well, I have a bridge too, nothing quite so fantastic but a bridge.  I love that Nicholson viaduct!!

Some excellent structures there. An inspiration to us all.

Installed

Under construction.

Bruce

A few close ups.

seaboardm2 posted:

Those are some very nice bridges you have on your layouts.But be very careful not to over do it.You don't want to go a bridge to far.

Too late. I'm a bridge troll and have another bridge project planned (but no place to put it). This is the Torrance Pacific Electric Bridge (which is part of the City seal). They sent out a request for bids a few years ago to restore/retrofit the bridge. With the solicitation came some very good drawings w/measurements.

Here's a rendering of the bridge core on a module.

Then there's the UP Santa Ana River Viaduct. At 900 feet long the O scale model would be 18 feet 9 inches long (obviously would have to go outdoors). I got the drawings from a guy who built one in N scale from foam and resin castings.

Awlawdee, you see a bridge among this thread, and you decide it's the best it could ever get. Then, you see the next posting and BOOM! Another interesting masterpiece!

("If I had to pick just one," I couldn't! )

When I started this topic, I knew we'd see plenty of interesting ideas executed well, but I truly had no...  

..idea it would get so enjoyable and interesting. There is a huge amount of creativity and fun going on out there in Hobby-land.

Got more? I do. Here are a few more shots from me, which I am almost reluctant to show considering how cool everything is we've seen here so far (!)

And thanks for the "Likes" for this thread, to date, to:

Todd Knoll; bigtruckpete; Greg Houser; Darren Caruso; Putnam Division; Keystone; NYC.SubwayTransitSignal; Matt; Makens; tplee; mytrains; Roger Wasson; Bridgeboss Jim; OGR Ad Man; Ingeniero No1; CGWforever.

And thanks and encouragement for the replies and photos posted in this conversation, to date, to: seaboardm2; TURTLE2; Allegheny; rail; AGHR Matt; corsair29; PutnamDivision; Matt Makens; aubv; Alex M; tr18; Rod Stewart; DennyM; ChooChoo Kenny; pete; Roger Wasson; rail; brwebster; midnightwrecking; pennsydave; mytrains; leavingtracks; Kunde; Jhainer...

FrankM.

tr18 posted:

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Love the guard rails on the bridge. Apparently the speed is restricted to around 10 per if they're not there.   I better get a few  slow  order flags out on our layout... Great track .

Moonson,

I like your use of people, I did a similar scene when I just finished my bridges. I used one for the Christmas layout, and had a ladder, saw horses and some carpenters working on the damaged deck and burned bridge post. I'll be ****ed if I can find the carpenters or ladder and horses. At least I found my mini cam, so now I can do a decent video on the suspended layout. 

I have a photo, but I can't find that either!

Don

rail posted:

Moonson,

I like your use of people, I did a similar scene when I just finished my bridges. I used one for the Christmas layout, and had a ladder, saw horses and some carpenters working on the damaged deck and burned bridge post...

Don

Thank you, RAIL. I much appreciate your kindness in taking the time to say so. And you have an interesting idea there I may try myself sometime.

Presently, however, this is as close as I have gotten to having men working with saws and using a saw horse. (I'm not sure you will be able to discern all that in this "aerial" photo, though.)

FrankM.