Junior bridges were popular and common in the 1950s. I have a Marx girder bridge and a Lionel truss bridge and one no name Truss bridge on the layout but no Junior Bridge.
Charlie
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I have an 18" trestle Junior Bridge similar to a #102, but with an open bottom. I don't use it on my layout. I instead use it under my Christmas tree layout along with a Marx trestle bridge along the back of the oval to keep the window drapes behind the tree from interfering with the trains running along.
There was an article written several years ago in the TCA's Train Collectors Quarterly by Bill Mixon titled "What's A Junior Bridge?" that has several photos of these bridges and excellent information. I don't know the year the article was written. The article provides a web page with info on these bridges - binnsroad.co.uk .
I sometimes see these bridges for sale on the internet. They are usually described as Marx bridges or unknown. I will often contact the seller and let them know what they actually have. Just another example of some of the lesser known accessories from the postwar period that competed with Lionel.
Jack Smith
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Jack
Thanks for posting that TCA had an article on Junior Bridges as I remember reading one somewhere. I found out CTT had one in the Oct 2016 issue but I do not have that one.
Charlie
It was the CTT article that had me take a look at the bridge I have had as long as I can remember. There are no markings whatsoever on it. It has been a near and dear for a long time.
