Lift Out Bridge on a curved section of Track

Your track plan may help us give you a better answer. To get into my furnace room/wood shop, my track is straight, but the entire section swings out like a gate.

I do not see why a gate method could be used on curved track.

If you’re going to lift it off of both ends, it could be any shape and work just fine. Just make sure you have some kind of alignment system to get it back in the same spot. I like table pins, but there are many choices. Also make sure that it’s rigid enough to support the span. Put an I beam or box beam of plywood underneath it. You don’t want it to bounce. The whole pink section lifts out, switches and all. The rail ends are soldered to screws embedded in both sides of the joint and the whole piece drops onto table pins below.

If you need it to hinge or swing, a little more thinking is needed.

@Boilermaker1 @DMASSO Guys - Really appreciate your guidance on this. I'll send a few pictures when I get it in place.

@Boilermaker1 I looked at your photos again. Wow....that is really nice work. Gives me something to think about

@Maxandy Here’s a curved lift out I made. Because of an unusual application, I had to put the hinges on the side. It works great and makes it easier to access the back of the layout. It may not be a design you need but I thought I’d show what I did.

Gene