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Bridge project
Posted by philo426 on Monday, July 12, 2021 11:43 AM

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Posted by philo426 on Monday, July 12, 2021 11:44 AM

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Posted by Flintlock76 on Monday, July 12, 2021 12:58 PM

Wow, nice!

I wish a lot of real railroad bridges looked that good! 

You should find  a copy of the April 2021 "Railpace" magazine, I call it "The Big Crappy Bridge" issue!  They ain't fallin' down, but they don't look so good either!

https://shop.whiteriverproductions.com/products/rpn-202104

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Posted by philo426 on Tuesday, July 13, 2021 6:16 PM

Bridge extension is assembled and painted.I will let it cure overnight and join the sections together..  

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Posted by philo426 on Wednesday, July 14, 2021 1:59 PM

Bridge installed with led lighting. Very cool 

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Posted by bridgeengineer on Wednesday, July 14, 2021 2:12 PM

Nice, careful work.  I might add, however, that in a real bridge, the diagonal members would go in opposite directions from the center of the bridge to each end.  From the center, if the members in each panel go from top to bottom aiming toward the end of the bridge, they are compression members.  If they go from bottom to top aiming toward the end of the bridge, they are tension members.

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Posted by philo426 on Wednesday, July 14, 2021 2:57 PM

Thanks for the info !.I will remember it when I build the next one.

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