tomikawaTT Note that, of the many kinds of bridges, the one type LEAST likely to be built as a railroad bridge is a short-span supension bridge.
Note that, of the many kinds of bridges, the one type LEAST likely to be built as a railroad bridge is a short-span supension bridge.
I miss those short-span (plank and chain) suspension bridges built in the 1930s along the John Muir Trail (like upriver of Lake Florence on the San Joaquin River) and elsewhere on foot/horse trails in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The metal truss bridges replacing them have no soul. I also enjoyed walking over a log bridge some 20 years ago (probably gone now because use had already created a deep trench in the log) over a tributary of the Kern River.
Howdy, Ken.
Not a comprehensive data base, but a primer on the basic types and their identifying characteristics:
http://pghbridges.com/basics.htm
There are also a couple of threads on the MR General Discussions forum that have some good bridge photos. Or, if you Google the specific design of bridge you are interested in, there are a lot of resources out there.
Chuck (Modeling Central Japan in September, 1963 - with LOTS of bridges)
Good Afternoon,
I send my apologies if this is not the right forum for this but it is a question that has been kicking around in my mind for a while about bridges.
I realize that based upon the era and location different bridges provide different pro's and con's, but is there a database out there of bridges from around the country? I am looking to scratch build one for my N Scale layout and im really just looking for some insperation.
Thanks
Ken