Cheap & Easy Deck Girder Bridge

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While replacing some blinds in my house, someone distracted me. After resolving that, I looked at the blinds in my hands- but for a moment thought I was about to throw out a very long deck-girder bridge!

 

Upon closer examination, it appeared that the enclosure part you hang on the wall had the following qualities:

• All-metal construction
• Correct approx. height and width
• Already primered
• Proper indentation on the sides
• An indentation in the top, which you could use to hide your bus and feeder wires in below track level.
• You can easily add the flat decking section if you want it ballasted.
• I found cheap blinds on sale for $4, and you can use every piece for different projects!

 

Don’t waste the blinds themselves (or the mechanism), look at them very carefully-there are many versions, all with unique uses. If you use any of my ideas here (or come up with more uses), please share the results with us.