Hopfully someone on board has this info. I need a link to a source for arch and pier dimensions and proportionate ratio of concrete viaducts.
I need to build a 96' tall X 384' long concrete bridge. (2' high by 8' long in 0 scale) Thanks tt
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It has been quite awhile ago, but one of CSX Al's, Al Zamorski, original projects was a bridge like this. You may want to contact him.
Hopfully someone on board has this info. I need a link to a source for arch and pier dimensions and proportionate ratio of concrete viaducts.
I need to build a 96' tall X 384' long concrete bridge. (2' high by 8' long in 0 scale) Thanks tt
Hopfully someone on board has this info. I need a link to a source for arch and pier dimensions and proportionate ratio of concrete viaducts.
I need to build a 96' tall X 384' long concrete bridge. (2' high by 8' long in 0 scale) Thanks tt
Hi Tom, I just now saw your request on this forum. I might have just what you need. See photo below. Let me know of any questions.
jim r from bridgeboss.com
jim R- really nice bridge but really big too.
A less expensive way is to take a piece or pieces of 2" thick Styrofoam ( 2" for one line double to 4" for 2 lines) Then using a 3"-4" hole cutter drill holes through foam at the same height along the run equally spaced leaving about 2 inch between the holes and above the holes.
Then cut the foam at the bottom upward into the sides of the holes. You will then have in Styrofoam a series of arches with supports.
At this point if the arches are concrete paint the foam arches a water-based concrete color;
if you want a masonry arch then carve the stones around the arch putting a keystone at the top of each arch; then using a straight edge carve the horizontal joints and then carve the vertical jointing. Paint a stone color
OR purchase some stone title at LOWES and attached to the arches.
See this is a lot of work that bridgeboss takes care of with their arches ready made!!
Jim, Thank you, that is exactly the size, however not the style, I need to build at one of my bridge locations. $_____?
There are at 7 single track bridges I am building on my new RR and two of them need to cross a 24" deep X 96" wide canyon.
The other five will need to be lifted out for mechanical or access purposes.
What I am looking for are cross section dimensions of customary proportions for arch ratios of pier body/spacing to deck thickness/span. That is one of the 8' bridges I need.
There is a Sydney harbor (Austraila) /Hells Gate (NY,NY) style bridge carrying rt 40 over the Susquhanna River at Havre de Grace MD. that I want to build for which I need cross section member sizes. This is the second bridge for my 8' canyon.
This is an point to point around the room layout canterlevered off a basement wall averaging 32" wide and about 178' long on four levels.
Mike, thank you for the reminder, I remember the construction series of his plaster bridge. I will shoot Al an email.
Tim, gotta check it out! tt
This is an early photo of the 2' X 8' canyon cantilevers getting installed on 32" centers.
Something like this. I have both drawings of Nichelson and Martin Creek Viaduct.
Molds for Martin Creek near complete for O scale. Have built the Nichelson in S for client, and finishing the arches for martincreek this coming spring. Peirs and layout templates complete and installed on my layout see pictures. I am custom modelmaker and work at reasonable rates, Contact me . see my other projects
Altoonamodelworks.
Bob
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