Hinged section such as a bridge

It's not a special hinge, it's the placement of the pivot point ABOVE the top of the rails.

https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/...ift-bridge-mechanics

picture by @wparisi

Notice the spacer blocks to place the hinge pivot at or above the top of the surface of the metal rails.

Also, here is a search and link to many posts which you can get ideas from

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Here's my yard access bridge, yes the hinges had to be above the plane of the track.

Here's my drop leaf section.  The south end is attached to the layout with a piano hinge.  The north end is held up by 2 latches.  Track is on a 1" x 12" x 36" board with wires powering the track from the hinge end.  I've had no problems with long trains running at full speed.

I powered the bridge from the hinge end, but to power the yard tracks, I used spring contacts so I didn't have to get power over to that corner, it was going to be significant work to do that neatly.

The little divots are for the screws and solder connections on the mating contacts to the bridge could close flush.

Power contacts on the yard side of the bridge.

Each track has a lighted toggle, and all the power is coming through the contacts above so there's no extra wires running across the floor or along the wall.

Thank you all for your input.  Appreciate the support.

John, did you bend the hinges or is there some place to buy them that way?

Take care and have a nice day.

Bill

Bill, we bent the hinges, they were standard hardware store fare.

I mounted the hinges underneath and then mitered the track at 10 degrees. In the hands of a craftsman (I am not) this would look a lot better. However, it works for me.

@Vernon Barry posted:

It's not a special hinge, it's the placement of the pivot point ABOVE the top of the rails.

https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/...ift-bridge-mechanics

picture by @wparisi

Notice the spacer blocks to place the hinge pivot at or above the top of the surface of the metal rails.

Looks like a neater version of my bridge. I had had the section as a lift-out for years, got tired of it, positioned it carefully, and "just" screwed some hinges in place very much like yours. Only had to have 2 shots positioning the hinges. The second one worked. Quick conversion considering the effect. Planning - go figure.

The down side is the appearance of the hinges and the supports. I need to devote some real thought to making them look better - been saying that for years, so....