Miami Valley Products produced bridge kits when I was building my 12’-by-8’ layout between 1999 and 2004. I built the two 36-inch truss bridges in the photo from MVP kits during 1999 or 2000. One bridge has two-tracks, the other is narrower and has only one. There are two girder bridges with a central supporting pier between the truss bridges that I also built from MVP kits. As I recall, the truss bridge kits were custom-cut from spruce wood to the purchaser's specified length, number of tracks and style (Pratt or Warren truss - straight or arched), and were available in O and HO scales. MVP supplied strip wood with the various cross-sections and full-size plans. The builder had to cut each beam to proper length and angle and then assemble the truss directly on top of the plan, which I enjoyed doing. Aluminum gusset plates at the intersections of the main beams make the bridges quite strong. I think the company stopped advertising their kits around the time I finished the layout. Has anyone else built bridges from Miami Valley Products kits? I would like to see them and hear your thoughts on these kits.
MELGAR