George,
Did you know that a very similar bridge is in Sciotoville, Ohio? I would imagine the same company built it (McClintic-Marshall Company), but you're the expert.
Dave
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George,
Did you know that a very similar bridge is in Sciotoville, Ohio? I would imagine the same company built it (McClintic-Marshall Company), but you're the expert.
Dave
luvindemtrains posted:George,
Did you know that a very similar bridge is in Scioto, Ohio? I would imagine the same company built it (McClintic-Marshall Company), but you're the expert.
Dave
Dave,
No, I was not aware of a similar bridge. The bridge across Ohio at Steubenville was built by American Bridge.
George
Nice Brian!! That drawing of the Steubenville Weirton Bridge really shows off what George is doing! What an ambitious project!
briansilvermustang posted:
Brian,
Yes, I used Google to find the bridge (Earth view). It is similar. I think Custom Model Railroads has produced that bridge as well!
George
briansilvermustang posted:
Yep, I am well aware of that website and the article in Railway Age (April 2, 1927). The article was the basis of my design of the piers and, indeed of my early design that was passed to Custom Model Railroads as a starting point on their product.
George
Mark Boyce posted:Nice Brian!! That drawing of the Steubenville Weirton Bridge really shows off what George is doing! What an ambitious project!
Thank Mark. No guts, no glory!
Updated 10/4/2018:
I did apply some additional weathering to the Steubenville pocket-pier and made one change. As I looked at the photos, I realized that I had incorrectly installed navigation lights on a pier that sat on the ground. I took them out. Here's the pier at this point. I am a bit tired of it and a little frustrated with its appearance. I'm going to ignore it for 3 weeks and start on the other piers. These are located mid-stream and are much less weathered.
This is the side facing the river.
This side is next to the C&P River Route, so it gets more dirt from steam locomotives and mineral trains.
More when I know it.
George
Sorry about the lights. The weathering is hard to replicate. Setting it aside for a while is a good idea. You will get it sooner or later.
Mark Boyce posted:Sorry about the lights. The weathering is hard to replicate. Setting it aside for a while is a good idea. You will get it sooner or later.
Thanks Mark. The lights miscue is not a big deal. I fixed that pretty easily. And this weathering effort is really my first, so this kind of thing is to be expected. I will sort it out.
I took a good hard look at the photos of the other, mid-stream piers. Those should be easier to do accurately.
George
Yes, you are correct italicizing the word 'Should'
A friend inquired about my use of the term "pocket" pier in reference to the bridge supports.
Not knowing what else to call it, I've used that term. I have no idea if that is what it is actually called. That led me to revisit the April 2, 1927 Railway Age article, which refers to "pockets" within several of the piers needed to carry the 2nd bridge while the 3rd (current) is erected. I was motivated to re-read the article and hence forward, I will refer to the piers accurately by their correct designations. Those are (proceeding east to west):
In cutting over from the 2nd to the 3rd bridge traffic was only disrupted for 8 hours.
George
A lot of preparation to only interrupt traffic for 8 hours on the cutover to the new bridge!
Updated 10/6/2016:
My work on the East Channel, West Channel and Pier 2 continues. I am using a Sharpie to inscribe lines on these piers. I am also in the process of installing lights in these piers. Here's a photo showing the installation of the navigation light as well as the supports for the pier floor (Pier 2).
It's also time to start test-fitting the Steubenville truss (Span #8) to the main span. First let's look at the main span sitting atop Pier 7.
Here are both spans being supported by Pier 7.
This is a shot from beneath the bridge. Note the bridge shoes / pedestals supporting the truss in the middle of the "pocket".
I must say that I am pretty happy with how this turned out. Even the coloration and weathering of the pier looks pretty good to me.
More when I know it.
George
AWESOME work George everything looks GREAT !!
briansilvermustang posted:AWESOME work George everything looks GREAT !!
Thank you!
We are slowly creeping forward.
George
It looks very good George!!!
Updated 10/9/2018:
I'm working on a few things:
More when I know it.
George
Hi George,
I looked at an earlier post from a few days ago and the pier you showed came out really nice. Congratulations!
Tom
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