03-01-2009, 12:20 PM
Your "pointy" pier looks good Steve. 
Most solid bridge piers in moving water were pointed on the upstream side of the bridge - this was to lessen the chances of debris catching on them. Of course, I neglected to model this on my own bridges. :oops: 
Your bridge would look even better if you used a piece of Micro Engineering bridge track on it - the more closely-spaced ties replicate prototype practice, and there are guard timbers included (to install at the ends of the ties) and provision for guard rails between the running rails.
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Wayne
Most solid bridge piers in moving water were pointed on the upstream side of the bridge - this was to lessen the chances of debris catching on them. Of course, I neglected to model this on my own bridges. :oops: Your bridge would look even better if you used a piece of Micro Engineering bridge track on it - the more closely-spaced ties replicate prototype practice, and there are guard timbers included (to install at the ends of the ties) and provision for guard rails between the running rails.
[album]654[/album]
Wayne