a few bridge questions

[tomustang]

Tom - Excellent example !!! Those two left-most bridges were carefully engineered for that specific location. The trusses are asymetric to fit the skewed (angled) piers while still aligning the verticle members to carry the floor beams perpendicular between the side trusses. The track rides on straight stringers attatched atop or between the floor beams following the required line for the slightly curved track. Thanks for digging that up, Tom - Do you have a closer (more detailed) photo ? Bob C.

Boy, do I type (think) SLOOOOOWWW!!! BC

Thanks

Actually I don't have any good pictures of that bridge since the trees are in its way of taking the pictures in that location, that specific pic is from MSN Live Maps, that I print screened and edited to show

If you go here <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTCP&cp=40.688953~-75.203691&style=h&lvl=15&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=18204596&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&encType=1">http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&F ... &encType=1</a><!-- m --> and go to birds eye view youll see where the delaware and lehigh rever meet, it is right there.

Some day I'll go back and take some better pics when the park finally opens