Bridge at 69th Street

[Gary S]

Gary, Don't forget to model you getting interrogated by the Police!

Thaks for reminding me! Herc had suggested that over in the police thread. Still, that is a long ways off.

[Sumpter250]

Looking at the aerial photo, looks like the approaches to the through girder, are about half the length, each. I guestimated the total to be about 130-140' . The support looks to be....a single support for the deck bridge approaches, with two columns added, at each end, and slightly higher, for the through girder......have fun with that!

[Gary S]

Pete, here are the approx dimensions from GoogleEarth:

   

I built one of the concrete supports, but I don't like it. Since I didn't take any measurements at the real bridge, I just guessed from the photos. Ended up that the columns are too small, the proportions just aren't right. I am starting over right now with bigger columns.

   

[Gary S]

New support with bigger columns. Still needs squadron putty and some filing and sanding. Doesn't look exactly like the real one, but close enough. I think my terrain is requiring the supports to be a little taller than the real ones, so the rectangular areas between the columns aren't quit the same. Oh... just saw that I need to add more length to sides of the lower section.

   

The real thing:

   

[scubadude]

Until I saw the second column, I would have been very happy with the first one. You ARE the Bridge Rasta!!

[BR60103]

Note for Greg re: foam cutting
Commercial hot wire cutters have some design problems. They are limited in size so that you can't cut too far away from the edge. Also the wire is usually under a slight tension and makes a straight sided cut. Curvy sides need extra passes.
But you can cut the foam close enough with a knife and snap. And someone made shapers out of heavier wire.
Now back to the bridge.

[Gary S]

Now back to the bridge.

   

[steinjr]

Man - that is going to be one sweet looking bridge !

Smile,
Stein

[Gary S]

Thanks Stein!

Set the bridge on the supports just to get a feel for how it is going. The long white thing running the length of the bridge is a shelf rail used as a straight edge to hold the bridge in place on the layout as I make measurements and such. Making good progress so far. will be back at it tomorrow evening.

   

[faraway]

...Set the bridge on the supports just to get a feel for how it is going. ...

It is going very well!

[P5se Camelback]

:jawdrop:

I don't know, Gary ... maybe it's just because I'm such a slow model builder! But it seems to me that if I leave the laptop to "take care of business," when I come back and sit down, the newest bridge is in the final detailing stages!

[Sumpter250]

I don't know, Gary ... maybe it's just because I'm such a slow model builder! But it seems to me that if I leave the laptop to "take care of business," when I come back and sit down, the newest bridge is in the final detailing stages!

Not a slow model builder, but maybe a slow reader.......stop reading the entire newspaper in one "sitting"!

By the way, :band2"

[Sumpter250]

The new columns look much closer to correct, and the bridge ?, another piece of excellent work.
If the day ever comes, that I can find myself in your neighborhood, I'd certainly want to run a pair of N&W Y3's, and a long string of coal hoppers 'cross those bridges.

[tetters]

Pete, here are the approx dimensions from GoogleEarth:

   

Now this is clever. It would have never occured to me to take certain the dimensions of something by using Google Earth. 8-)

[P5se Camelback]

Not a slow model builder, but maybe a slow reader.......stop reading the entire newspaper in one "sitting"!

Touchee!