Belmont Shore MRRC Bridges

The Belmont Shores really has only one large bridge on the upstairs layout. Both a steel and a wooden bridge side by side.

 

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So most big layouts have the big bridges, but I liked the Belmont Shores smaller bridges that blend into the scenery, unnoticed and fit exactly where they are. They just look like they belong there.

Highway bridge at Davis:

Small double track rail bridge, scratchbuilt.

One of the early bridges on an original section of the layout.

 

Here's a good one. A cast concrete bridge. I don't know if it has a prototype. This one is in the woods and a different view of this bridge has been in many model magazines.

Another:


[ December 14, 2005, 09:54 PM: Message edited by: sapacif ]

 

Auto bridge:

Scratchbuilt girder bridge from original layout about 30 years old.

Another cast concrete bridge and one of my really favorites. You wouldn't normally see it over this dry wash. It's about four inches long.

This is one of the tunnel portals on the big bridge. It looks so real you would not know it is N scale.

Enough for tonight. More tomorrow.

 

Parts of the layout are still under construction. This is a dual guage area. This large bridge was made by John Totten. The lacing in these girders are screen wire glued to styrene strips. It's not too hard to do.

The whole thing!

 

Those are some bridges!

 

Here are some more bridges in the unfinished portion of the Belmont Shores layout. Some of these may have changed since I took these pictures.

 

It's great to see these pic's Flash,I never knew there was unfinished sections on this layout.Also giving me inspiration for layouts.

 

Thanks, Jason. The BSRR is about two thirds the size of SYD MRRC. Here is an overall shot. Much of the layout is behind what you see here, but you get an idea of the length. The large bridges in this thread are about midway down the right side of the picture.

 

Bump.

 

I hadn't thought of the screen/styrene strip construction technique, Flash. I'll have to try it.

 

Bascule bridge. This is an old model kit, I think. It was not powered when I was there. It would raise and lower manually.

 

That was a good kit. It could be motorized.

 

Has anyone here tried the screen-wire for trusses technique? I'm a bit busy at work, and don't have a good candidate for another truss bridge.

 

It's a Heljan kit when I bought it many years ago.

 

I did it for a truss turntable. You use plastic screen wire. ACC the styrene channel to the screen at a diagonal. You can get so you can count the squares and set the channel just right. Use two channels to form one truss beam. I think those pieces are called "lace" or "lacing."

Here is the lacing on the turntable.


[ December 20, 2005, 08:50 PM: Message edited by: sapacif ]

 

That is just about the right size. I have lots of old plastic screening, thanks to my cats. Beautiful work on that turntable, Flash!

 

Here's one of the bridges off my old layout.