Deck Bridges
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What ones are you using already.
YR ones look good. I've used those often. They are the spline type.
Ben Dorsey made some that are fixed objects at various angles.
There are also lots of UK ones that will work and are at various angles, are splines and fixed scenery types.
What I would like to see are spline overpass deck girder bridges used to cross boulevards as the current ones in Trainz are bit too deep.
Here's what we need:
http://binged.it/1JMch45
http://binged.it/1S62nJI
Notice how much higher these are on the bottom, making them thinner than the ones we have now.
John
YR ones look good. I've used those often. They are the spline type.
Ben Dorsey made some that are fixed objects at various angles.
There are also lots of UK ones that will work and are at various angles, are splines and fixed scenery types.
What I would like to see are spline overpass deck girder bridges used to cross boulevards as the current ones in Trainz are bit too deep.
Here's what we need:
http://binged.it/1JMch45
http://binged.it/1S62nJI
Notice how much higher these are on the bottom, making them thinner than the ones we have now.
John
These (below) usually work well for me... I think this type of bridge is actually a "through girder bridge" rather than a "plate girder", but I'll leave that argument to the bridge experts.
<kuid2:46819:38123:1> JJS Plate Girder
<kuid2:46819:38124:1> JJS Plate Girder 2
<kuid2:46819:38127:1> JJS Plate Girder Dbl 4 Meter
<kuid2:46819:38125:1> JJS Plate Girder Dbl Track
<kuid2:46819:38123:1> JJS Plate Girder
<kuid2:46819:38124:1> JJS Plate Girder 2
<kuid2:46819:38127:1> JJS Plate Girder Dbl 4 Meter
<kuid2:46819:38125:1> JJS Plate Girder Dbl Track
Yup use those all the time. The YR are a bit more "modern" perhaps even reskins of these for a few of them. I use both interchangeably where suited.
John
Thanks for the help everyone.
John, I am currently using a bridge from the RUS Bridge Kit, found in JR's "Midwest Grain" route. Since I need to put in multiple tracks in a somewhat urban setting, I didn't think it would look very good.
Thanks again!
-Bluewater
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US Rail
wva-usa is correct; the picture in the thread-starting post is a through-girder bridge, because the girders extend above the height of the track structure. There are deck girder bridges, where the track structure sits on top of the girders. Here is an image showing the difference in side view:
The NYC bridge is a through girder design; the Pennsy is a deck girder design.
And usage was not exclusive. I remember seeing more than one lengthy bridge, where most of the bridge was of deck girder design, but where a span or two is of another style. For example, this image of the UP (ex-TP) railroad bridge over the Trinity River Dallas (cf. <https://goo.gl/maps/gI3Vo>), uses deck girder bridges across the flood plane, and a through truss span over the river itself, because foot for foot, a truss bridge weighs less than a plate girder bridge capable of carrying the same weight.
Because of clearance reasons, the bridge over the major street on the North / East side of the river (North Riverfront Boulevard) is a through plate girder bridge to provide more clearance underneath the bridge. But the span over the major street on the South / West side of the river (Beckley Avenue) is a through girder span.
ns
The NYC bridge is a through girder design; the Pennsy is a deck girder design.
And usage was not exclusive. I remember seeing more than one lengthy bridge, where most of the bridge was of deck girder design, but where a span or two is of another style. For example, this image of the UP (ex-TP) railroad bridge over the Trinity River Dallas (cf. <https://goo.gl/maps/gI3Vo>), uses deck girder bridges across the flood plane, and a through truss span over the river itself, because foot for foot, a truss bridge weighs less than a plate girder bridge capable of carrying the same weight.
Because of clearance reasons, the bridge over the major street on the North / East side of the river (North Riverfront Boulevard) is a through plate girder bridge to provide more clearance underneath the bridge. But the span over the major street on the South / West side of the river (Beckley Avenue) is a through girder span.
ns
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I see what you mean. I have used the same bridge on occasions.
The pictures by Mjolnir are helpful as they give us all an idea of what might be good for you. Looking at your pic, you are looking for a through-girder. There are some nice ones by JJS54 and also some that being with YR, which I can't remember the creator's name that will fit your need.
Just for kicks here's an interesting combination of bridges, though it's an automobile bridge.
http://binged.it/1dLabDl --- so which one do you want to use?
Anyway more to what you're interested in and very similar a bit up river.
http://binged.it/1LRtecZ This too has a bit of everything from deck girders to Pratt Truss to through girder, and a deck-plate too. I cobbled together something for the same location on a route I'm working on.
John
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Try these
For short bridges like you want, some of my favorites are actually road splines. I believe they are all built-in TS12:
Bridge C 1 track (2 track)
Bridge A 1 track (2 track)
Add some abutment track objects, and you're done.
For short bridges like you want, some of my favorites are actually road splines. I believe they are all built-in TS12:
Bridge C 1 track (2 track)
Bridge A 1 track (2 track)
Add some abutment track objects, and you're done.
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That's a good idea. The FMA bridges are a combination use of either rail or road and work well too.