simple girder bridge MOC - double track train trestle - underneath
A little less than a month or so ago, my brother designed me a 6-track long functional (weight bearing) single-track train bridge in the real world. (This was designed and built by him in less than a day after I expressed a need for another small-size bridge.) I then added railings and recreated it digitally just in case I had any issues with it or wanted to modify it. This MOC is designed to be slung between two tables, and works beautifully as a single track bridge.
More recently, I decided to add a second track and as such two more sets of latitudinal supports were placed underneath to make it even stronger now that the load it has to carry has doubled. The longitudinal supports were also lengthened to support the larger bridge deck and the second track.
This thing is built using many layers of overlapping plates and bricks. It is SOLID, though the endpoints that rest on the table without support underneath could be a weak point if a heavy enough train crosses the bridge. I'll have to see about modifying it to correct this slight oversight.
simple girder bridge MOC - double track train trestle - underneath
A little less than a month or so ago, my brother designed me a 6-track long functional (weight bearing) single-track train bridge in the real world. (This was designed and built by him in less than a day after I expressed a need for another small-size bridge.) I then added railings and recreated it digitally just in case I had any issues with it or wanted to modify it. This MOC is designed to be slung between two tables, and works beautifully as a single track bridge.
More recently, I decided to add a second track and as such two more sets of latitudinal supports were placed underneath to make it even stronger now that the load it has to carry has doubled. The longitudinal supports were also lengthened to support the larger bridge deck and the second track.
This thing is built using many layers of overlapping plates and bricks. It is SOLID, though the endpoints that rest on the table without support underneath could be a weak point if a heavy enough train crosses the bridge. I'll have to see about modifying it to correct this slight oversight.