and he notes - Swing bridges come in a variety of sizes depending on water traffic. The Lionel bridge looks like it might be used over a river where small boats are moored upstream or a causeway built across a small bay or inlet used for pleasure boats. The channel dimensions may be a little tight but with details such as pilings on the approaches it could look like it was wider. It might also be possible to shave some of the approach piers back to a narrow ledge for the span supports.
I found a neat web site on a swing bridge with photos galore and it even has a downloadable video. A great site for details: http://www.historicbridges.org/truss/grandhaven/index.htm Raleigh in Maine, waitin' for the rain... At 03:41 PM 10/14/2008, G C wrote: >Looks like there is a lot more detail on the new version of the >swing bridge, but is it any longer span wise than the original >version? I saw the early one on U Tube and the size of the central >turntable (don't know the proper term) takes up a lot of room in >proportion to the total length. It is comical to look at as I don't >see how anything but N scale craft could negotiate past it when open. > >Gene Cimino ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
