There was also a Walthers double-tracked HO bridge I've seen used in S. Still 
better detail than the Plastruct bridge. 

If you search on "Double Track Truss Bridge, Walthers Cornerstone, 933-3242" 
you will find some available.

Pieter E. Roos


--- On Fri, 6/24/11, scale S only <[email protected]> wrote:

> From: scale S only <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Plastruct Pratt Truss Bridge Kit
> To: [email protected]
> Date: Friday, June 24, 2011, 2:37 PM
> Hi Butch,
> 
> The CV HO bridge is tight, even for large HO steamers –
> the one on Jack Parker’s layout (owner of Central Valley)
> would not pass an HO ATSF 4-8-4.   It is also
> a bear to build – as a friend of mine said,”Great
> kit.  I will never build
> another.”   If you plan to use it with
> Sn3,, then it is OK, but it will no way handle standard
> gauge.   It is also fairly short,
> relatively.   I would take a look at (and
> for) some of the bridges done by Atlas, K-Line and Lionel
> for O.   It’s easier to narrow than to
> widen...   Span also makes a difference as to
> the most appropriate choice to modify.   The
> CV parts are available as separate items if you want to
> scratch a bridge up from parts...
> 
> Good luck!
> Bill Winans
> Prescott Valley, AZ
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>  
> Thanks Mike! I hadn't thought about the Central Valley
> bridge kit. It's sure to be better detailed 
> Butch
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