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I'm looking for something similar to the bridge in the screenshot above. Would anyone know if something like this is available anywhere, or perhaps would anyone have an idea of what assets would be helpful in kit-bashing something together to look like it? Thanks

I swear I've seen a bascule bridge like this before somewhere.

BNSFdude wrote:I swear I've seen a bascule bridge like this before somewhere.

Yes, you have seen a Bascule bridge in game before....

What you can do is take a 1/2 gantry, flip it so the open end makes your bridge center, find a square truss bridge and set those on top of a beam bridge.

Also New Jersey Coast Line route has lift bridges and parts that might be handy.

Doesn’t the Miami West Palm Beach have a lift bridge of some sort as well?

https://www.railsim-fr.com/forum/index. ... ent-106226
This might help you.

BNSFdude wrote:I swear I've seen a bascule bridge like this before somewhere.

I believe the Steven Pass Route has one.. I could be wrong.

Thank you all for the quick responses! I forgot about the bridge included with the Miami route, and it looks pretty dang close to what I want. Awesome....thanks guys.

minerman146 wrote:What you can do is take a 1/2 gantry, flip it so the open end makes your bridge center, find a square truss bridge and set those on top of a beam bridge.

Also New Jersey Coast Line route has lift bridges and parts that might be handy.

The master kit basher's recipe

What a coincidence; I'd been looking for a similar item but couldn't find anything close, so I kit-bashed the Cowlitz River draw-bridge (Longview-Kelso, WA) using pieces from the VNHRR (basic structure), CVP ( resized trestle tower and thru girder), and Konstanz-Villingen (resized small steel arch). I didn't know the Miami route has a draw-bridge, but just as well; don't really want to add another route just for a single object.

Hope that helps; Cheers!

I am also looking for similar draw bridges for a route that I am working on for the KCS line. This bridge is located in Van Buren, AR. It contains some unique assets that are not covered by the 50M tress.




Here we see what appears to be a 100M tress that starts the bridge coming from Ft. Smith.

wlenz781 wrote:I am also looking for similar draw bridges for a route that I am working on for the KCS line. This bridge is located in Van Buren, AR. It contains some unique assets that are not covered by the 50M tress.

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Here we see what appears to be a 100M tress that starts the bridge coming from Ft. Smith.

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The 'Arthur Kill Lift Bridge' by John Lippai looks like what you need. its here in the RWA file library.

Rudi, that looks fantastic! It's amazing what one can do with the assets provided and make something totally new out of them.

Thanks ET!

Wlenz: there is also a similar lift bridge in the Stevens Pass and Cascadian routes; although it's a road bridge, it could be narrowed to accommodate a railway; just won't have an open deck.

Rudi, may I ask where you found the wood pilings?