Straight or Curved?

[Chris333]

Bridge girders on a curve?



I know they would be straight in real life, but in real life those tracks wouldn't be as sharp either. I trimmed the roadbed curved because I think they would look better curved.

What would you do?

Some Yahoo posted this to the web 
http://www.thevollmerfamily.com/Pennsy/Construction/Ballasting%20begins.jpg

[wazzou]

Most definitely straight Chris.  You'll regret curved.

[M.C. Fujiwara]

Looks like there's enough room to have a wide single-span of straight (with the tracks curving over the straight section).
Or, if you stick a single support in the center, you could have two shorter straight sections meeting in the middle.

Does it have to be a metal girder bridge?
Wolfgang Dudler made a nice wood trestle on a curve.
http://www.westportterminal.de/trestle.html

[Chris333]

Guess I forgot to say, but it will a ballasted deck through girder bridge. A wood trestle wouldn't really say "Erie double track mainline".

[davefoxx]

Straight, straight, straight!  Doesn't look any sharper than this!



DFF

[Catt]

My two cents worth.

Make some sides out of thin plastic or cardboard  and temporarily attach them to the sides then live with it a couple days.If you like it make the permanent sides and attached them.

[davefoxx]

Some Yahoo posted this to the web 
http://www.thevollmerfamily.com/Pennsy/Construction/Ballasting%20begins.jpg

I know that guy!  He's a real a$$hat. 

DFF

[Dave V]

I know that guy!  He's a real a$$hat. 

DFF

Thanks!   

Straight.  I have yet to see a curved girder dating from before the era of modern highway construction.

[Bsklarski]

straight .  As long as the girders are outside of the rails.

[DKS]

I think they would look better curved.

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[Chris333]

OK OK  straight it is.

[Sokramiketes]

[Ian MacMillan]

LOL