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Posted: Mon Jun 24th, 2013 05:24 am

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http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7127/7620285540_9fb356bf13_z.jpg
Now try putting a model of this on the layout and see what happens!.

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Posted: Mon Jun 24th, 2013 02:57 pm

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GULP!

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Posted: Tue Jun 25th, 2013 02:32 am

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"There's a prototype for everything"

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"There are prototypes for things you can't even begin to imagine"

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Posted: Mon Sep 23rd, 2013 06:00 pm

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I believe that is the SP main line crossing over I80 at Auburn, CA.

That bridge is even bigger and more complicated than it looks in the photo!

Posted: Mon Sep 23rd, 2013 07:26 pm

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Hi Scott

This is a worrying thought on 'crazy bridge of the day'.

I rely on Jose for ACCURATE model making information !

Is this bridge CRAZY as Jose maintains ?

Or is the bridge just big & complicated ?

Perhaps we need a vet. like John Allen to bridge the gap here.

If yer gonna do a bridge...

...do it BIG & CRAZY right ?

?

Si.

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Posted: Tue Sep 24th, 2013 12:08 am

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As legend goes, when the need to widen the road arose,
the footings for the trestle (top part) were on the way
so the RR just slapped another bridge under it and called it a day!

Jose.

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Posted: Tue Sep 24th, 2013 03:22 am

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HOLY SH%T !!...whatta bridge. Jose, you always find the coolest stuff.

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Posted: Wed Sep 25th, 2013 07:39 pm

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A nice find indeed.

Scott, you're right about the location.

Jose, I think you're about the legend too.

With the help of google streetview / maps I've got some photo's from a different point of view.

You can see that the upper bridge has a bigger beam in the middle, that was not necessary if it was designed like it is now.

Personaly I wonder how they deal with temperature expansion.
There are some bearing blocks between the two bridges but I can't see them under the lower bridge

And why did they use ballast on the bridge?
The extra weight makes that the construction has to be extra heavy too.
There other solutions for that.

Here are the photo's from google:

Alwin

Posted: Wed Sep 25th, 2013 09:57 pm

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Alwin:
thanks for the extra pics. From the new angles seems that the addition is somewhat wider than necessary also. Jose.

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Just got a great look at the bridge from google maps.

search: andrews st. auburn, ca.

It should put you right there.

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