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nickelplate759

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Ideas for a low steel curved viaduct
« on: September 04, 2020, 10:55:55 PM »
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I want to put a low-ish (2.5" high) steel viaduct across the back of the layout - probably about 2 feet long, and with a curve in it (at least 16" radius, hopefully more).  Mostly deck girder.  Something that looks a bit like this:

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My first thought was the Micro-Engineering viaduct parts, but I don't know how readily they adapt to laying curved track.  Anyone have any suggestions and experience to share?
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thomasjmdavis

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Re: Ideas for a low steel curved viaduct
« Reply #1 on: September 04, 2020, 11:36:33 PM »
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There is a company in Canada that makes parts for Chicago and NYC "EL" train structures in N and HO, perhaps their parts could be modified?
https://itlascalemodels.com/collections/elevated-the-l
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Re: Ideas for a low steel curved viaduct
« Reply #2 on: September 05, 2020, 02:15:00 AM »
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ME's viaducts are easy to curve, just shorten the girders.  The kits I bought, years ago, even included how much to shorten them for a given curve.

However, they don't look much like that picture. 

If you can't find an Elevated structure that looks right, it looks like Central Valley HO truss bridge girders could be used to build the supports.  They are (or were) available separately, so you don't need to buy the entire HO bridge kit.  Combine them with ME girders and it should be close.
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