Model Bridge Design » Historic http://www.garrettsbridges.com Tips and advice on designing and building model bridges. Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:59:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Hell Gate Bridge 1/4 Scale http://www.garrettsbridges.com/photos/historic/hell-gate-bridge-14-scale/ http://www.garrettsbridges.com/photos/historic/hell-gate-bridge-14-scale/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 21:24:24 +0000 high iron models http://www.garrettsbridges.com/?p=2086 Bridge is almost complete, features wood deck 4 track main with all hand laid track dimensions are 25 in wide x 27 foot long end to end x 7 foot 6 inches high at center. Weight about 1000 pounds featuring stone covered steel towers and navagation lights.

Here is a picture of the Hell Gate model:

see it on my web site when completed high iron models .com

frame work started using steel bars welded together

Garrett’s Thoughts
This is an excellent piece of work. Thank you for sending in this photo of the progress you have made so far. I am definitely looking forward to seeing the finished product. What are your plans for it once it is completed? What inspired you to start building this model bridge?

]]> http://www.garrettsbridges.com/photos/historic/hell-gate-bridge-14-scale/feed/ 4 Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge http://www.garrettsbridges.com/photos/historic/arthur-ravenel-jr-bridge/ http://www.garrettsbridges.com/photos/historic/arthur-ravenel-jr-bridge/#comments Tue, 10 Jul 2007 17:35:06 +0000 Garrett Boon http://www.garrettsbridges.com/?p=96 This bridge is the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge which is over the Cooper River in Charleston, South Carolina. It is North America’s largest cable stayed bridge. I got these photos when visiting family up there.

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My brother, cousin, and I filmed a short spoof of the TV show, “Man Vs. Wild” on this bridge. We call ours “Man Vs. City.” You can watch it here:
Man Vs. Wild Spoof

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Links about the Greentop Road Bridge:
http://bridgehunter.com/ga/coweta/7750080/

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The bridge has not been fixed as far as I can tell. The main diagonal chord is still bent way out of shape. The weight limit for the bridge has been decreased fro 6 tons to 3 tons. I am glad that bridge is not being replaced, but am disappointed we weren’t able to film at the bridge. Well, it was a neat idea.

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Some friends of mine recently took a road trip to to PA. On the way, they stopped by a famous bridge and took this awesome picture:

New River Bridge

New River Bridge


Click for a closer view

This is the New River Bridge in West Virginia. It was the longest single-arch steel span bridge when it was built in 1977. In 2003, however, a longer single arch span bridge was built in Shangai. This photo is simply amazing. I normally don’t host such large images to save bandwidth but I had to show this one full size. Thank you so much, Elizabeth.

Elizabeth has taken quite a few really cool bridge pictures like this one, and I have been meaning to compile all of them into a photo album.

]]> http://www.garrettsbridges.com/photos/historic/new-river-bridge/feed/ 1 George Washington Bridge http://www.garrettsbridges.com/photos/historic/george-washington-bridge/ http://www.garrettsbridges.com/photos/historic/george-washington-bridge/#comments Wed, 08 Nov 2006 04:14:22 +0000 Garrett Boon http://www.garrettsbridges.com/?p=31 Here is a picture of the George Washington Bridge that a friend of mine took recently. This is a great looking suspension bridge. I think that suspension bridges in general look good, but this one is particularly beautiful. Thanks to Elizabeth for providing this as well as many other photos of historic bridges.

George Washington Bridge

George Washington Bridge

]]> http://www.garrettsbridges.com/photos/historic/george-washington-bridge/feed/ 0 The Whooping Creek Bridge http://www.garrettsbridges.com/photos/historic/the-whooping-creek-bridge/ http://www.garrettsbridges.com/photos/historic/the-whooping-creek-bridge/#comments Mon, 09 Oct 2006 03:52:24 +0000 Garrett Boon http://www.garrettsbridges.com/?p=26 The Whooping Creek Bridge was originally built in 1928 (According to here). Unfortunately, the bridge was closed in May of 2006 after a DOT inspection. 5 months later, no work has been done on the bridge. From what I understand, there is division on what to do with the bridge. Some people want to replace it, others want to save it.

Update: The bridge is open for traffic again!

All the pictures of the bridge below were taken on September 23, 2006.

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As you can see, the bridge uses a Warren truss with vertical supports. This is one of my favorite bridge designs, and it is very efficient.

Links about the Whooping Creek Bridge:
http://72.9.241.50/~wa4kcy/Clem%204.htm
http://72.9.241.50/~wa4kcy/Clem.htm
http://carrollcountyga.com/home/comp%20plan/C7-Transportation.pdf
http://carrollcountyga.com/home/081506.actsum.pdf
http://carrollcountyga.com/home/051606.min.pdf
http://bridgehunter.com/ga/carroll/4500800/

Other Historic Bridges

]]> http://www.garrettsbridges.com/photos/historic/the-whooping-creek-bridge/feed/ 0 European Bridge Pictures http://www.garrettsbridges.com/photos/historic/european-bridge-pictures/ http://www.garrettsbridges.com/photos/historic/european-bridge-pictures/#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2005 15:03:52 +0000 Garrett Boon http://www.garrettsbridges.com/?p=66 Here are some pictures of European bridges I took on our family trip in December of 2004. Seeing these bridges was the highlight of the trip for me. Unfortunately we only were able to drive over one of the bridges, the Tay River Bridge. However, we did spent a lot of time walking on the Tower Bridge in London.

Firth of Forth Bridge Firth Rail Bridge Tay Bridge Tower Bridge Welsh Arch Bridge

This photo of the Forth Suspension bridge was accepted as the photo of the day on rlrouse.com on July 29, 2005.

All images Copyright © 2004 by Garrett Boon. All Rights Reserved.

Reserving and attending a few lessons in photography might be enough to get you started on a great hobby.

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