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RE: (erielack) JANUARY CALENDAR PICTURE - Mill Rift bridge

I think a really nice bridge could be built with photoetched brass eyebars,
since it's a pin-connected truss.  It could make a great kit.

SGL 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: erielack-owner_@_lists.railfan.net 
> [mailto:erielack-owner_@_lists.railfan.net] On Behalf Of Ken & 
> Carol Dabisch
> Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 4:44 PM
> To: erielack-digest_@_lists.railfan.net
> Subject: Re: (erielack) JANUARY CALENDAR PICTURE - Mill Rift bridge
> 
> I don't have the calendar (guess I better get one!) but have 
> been looking for info on the Mill Rift bridge. Has anything 
> been published giving dimensions, specs, drawings, etc?  I've 
> seen many good photos, but not much else.  Or, do any list 
> members have any info?
> 
> The Diamond, Vol 7 # 2 has a broadside view of one of the 
> spans on the cover, and from that I've scaled the size of 
> that span to be approx. 
> 162' in length, and the height of the truss (think that's the right
> term) to be approx. 22'.  Is this close?  Are all the spans 
> the same length?  The stone piers appear to be slightly 
> angled WRT to the bridge
> -- is this correct?
> 
> I belong to an HO modular club in Illinois, and have been 
> contemplating building an 8' module with the Mill Rift bridge 
> on it.  Most of the other members model midwest roads (IC, 
> GM&O, etc.) and I need to interject a bit of Erie into the 
> layout.  I would appreciate any info or resources anyone 
> could point me to.
> 
> Ken Dabisch
> ELHS#3275
> 

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