Walthers Cornerstone HO Scale Trestle with Deck Girder Bridge Kit - 933-3147

Walthers Cornerstone HO Scale Trestle with Deck Girder Bridge Kit - 933-3147 creates a detailed railroad crossing for an HO scale stream, roadway, low area, or other obstacle. Based on bridges used throughout North American railroad history, the model combines wood-style trestle bents with an optional deck girder bridge span. The structure can be assembled as shown or modified in length and height to suit the surrounding terrain. As shown, the completed model measures 15-1/2 x 4 x 4" (38.7 x 10 x 10cm). Browse the complete Walthers Cornerstone model railroad buildings and structures collection for additional layout-building options.

Trestles provided railroads with a practical way to carry tracks across streams, depressions, and uneven ground. A series of supporting frames known as bents formed the main structure, while deck girder spans could be added where ordinary supports could not be placed, such as over flowing water, highways, or another railroad line. Wood remained a common trestle-building material into the 1940s, and many examples continued serving branch lines and less heavily traveled routes during later decades.

Build an HO Scale Railroad Trestle

The Walthers Cornerstone Trestle with Deck Girder Bridge offers several construction and scenery options for developing a realistic railroad right-of-way:

• Based on traditional North American railroad trestles
• Detailed plastic parts simulate wood construction
• Optional deck girder bridge span included
• Suitable for steam- and diesel-era railroad layouts
• Can cross streams, roads, low terrain, or other railroad tracks
• Use as shown or modify the length to fit the scene
• Height can be adjusted for different terrain profiles
• Wood-style bents can be adapted as approaches to smaller girder bridges
• Compatible with smaller bridges in the Cornerstone Engineered Bridge System
• Useful on main lines, branch lines, and lightly traveled routes
• Provides multiple opportunities for scenery and right-of-way detailing
• Parts molded in appropriate base colors
• Easy-to-build plastic kit with complete instructions
• Finished size as shown of 15-1/2 x 4 x 4" (38.7 x 10 x 10cm)

The optional deck girder section allows the bridge to be configured for different obstacles and terrain. It can span the main water channel in a creek scene, provide clearance over a rural road, or cross another railroad route while the trestle bents support the approaches. The kit can be incorporated into an existing landscape or used as the starting point when planning a new section of railroad.

Additional scenery can help establish the purpose and setting of the finished bridge. Rock cuts, embankments, vegetation, drainage channels, bridge warning signs, maintenance paths, and nearby utility lines can all be arranged around the structure. Painting and weathering the simulated wood and girder components can also suggest age, exposure to the elements, and ongoing railroad maintenance.

Develop a Detailed Railroad Right-of-Way

The Trestle with Deck Girder Bridge fits naturally with Walthers Cornerstone railroad structures when developing a complete main line, branch line, or secondary route. It can also be combined with buildings from Walthers Cornerstone trackside structures to add railroad facilities and support buildings near the bridge scene.

For additional HO scale structures that can expand the surrounding community or railroad territory, browse HO Scale Walthers Cornerstone buildings. Signs, utility components, and other smaller scene elements can be found in Walthers Cornerstone accessories and details.

For finishing and customizing the trestle and girder span, explore Fusion Scale Hobbies' model railroad and hobby paint for painting and weathering projects, along with model building glue and adhesives for kit assembly.