N&W Bridges -- Guidance Sought for a Unique N&W Prototype

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The wye at Devon comes to mind. 

Derek Shirley

> On Aug 9, 2020, at 7:20 PM, NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
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> Hi Bill, 
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> Take a look at Williamson, WV. 
> 
> Nigel 
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> Subject: N&W Bridges -- Guidance Sought for a Unique N&W Prototype 
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> My N&W HO scale layout is about 8.5’ x 4.5’. It features the rugged terrain 
> that covered much of the N&W service area, including numerous tunnels having 
> the effect of expanding the visual size of the layout. A prominent feature is a 
> stream crossing the middle of the layout. The numerous bridges crossing this 
> stream are another visual interest feature of the layout. On one side of the 
> stream, a large coal mining complex located on a plateau surrounded by steep 
> mountain terrain pays tribute to the N&W's historical association with the coal 
> mining industry. Recently I decided to locate a steam engine servicing area on 
> the “other side” of the stream (in lieu of a planned community setting). The 
> steam engine serving center will include a scale 110’ turntable, three-stall 
> roundhouse, and various other facilities. This area will provide a much more 
> interesting active area of interest than the originally planned community with 
> a siding but little else by way of active operational potential.
> The change in plan presented a problem, however. The options for locating the 
> large turntable and associated roundhouse were limited. Positioning of those 
> facilities would also dictate the location of the rest of the facilities and 
> the track within the service area. As it turned out, the most problematic issue 
> involved the location of the track crossing the stream to enter this area. That 
> bridge was positioned such that I could not bring a 22” radius turn into proper 
> alignment with the turntable withoutlocating a turnout on the bridge itself. 
> The bridge is actually quite interesting in design and execution.
> My question is whether anyone is aware of a N&W prototypical bridge (of any 
> kind — mine is a fairly typical girder bridge) that involved a turnout located 
> on the bridge itself? If there was no similar prototypical bridge on the N&W 
> system, I will nevertheless be compelled to use this bridge to access the 
> turntable within the steam engine serving area, but it would be nice to know 
> whether this solution has any forebear in the prototypical world is wholly a 
> function of necessity and the modeler’s imagination.
> Thanks for any guidance you can provide. And please do not be too offended by 
> this off-the-wall innovation (heresy?). It is, after all, my layout and I can 
> do what I want. But still . . . a bridge with a turnout? Really? Keeping my 
> fingers crossed.
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