This O gauge Bowstring bridge is 12 inches long & made of solid wood. It is the perfect addition to your model railroad layout. The completely assembled and painted bridge measures 2.5 inches tall by 12 inches long by 4 inches wide. Inside measurements of the deck is 3 1/2 inches wide to fit O scale 1:43 – 1:48 scale trains.

You will receive one 12-inch section. They are designed to butt together to span any length you need. Adding piers ( short, regular or tall & sold separately) with more bridges will give you the look of the picture we show with multiple bridges and piers. * Gallery picture shows two bridges put together to span a length you need! Perfect way to fill those longer spans.

The O bridge piers are sold separately. Trees sold separately!

Items are proudly hand crafted in our Western Pennsylvania shop. We are proud to say “It’s MADE IN THE USA”.

(TRAIN,TRACK and ACCESSORIES ARE NOT INCLUDED).

The first thing you should do is decide on a theme for your railroad.

~What is your railroad’s purpose? Where are your trains going to and coming from and why? Are they going to carry passengers from one town to another? Will they mostly carry coal to towns or local ports, timber to lumber yards, or farm goods to markets, etc?

~What is the setting: the location and era? Where and during what time period will your trains be operating? These can be either specific or general. If you like steam trains you will want to model the era before 1955. Diesels became popular in the late 1940’s and beyond. The period between 1945 and 1955, the transition era, saw both steam and diesel running the rails. The location you want to model would help you decide which particular railroads – like Union Pacific or Norfolk Southern, etc.- you want running through your layout.

What kind of model trains or equipment do you want to run on your layout? Again the place and the time you want to model may help you decide. Or it could be the other way around. You may really want to model the Lehigh Valley Railroad because you like the colors, for example, in which case the general location and time frame would already be known.

~What type of service will your model railroad provide and to whom? What industries and/or towns will your trains be carrying goods (or people) to and from? Do you like coal-hauling, logging, farming, oil industries, passenger service?

This LOWBOY Trestle and Bridge can be the beginning to very important decisions that will lay the foundation for how you will design and build your layout.