![]() ![]() Spline sounds good as Pennsy had other stone arch bridges like this but shorter and possibly taller (Philadelphia comes to mind). Railing, it was not built with one and I would have to find out when it was installed. According to the wiki it is 43 feet from top to river bottom which is exactly what I got from myĢ) I would like 4 tracks that are replaceable.ģ) Tracks centers are the standard Pennsy practice of 13'.Ĥ) Would have to search as I have none personally.ĥ) Located in Rockville PA 5 miles north of Harrisburg and built in 1902. I would like the bridge close to as built but with the railingġ) Here are measurements taken from Surveyor Track at ground level = 106.70m river bottom 93.60m a difference The eastern end is in Rockville and the western end is just south of Marysville. 2 The bridge crosses the Susquehanna River about 5 miles (8 km) north of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The Rockville Bridge is the longest stone masonry arch railroad viaduct ever built, 2 at 3,820 feet (1,160 m). I'll make this as a spline since other folks might like it in shorter versions (and a few crazy ones might like it even longer, lol). The Rockville Bridge is the longest stone masonry arch railroad viaduct ever built, 2 with forty-eight 70- foot spans and a total length of 3,820 feet (1,160 m). For the bridge crossing the Virgin River in Rockville, Utah, see Rockville Bridge (Rockville, Utah). What center to center track spacing do you want? How wide is it and how many tracks? Looks like 4.ģ. Rockville-Marysville Stone Arch RR Bridge, Susquehanna River, Penna. How far above the water are the tracks? I make it close to 100 feet.Ģ. Locale Just south of Marysville, Pennsylvaniaĭark Granite Stone Block masonry arch bridgeĬlearance below 43 feet (13 m) bottom of arch, to avg. ![]() There is a pipeline and cabling running the length of the bridge, on both sidesĬarries 2 rail lines for Norfolk Southern Railway and Amtrak Keystone Corridor The Zinc Railing I used from Trainz, was 2 pipes 2 1/2 inch diameter, and was most probably very rusty pipes A Harrisburg area PA B&B with a great view of the famous Rockville Bridge worlds longest stone arch railroad bridge for your vacation getaway. So it would have to be 3 separate versions. If you made it tracked, that would lock out the 4 tracked modelers who want the old time trackage. The problem with making it tracked at all, is because it had a interlocking plant right on the span, and it is downgraded to 3 tracks, now is 2 tracked, due to collapsing stonework, and it now has many steel reinforcement straps, and through bolts. I believe it was originally 4 tracked, at an 3m spacing (PRR Spacing was 13') I think it looks like 80' higher than the water (but if you made it higher, someone else could height adjust the model. The wooden structure, based on the Howe-truss design with added Burr arches, comprised 23 spans for a total of 3670 feet.Bridge was not a simple straight span, as it had wide wye areas on both sides of the river
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