Bridge Out for Repairs after 25 years in service.

[@ELWtrains]

Great job fixing 👍 looks great 25 years , glad u did not have to rebuild great video

[@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901]

Thank you Eddie, I appreciate your comments. I was happy to find a fix for it. -Steve

[@ajmayowskijr]

Nice repair work with the bridge Steve. I think it looks great. It needed the update.

[@huntercoleman460]

Good to see the bridge is all fixed Steve.

[@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901]

Hunter, thank you very much. I'm glad its done. -Steve

[@johnandrus3901]

Very nice. That is great way to fix the bridge and it looks just fine. An excellent video.

[@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901]

John, thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate your feedback, -Steve

[@willamettevalleyAFtrains]

I was waiting for a container ship to run into from below.

[@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901]

Thats funny and would have been more exciting. Thank you for your comments. -Steve

[@OldFrailandDecrepit]

Brilliant Repair!

[@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901]

Thank you Dave. I was hoping to hide support inside the bridge but that didn't work out.

[@paulbervid1610]

Great work

[@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901]

Paul, thank you very much for your comment. -Steve

[@genemanno1533]

I always put function over appearance. After all if it fails during use then it don’t look good neither.😊😊😊 Just give the aluminum some “weathered look” to complement the original structure.

[@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901]

Gene, thank you for the tip to weather the aluminum. I appreciate your comments. -Steve

[@TwistedMacGyversTrains]

Awesome job Steve, looks nice and straight now!👍

[@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901]

Thank you Frank, I have been wanting to do it for a while just to be safe.

[@modellbahnagenda]

Hello Steve, I think after 25 years you can certainly do something about it. Great video - thumbs up. Greetings Uwe

[@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901]

Uwe, thank you for your kind words. I appreciate your comments. Best regards, Steve.

[@naxshack]

Awesome repair Steve! Looks very solid! That is a beautiful looking bridge too!! 😎

[@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901]

Brian, I was hoping to hide the support on the inside but that didn't work out. It took a while to build even though I was younger back then. Thank you very much for your comments. -Steve

[@johnknippenberg-LandmarkYards]

Awesome design, and with 25 years of service, you must have designed and built it right. 😎👍

[@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901]

Thank you John, I sure appreciate your feedback and have a great weekend. -Steve

[@markslioneltrains]

Awesome you got 25 years out of it.! I've used balsa wood in N scale but prefer Bass wood for O scale. Very nice looking bridge for sure.! Glad you got it fixed.! 👍

[@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901]

Mark, time goes by before you know. Thanks for the tip about bass wood and commenting. -Steve

[@joeystrains.9316]

Looks solid Steve!

[@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901]

My plan was run a piece of aluminum down the inside but that didn't work out. Thank you Joey for your comments. -Steve

[@ЛЬВИНИ]

Nice video, like ! ! !

[@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901]

Thank you very much.

[@OgaugeTrainsplusslotCars]

Good job Steve

[@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901]

Thank you Arthur, I appreciate it. -Steve

[@terrysogaugetrains]

Looks great Steve.

[@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901]

Terry, thank you very much. -Steve

[@Porschedude8]

Great! 👍👍

[@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901]

Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate your comments. -Steve

[@JFLionelT-RailOperator]

Good that your structural engineers noticed this and made the repair before there was a disaster.

[@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901]

Jim, thank you for your comments. I was hoping for a less obvious fix, but this removed the sagging. -Steve

[@JFLionelT-RailOperator]

@@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901 You could paint the aluminum beam a flat dark color and it will blend into the landscape.

[@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901]

@@JFLionelT-RailOperator Jim, you are the second person who suggested weathering or painting the reinforcement aluminum. It would probably blend in better. Thank you for your suggestion. -Steve

[@ozarkmidlandsouthernrailway]

Hi, Steve, you certainly built a great looking bridge, and I am glad you noticed and dealt with the sag when you did. The reinforcement did the trick for sure. Painting and weathering the aluminum now would I think enhance the overall appearance. Great job on the repair and awesome video, Steve! Bill B.

[@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901]

Bill, thank you very much for your kind words. I think you are right about painting and weathering the aluminum. -Steve

[@johnlazar7582]

Nice fix Steve! You should have no problems now. Even our models don't last forever, although we wish they would.

[@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901]

John, thank you for your kind words. Sometimes things just need a little attention. -Steve

[@wolfgangpfeilergartenbahnd6530]

Good morning Steve, yes, after so many years, some things have to be repaired. Great work, the new bridge will last for many years. I wish you a nice weekend and best wishes, Wolfgang

[@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901]

Wolfgang, thank you for your comments. I was happy with the bridge holding up well over many years. Best wishes to you and have a nice weekend. -Steve

[@caseyvillemodelrailroad3877]

Great vidio, bridges can be a pain, my first bridge on the big curve in the mountains sagged after 2 years and had to be replaced with module plate form that fixed it. Thanks for the morning coffee...

[@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901]

Thank you. I will probably weather the support to blend it in a little bit. Have a nice weekend. -Steve

[@FailureatRetirement]

It looks great 👍🏼 Nice job on the video too

[@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901]

I'm sorry I'm so late on responding. Thank you, it was time for reinforcing. -Steve

[@Terrys-Steam-and-Cobi]

That doesn’t look bat at all! Your original bridge sure gave lots of good service.

[@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901]

Thank you Terry, I appreciate it. I'm thinking about weathering the support with some flat paint?

[@Terrys-Steam-and-Cobi]

@@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901 that would be great I think. Make it even better. Your original bridge is so nice why not?