Hey... Thanks for the interest. I'm working on several bridge projects right now that are much cooler than the three I posted a while back. Those were made in 1 evening, as quick studies of 3 major types of suspension bridges. I will be done with a traditional suspension 2 lane road bridge in minifig scale, with a central span of about 5 feet. It's looking nice!
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oh okay that sounds good. Not many people have built suspension bridges so its a pretty small club. I look forward to seeing final pictures of your bridge as it looks like a pretty massive project.



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Only 5 feet? Im sure you can make the span longer than that! I think minifig scale would be much longer.



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Keep in mind, 5 feet is the central span. there's another 5 feet past that, making it about 10 feet long. It has two lanes of traffic and walkways on both sides.
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Thats true but my train suspension bridge was 17 feet long and it was far out of minifig scale. A true minifig scale suspension bridge(for example the golden gate bridge) would be about 63 feet long. I know that 10 ft suspension bridge sounds like a pretty big lego model but in realistic terms it could be so much longer! I hope to create a minifig scale Suspension bridge one day.
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This is true... The real bridge project I've been working on will be 22 feet, and 14 feet tall. And that's just one set of pylons and its cable-stayed span. Been working on it for 4 years. In the meantime, I wanted to build some models out of parts I already have, and that's where this one is coming from.
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