The Bridges and Snow Shed
The Willow Creek Railroad has 10 railroad bridges of a wide variety of designs -- from steel viaducts to wooden trestles. The railroad also has 1 snow shed to protect the mainline in the mountains from rock slides and winter avalanches.
The following photographs highlight the snow shed and the bridges of the Willow Creek Railroad.
High Bridge -- 210' Curved Steel Trestle (83' tall) Micro Engineering Kit.
Marsh Trestle -- 170' Curved Wooden Trestle (13' tall)
Custom built; includes 216 custom-cut wooden pieces.
Mattesi Bridge -- 130' Steel Through Truss Bridge (93' tall) Atlas kit.
New Bridge -- 128' Warren Pony Truss Bridges (33' tall)
Atlas bridge kits with custom-built center support bent.
Twin Wooden Trestles -- 45' Wooden Frame Trestles (15' tall) Blair Lines kit (1 bridge) and custom-built (1 bridge).
South Forks Bridge -- 135' combination Steel Deck Truss Bridge with Wooden Approach Trestles (30' tall) Atlas bridge kit and custom-built wooden trestles.
Willow Creek Bridge #1 -- 65' Through Steel Plate Girder Bridge (25' tall) Atlas bridge. (Replaced by custom-built double-track 73' Through Steel Plate Girder Bridge 1/2022.)
Willow Creek Bridge #2 -- 65' Through Steel Plate Girder Bridge (25' tall) Atlas bridge. (Replaced by custom-built double-track 73' Through Steel Plate Girder Bridge 1/2022.)
Highland Loop Trestle -- 215' Curved Wooden Trestle (75' tall) Custom built; includes 454 custom-cut wooden pieces and 170 nut/bolt/washer castings.
Sarlat Viaduct -- 240' Stone Viaduct (40' tall; double track) Combination kit-bashed and custom-built.
Rocky Ridge Snow Shed -- The snow shed is custom designed, and is scratch built using 420 custom-cut wooden pieces.