Kato N Scale Unitrack - Single/Double Track Truss Bridge Question.

In planning my layout, I see an opportunity to have a bridge over a small river. I'll be using Kato Unitrack, preferably with a Kato Truss bridge worked into the track plan.

The Kato bridge has bearings (which the bridge sits on) at each end. I'm wondering, what kind of abutments will allow the bridge to properly sit on top? Walthers makes an abutment set - will that work ok? Kato seems to make only piers to hold the bridge up... they don't look very realistic, though.

Any suggestions?

Thank you.

 

Here are some photos:

the Walthers abutment kit: https://www.some train store.com/walthers-cornerstone-n-933-3881-bridge-abutment-kit-2/

the Kato truss bridge: https://www.ebay.com/itm/185280824760?hash=item2b239905b8:g:GYkAAOSwEB5h9NIp

Notice that the Walthers abutment kit photo shows a bridge with 3 support bearings. The Kato photo shows a block of gray plastic under each end of the bridge with the bearings barely noticeable.

 

Kiz, The Kato bridge works well, is rugged and uses Unitrak, all good things. The bridge includes a bearing at each end and a very short abutment, combined into one piece of plastic. You could add the Walthers abutment quite expensive or the Chooch abutment. But, it might be easier to cut a a 2" x 1" wood, balsa or styrene block to the size you need for the abutments and just glue it underneath the vestigial Kato bridge abutment. - Tonkphilip

 

Thanks Tonkphilip

I just might have to do that!

 

I basically took off the Kato molded bridge bearing/shoe supports and added some cast metal ones to use with these Chooch stone piers and abutments. These three bridges are Kato single track through truss bridges. I shortened each span and weathered them to closer match the actual bridge crossing I was modeling. This is a work in progress and the water surface only has a temporary paint job for now. More scenery and details to come!

 

Looks nice! Did you also replace the bridge track?

 

Yes. I removed the Kato bridge track, filed down all of the track mounting nubs and used MicroEngineering code 55 bridge track. I did not use the code 40 guardrails for inside the code 55 rails, due to the fact that there are no guardrails used on the prototype bridge this represents in New Milford, CT.

 

Thanks, sounds like that is what I need to do, your track looks seamless across those trusses and that's great look.