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Plarail bridges

Bridges are always an impressive feature of train toys, and Plarail's history and variety of bridges are no different. Shown here are the different styles of Plarail bridges in my collection in roughly the order they were first produced

Year
Name
Description
Photo 
1964 Iron Bridge Classic single-straight iron bridge
1968 Double Track Iron Bridge Iron Bridge-style bridge for the double track standard
1971/1972 Drawbridge Classic red spring-loaded drawbridge
1973 Big Iron Bridge (だいてっきょう) Original design of a large red iron bridge that spans two straight rails
1976 Cross Drawbridge Old orange and red rail-over-rail drawbridge crossing
1981 Big Iron Bridge (大鉄橋) Updated design of two-straight-long iron bridge used into the 90s until the well-known 1997 version
1988 Suspension Bridge Suspension bridge sides released in several sets in different colors as well as for Tomy Train and some of the road companions to Plarail
1988
Horn Rail Rail that plays an electronic "horn" when an engine runs over it. Includes the sides of an Iron Bridge and can be used elevated or not
1995 Cross Drawbridge Redesigned version of the J-06 Cross Drawbridge to work with B/O and Motor Tomica
1997 Big Iron Bridge Well-known large red bridge that is two straight rails long that can be used as a single or dual track bridge
2002 Arched Iron Bridge Originally a Super Rail accessory, appeared in Plarail in red and green alongside some other Super Rail toolings in the early 2000s
2004 Giant Iron Bridge Long suspension bridge originally based on the Great Seto Bridge and produced in a few different colors