Lionel 6-32999 Standard Gauge Hellgate Bridge (Red, Silver & Cream) Original Box
Lionel 6-32999 Standard Gauge Hellgate Bridge (Red, Silver & Cream) Original Box. In 1928, the Lionel Corporation created one of the best loved accessories in the model railroading hobby. Today, and original version is a collector's dream. Lionel's Hellgate Bridge was a faithful replica of the arched bridge spanning New York's East River built in 1917. Properly known as the East River Arch Bridge, the Hellgate Bridge acquired its nickname because of the dangerous, swirling currents that passed beneath it. This tinplate and brass re-creation is usable on even simple layouts.
Trains can pass through the bridge at ground level without having to approach it on elevated track. It is wide enough to allow two O gauge trains to pass through the bridge at one time, or run just one track down the middle of the bridge. It would be hard to say which Hellgate Bridge is more famous - the one erected in New York or the one built by Lionel.
But if you're serious about trains, there's no question which is the real one - Lionel's. Now available again in the original Pre-war colors of Red, Ivory & Silver. Detailed brass identification plates and handrails. Dramatic, realistic lighting with interior illumination. Accommodates two O-gauge trains/track passing through the bridge at the same time. This item is in the category "Toys & Hobbies\Model Railroads & Trains\Railroads & Trains\Parts & Accessories\Buildings, Tunnels & Bridges". The seller is "uniquepikz" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, Korea, South, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Republic of, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos Islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Vietnam, Uruguay.
- Brand: Lionel
- Type: Hellgate Bridge
- Color: Silver / Cream / Red
- Model: No 305
- Theme: Transportation
- Set Includes: Signal
- MPN: 6-32999
- Age Level: 8 to Adult
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Vintage: No
- Gauge: Lionel Standard Gauge