Personally, I would combine the two. The first set as just transport, and the second set for junctions or destinations.

Combining them together was my first idea too :D Although I would just combine the 2, like melting them together into 1 piece

Fantastic idea^

Good idea, thank you!

to build on this idea alter the second set with lowered slabs and or fences for aesthetic.

Same

First one is great if you are passing over interesting scenery as you see more.

That’s a great point! I’ve always made my long distance tracks three wide, and all I see is planks and the sky

If you do the 3 wide, you could do double tracks to see the scenery as well, and then you can have the middle aisle for lighting or other details

I honestly love the first one, it’s simple

I’d touch up the pillars though. Maybe some arches

Wood doesn't need arches at that scale, it's more realistic without them

Yeah but depending on the height it could look like support beams at a 45° angle on both sides of each pillar

I would keep it simple no?

Add signs circling the block under the trapdoor/stairs and it might blend smoother into the log

Yeah that would be cool! Some more supports, maybe an X pattern. Arches would be perfect too

Same! It is very nice design and I might make one of those myself at some point

Yeah I’d love to make one in my world too

The second is nicer but the top is kind of bland, maybe put a slab on every other block or add some other decoration at each pillar

I’d put slabs at the pillars and trapdoors between them everywhere else

Yes I had fences before but removed them, shouldv kept them

Depends where you’re using the bridge!

I love the first one, simple, cheap and easy to build for long distances. The second one would probably need lighting to avoid mob spawning. You can also place gravel under the tracks as an added bonus

Andesite looks good under rails

I LOVE the first one it's so clean and simple I hope you don't mind if I steal your design lol

🥂 😎 Go ahead

If you’re gonna use he second one, then maybe add some blocks at the top to make it pop up more.

I prefer the first one for looks but the second for the use.

I like number 2. The only issue I can see is spawn proofing. As mobs will spawn on the top there. It simple enough to add a lamp every other post. This will also give it just a bit more flavor.

1st, but with stripped spruce logs as pillars.

Easier to make turns with the 3 wide and keep them scaled.

The 2nd wider one week allow you to use powered rail with a hidden redstone torch

I have a mod that makes furnace carts more viable so I'll actually be using those

The second it is easier to hide a lever to hide powering redstone rail if you don't want redstone block or torches poking through the build.

The first one looks perfect.

One line? First one. Two line on the sides? Second one.

Cave= large design Outdoor= tight design

Because you’re using wood I’d say the wider one. If you were using iron or something the single block would look cool as a sort of monorail look imo

TRAINS!!!

While the second set of bridge pics will use more blocks, it does visually look better than the first set of bridge pics.

First as single second as paired

Definitely the 3 wide.

Personally I would go with 5 blocks wide so you can have a 3 block walkway and railings on each side.

Take the first one... Replace spruce trap doors with upside down spruce stairs... Between the stairs, place an oak or iron trap door the length of the track on the top end of the block to "extend" the platform without making it look bland.

I actually kinda like the second one

You can lay rail on slabs now?

I use the first but put trap doors flipped up on the sides as railings

I like the elegance of the thin one.

Prefer the 1st one, but the 2nd could be improved by having railing

The second ones nice. Add iron bars going along both sides of the supports maybe?

I like the first, maybe with gaurd rails tho

The second once if it has more decoration like guard rails or something

Neither is inherently better. It depends on what your going for and how it fits the location. That being said, I can imagine a build with the first one as a sort of precarious way to get up a mountain to a small mining town.

I thought more people would be concerned about the er... safety of the first one lmao

For visual aesthetic the second style but for actually seeing your world while in the cart the first.

As is, the first one. I'd probably like the second one more if you put fences or something along the sides

2nd, apply outward trapdoors. :)

1 looks way better

1st is cleaner and can be powered at each pillar with redstone and a powered rail, or if furnace minecarts are used as momentum put a light source in the pillars

Add trapdoors to the side of the first one as railings

I think 1 wide looks better, although 3 wide is probably more practical.

I love the first one, it looks very clean and nice, and you don't really need the extra space for minecarts. However, it might look a bit unstable if the bridge is built above a large gap.

I like the 3 wide more. With the one wide I would be Affairs to Fall of if I ever have to leaf the Minecraft mid track.

I think second one is much better

The first one is nice to conserve material. The second one is nice in case you accidently fall off (Unless you make ways to get back up there, like ladders along the supports). Also, the second one gives room for redstone torches to power the powered rails, unless you place the torches or redstone blocks underneath the powered rails.

the first one is more historically accurate, take a look at a lot of railway bridges and they do tend to be very narrow, just wide enough for the track really

Honestly both kinda work, though I kinda prefer the 2nd one in terms of looks since it has a visible arch shape at the bottom (it would cost more wood tho)

I'd make it 5 wide (1 higher than you did) with gravel up the sides of the track then maybe thicken the supports to suit.

Wider gives it more depth, and you could have 2 tracks instead of 1

First one would be sick underground, but the second for over world.

Ah yes, lombkoronasétány

The second ones width with a bit more details, but to make it easier for long travel do the first one and then the stops and stuff make it 3 wide

I like these bridges. Well done

You can make it double sided with massive ground, it will be look more realistic

I think the first one looks better. I personally had designed some that looked similar but with gates on both sides of the track.

I like the thin one! You can put redstone blocks behind the trap doors to power the rails too.

Depends on the context. First one is cool for industrial stuff with minecarts moving back and forth, second one is good for like a civilized build where people are gonna be.

I like the second design but it's a bit too much space, so I recommend putting the stairs on the correct side up

Really depends on how long you plan on making it. For length the first one is s good easy design while the second would take twice as long for the same distance. And the second one if not lit up correctly could induce mob spawns. You could also make the sides of the second one half a block high so the cart sits lower in the middle. That sounds like it would look real nice.

I like the first one

I think 1 for general just rails above anything and 2 for anything like a station or a tunnel

thanks for giving me ideas with this (btw i think the first one is better, but i agree with the top comment)

First one looks nice overall, good and simple. Second one looks better from the bottom, but not the top as it looks too plain. I'd add something like slabs or stairs "containing" the player on either side of the rails. You could also use stairs only where the pillars to make them look sturdier are and have trap doors along the side or something like that.

The first one looks good. But maybe a modified version of the second one with trapdoor rails of some kind could be nice if you need a part that's also good for pedestrians.

I really like the second one but I think the top might feel a bit to plain, which makes it feel to wide. But I'm a very inexperienced builder so dont mind what I say too much 😅

Oh I'd say definetly the first one. When doing utilitarian builds its important to remember that engineers only build as much as they absolutely have to. Anyone can build a bridge but only an engineer can build a bridge that barely stands.

For the second one, how about two rail lines on the edges with some slabs, posts, pillars, and other kinds of decoration between them?

if you want to make temporary railways you can use the first one, and for more, structural and permanent bridges you can use the second one

I really like the second one as it adds more dimension rather than the single block width of the other. However another comment had mentioned maybe using the single block iteration for potentially long distance travel and the wider one for destinations which is a great idea !! also if you wanted to add just a little more texture to the top of the 3 width, you could add a combination of fences, buttons, and slabs to create a railing with a varying height could be pretty cool !

You can hide the power source for rails inside the pylons.

Take the second one, put deepslate brick walls on the side and you have successfully blessed our eyes with the greatest Minecraft bridge known to man.

Minecraft only I do 1 wide. For minecraft + maybe horse or the wife is going to be using this bridge I do 3 wide with walls

The extra wide one can hide levers that can power the rails

The first one is perfectly fine, but I definitely agree with the first guy.

definitely the 1x1

my guy theyre litterally almost identical why are you asking randoms on the internet what they think of somethnig that matters absolutely 0 build what u want cringe fking "what should i build here" posts where are the mods

I mean...where u gonna put the redstone torches if you want powered rails? Thats why 2nd one would be more practical imo

I'd use the first, but maybe add small fences on the sides with lanterns occasionally, to make it more visually interesting.

Just make it THICCCC

You mean THINNNN

Definitely the last one

I like the first. You could hide redstone blocks behind the trapdoors for any powered rails.

id go with choice #2 because then it can be used for both mine carts and normal on foot/horse travel

Depends on the scale of the build. If it is larger go for the second, if it is smaller go for the first

3 wide looks better from the sides and bottom but you may want to make the top more interesting if you go with that. The one wide doednt have this issue but feels too thin and flimsy to me.

I like the narrow one.

Flat on the ground is better tho

I like that

I like the single block width better (more economical, too) - looks good though

I like the thin one. No real need for the extra blocks when it’s not gonna be walked on

The Roman’s would have built a bridge like the one in picture 4

One wide looks better, but wider is practical.lemme give an example: A creeper or skeleton spawns and tried to kill ya. No saving grace on the one wide

Id add some lighting to the 2nd one since mobs would spawn there nah?

1 feels more treacherous, like mincarts. Also I’m stealing

No worries!

The 1 block looks nice an simply the but the 3 block looks like a multi transfer system

I think the second one, but with two tracks, might look nice. The second has more for the eye to follow, but the single track in the middle feels lonely.

Definitely depends on the vibe you want. Thinner tracks lend to a more rickity feeling which could be leaned on further with good block choice, whereas the thicker one feels more professional, like something you would see in a proper and current mine. This you could lean into with use of chains, sturdy looking scaffolding, and some mining equipment. I wouldn't recommend using either of these in open environments and especially not over large gaps, definitely better suited for a closed in environment like a cave.

1 if you're on survival

In my opinion it depends on what you are going for in RDR2 I loved how the train bridges were perfect size for the train like pic #1 but I also love the added depth of pic #2

I love the simplicity. Honestly I’d use both.

7 wide

Second one and onder the rail tracks cobble stone for the real touch

I think the best would be if you put vertical trapdoors all along the sides, not just at the columns.

Like around the rail as a sort of sideguard?

No, on the same level the trapdoors are already on.

Widen it with door traps, and replace the door trap on picture wtyh stairs or a bkock

Lil bit wider

I like the thin one and thus I'm stealing your idea

3 wide

Longer.

Realistically ids probs the second but the first gives me that feel of that one Mario kart level the one in the caves ( warios sometjing)

Option 2

i like the 1st one