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I'm not a builder. Not in the slightest. I'm neither good at it, nor do I particularly enjoy it most of the time.

This may not be an ideal gap to span, but I really need a 22-block long, 5-block wide, 12-block tall bridge and nothing I'm doing looks right to me.

The top is of no concern, I'm talking about the supports below it—the general shape from the walking surface down.

Here's a fly in the ointment—and I'm sure all these caveats is going to make getting a reply unlikely—it's actually an underground walkway and there will be another bridge below it. Moreover, it's a viewing area; visibility from the walkway is very important. I really don't think it needs any sort of rails or anything from the walking surface up.

It can't be lit from above, so the real difficulty is the lighting.

Here are some pictures so you can see the area I'm working with.

Current (smooth stone is scaffolding):

(Above) The far wall in the last image will be the map wall, and the map is so large it needs a viewing platform. I can't raise the ceiling (the whole castle is up there), so the map will be lower than eye level here.

The walkway runs north-south. However, the floor at the bottom will be removed and will drop down to bedrock level far below.

There will be an east-west bridge that runs in the center below it at the lower floor's level.

Pretty well, the castle is all stone bricks with cobble floors. Smooth stone and andesite/polished andesite is used here and there.

This is a vanilla survival single player world with no commands.

With all these specifications, it probably going to be difficult to even get a reply, but perhaps the building community can help me out a little. Also, posting in threads like this help me organize my thoughts and helps me break builders block.

Thanks for reading and for your time!

Here's what I'm working with (again, smooth stone is scaffolding):

EDIT:

TIL you can't place one slab type under another. Wow. I bet that pisses the vanilla build community off royally.

I think the columns are just too big for such a narrow bridge:

I'm calling it done unless I get some feedback on how to make it better. I tried stone bricks but didn't like it quite as well.

I tried making it without columns and instead a "balcony-like" supports on the sides, but it has to be two blocks thick (for the piston and glowstone) at the tip that I couldn't ever get it to look right. Always too fat.

Just read your posts now. I am taking up this challenge, if not just for practice! And I love both building and bridges =D. I am trying to find a suitable spot in my creative world. Let's see what I can come up with!

Thanks.

The room got a lot deeper. A lot. Due to its central location, I decided to make it a bit of a hub for elytra rocket boosting to the different levels of the castle: Y=68, Y=56, Y=43, and Y=11.

Still a work in progress, big time:

I may just try to remove the supports altogether. Not sure.

I'm also considering a '+' shape down to that next level, then larger. After Y=11, I'll dig down to bedrock, smooth it with cobble, and fill it with water.

Here is my first version, roman style. I added railings just to make it nicer. The supports can be completely filled in too, as in the second picture

Is this something you could use? Sorry if I misunderstood something!
I dig that castle by the way, looks scary awesome!

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Here is my first version, roman style. I added railings just to make it nicer. The supports can be completely filled in too, as in the second picture

Is this something you could use? Sorry if I misunderstood something!
I dig that castle by the way, looks scary awesome!

I may do something like that (without the rails), yeah.

I'll have some screen shots soon.

Thanks!