Please read everything, this guide does not make sense if you do not.
Hello!
Since I have gotten/seen some questions about this a few times, I've been busy trying to figure out how much space a bridge needs when placing it, so here is my experience in the shape of a guide. Please comment if you have additional information, with some sort of proof preferably. I have no information on diagonal bridges, so if you know please share here. (Guide comes with clumsy self-made drawings to illustrate...hehe)..
First things first
- Sorry if some things are EXTREMELY obvious, but I'm just trying to be clear, so there can be no misunderstandings.
- "Extra" space is the space that needs to be clear around a public works project (in this case a bridge), which means there cannot be buildings/pwp's/a plaza(/trees/bushes too but those two are not blocking when placing, they will just get deleted) in this extra space area. Extra spaces cannot overlap.
- Extra space is normally 1 tile all around the pwp. more info >here<.
- I made this guide ASSUMING the game is logical. this means: I don't believe in irregular extra spaces, they are symmetrical and rectangular.
- I based this guide on my own experience in the game, these are not facts.
Let's start
An existing bridge has a normal size extra space: 1x4 on each side, like this:
pink = bridge, blue = water pink/red line = extra space yellow line = not important
THE SIZE OF EXTRA SPACE A BRIDGE NEEDS WHEN BUILDING A NEW ONE INCREASES!
But how much? Let's find out.
Placing a new horizontal bridge
For placing a new horizontal bridge, I believe that they need a space of 4 x 4 on each side, like this:
pink = bridge, blue = water pink/red line = extra space yellow line = not important
I think so because I tried to place a bridge in certain circumstances (see below spoiler):
- On the left you can see ribbot's house on top and a street lamp below it. Their extra spaces both overlap with the extra space of the bridge. Isabelle told me there was not enough space. This proofs that the extra space is at least 3 x 4.
- Ribbot moved to another town, I tried to place the bridge again, but it still didn't work. This proofs the extra space is at least 4 x 4.
- I demolished the street lamp. + On the other side was Yuka's house and a climbing frame. Now I was able to place the bridge! This proofs the extra space is not bigger than 4 x 4. In my dream town you can see this (Yuka's house + climbing frame + bridge):
pink = bridge, blue = water, yellow = pwp's/villagers' houses pink/red line = extra space orange line = wrong situation yellow line = good situation
I am pretty confident the information about a horizontal bridge is complete.
Placing a new vertical bridge
As I said before, I assume the game works logically and extra spaces are not irregular.
Here I tried to place a bridge vertically, and tried to place it as close as possible to a pile of pipes I had at the other side of the river. There is a dent in the river though, and I could not place it a tile more to the right. Though, it seems logical to me the extra spaces are 2 x 4, looking at the space between the extra space of the pile of pipes and the bridge which is 2 tiles. The width of the extra space in a normal situation and in the situation of placing a new horizontal bridge is both 4, so I assume this stays the same.
pink = bridge, blue = water, yellow = pwp's/villagers' houses pink/red line = extra space yellow line = not important
This information is mostly based on assumptions, so i think it's not very reliable. Hence the dashed line instead of a solid one in the drawing.
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So, that's what I got so far!
Help me out here on diagonal bridges! I don't even know the normal size of the extra space, so if you have a diagonal bridge and know this please tell.
- F
If you have questions in general or questions about a specific situation after reading this, don't be afraid to ask! If it's about a specific situation, a screenshot is often enough to oversee (esp. if you have a path + flowers.)
oh and could you please use the same lingo as i use in the guide? it will be easier for us to understand each other.
