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American Soldiers' advance in World War II was greatly aided by the M2 Treadway Bridge, the Army’s first modern tactical pontoon bridge, which had been rapidly tested at U.S. Army Yuma Test Branch (YTB) prior to the invasion of Normandy.
YTB engineers also developed the cantilevered delivery system for the more versatile and robust Bailey Bridge, which enabled Soldiers to construct the bridge on the friendly side of a gap and push it across before engaging the enemy. By the end of the war, Allied combat engineers had erected thousands of these temporary bridges as retreating Axis forces destroyed permanent bridges behind them.
| Date Taken: | 11.08.1943 |
| Date Posted: | 12.07.2023 09:52 |
| Photo ID: | 8150117 |
| Resolution: | 955x736 |
| Size: | 58.97 KB |
| Location: | YUMA PROVING GROUND, ARIZONA, US |
| Web Views: | 214 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
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