105th engineer battalion - also material on USO show Nov 1944
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Yes, I saw the two different ponton bridges. One is a treadway. For the sake of those who don't know, the treadway is the one with the two individual steel tracks across the pontons and would carry heavier loads such as tanks.

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Floating bridges were as follows:

 

The Light Ponton Bridge M1938 was a floating bridge capable of carrying 10-ton traffic in one direction.

 

The Heavy Ponton Bridge M1940, although similar to the light ponton, was much heavier and carried a 25 ton load.

 

The Steel Treadway Bridge was designed to carry medium tanks. It had steel treadways for runways, which were emplaced by means of a truck mounted crane. It used special rubber pontons.

 

 

Show me bridge pictures anytime and you know I'll be a happy camper. :waving:

Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter (Monday) Poniedzialek
540th Engineer Combat Regiment, 2833rd Bn, H&S Co, 4th Platoon
There's "No Bridge Too Far"
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105th engineer battalion - also material on USO show Nov 1944 - by Frank Gubbels - 02-02-2011, 09:13 AM
105th engineer battalion - also material on USO show Nov 1944 - by Walt's Daughter - 03-24-2011, 08:16 AM

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