Can anybody tell me something about this bridge on these photo's from the D-Day period in France ?

Peter.

From what I can ascertain, it's a single-single Bailey Bridge which was constructed by the 347th Engineers.

You can find a bit more info on that unit, right here:

http://www.6thcorpscombatengineers.com/eng...?showtopic=1823

From what I can ascertain, it's a single-single Bailey Bridge which was constructed by the 347th Engineers.

 

You can find a bit more info on that unit, right here:

 

http://www.6thcorpscombatengineers.com/eng...?showtopic=1823

Spoken like a true Engineer's Daughter!

Ah, thank you DD! I have to laugh when I hear myself talking, at times. It's like, where did I learn this STUFF. I almost sound like I know what I'm talking about! Yikes!

Let's just say I've had a LOT of great teachers along the way. You need to be a good student before you can be a great teacher!

Peter,

It seems to me that this is the same bridge but I'm not sure!

Bridge Soulles (Coutances)

Coutances is freed only July 28th by the Americans coming from perriers,Saint- sauveur-lendelin and monthuchon . Resistances German is marginal. But the city, already destroyed in 60 % by bombardments, is almost empty.

The taken back city, a part of the troops Americans come down up to the bridge of soulles to go towards gavray.

Picture of the bridge of soulles nowadays

VEE

The article states they worked on the Vire River Railroad Bridge

...began building the double-track, three-span masonry arch railway bridge over the Vire River on the Lison-St Lo Line. This would have started on August 4th, 1944. It says bombing had damaged the center span.

They worked on several bridges around St Lo, but also worked on another masonry-arch bridge over the Soulle River.It states it was missing a span eighty feet over the river.

So it looks like it may be the Soulle River Bridge

Vee,

I think your right!

What I found at the link provided was this.

A six span, single track structure with one span missing eighty feet over the Soulle river at Coutances.

This was the first opportunity for Company D of the 347th to employ the British unit construction railway bridge.

Using the special launching nose, the engineers launched a fifty-foot unit to span the arch opening.

Then they installed a timber strut just below the unit to resist thrust from adjacent arches carrying the weight of heavy locomotives.

Looks like this could be the one.

ps Vee could you e-mail me those photo's?

Thanks'

Peter

just another couple of photo's.

Whew, those photos sure show the height and breath of that. Makes my palms sweat! Can you imagine working on that bridge. Not me; afraid of heights!