Bridges
In addition to road repair, American engineers were also tasked with bridge construction.
Two pile foot bridge under construction for infantry in single file. Langres.
Nov 7, 1918
308th Eng, 3rd Army Corps, repaiting bridge day after capture of town.
Clearing away debris of bridge blown up by Germans in their
retreat. Showing western abuttment of the bridge which runs
across west canal of Meuse River.
Nov 8, 1918
Repairing bridge blown up by the retreating Germans. Dun sue Meuse.
Nov 8, 1918
308th Eng erecting tents at eastern end of bridge blown up by retreating Germans. Dun sur Meuse.
Nov 8, 1918
Looking toward abuttmane of bridge blown up by retreating Germans being repaired by 308th Eng. Dun sur Meuse.
308th Eng constructing heavy timber over main tributary of the Meuse River, Dun sur Meuse.
Nov 8, 1918
308th Eng constructing heavy timber bridge over main tributary of Meuse River, Dun sur Meuse.
Completed longest span of the bridge across Meuse River at Stenay.
Original one blown out by Germans in their retreat.
Constructed by 314th Eng. 89th Div., Stenay.
Nov 15, 1918
602nd Eng, 5th Corps, repairing main span of bridge across Meuse River at Stenay.
Sept 9, 1918
French engineers constructing bridge across Vesle at Bazoches, Velse, France using hand pile drivers.
Sept 10, 1918
French engineers constructing bridge across Vesle at Bazoches, Velse, France using hand pile drivers.
Oct 25, 1918
Building
a bridge across the Aire River. This is the second bridge to be built
over this river, and it is being constructed by the 537th Eng
(colored), and the 4th French Eng. The first one was built entirely by
the Americans. This bridge is to take care of the heavy traffic to the
front via Varennes, Boureuilles.
Nov 2, 1918
Bridge constructed under supervision of private of 302nd Eng, Co D,
77th Div across Aire River. Bridge constructed in 10 hours, is
212 feet long, 10 feet wide and will support a weight of 10 tons.
It was constructed under shell fire, several men being killed.
St Juvin.
316th Eng laying pontoon bridge, Camp Lewis, Washington.
Nov 6, 1918
Stretching telephone wires across the Meuse River. Co B, 9th F.S. Bn. Dun sur Meuse.
Floating
bridge being constructed by German Engineers. The first picture to
reach this country in several months, showing German engineers
constructing a pontoon bridge.
Oct 14, 1918
Engineers of the 107th Eng, 32nd Div on the roadside close to Fismes
awaiting the word to go forward to swing pontoon bridge across the
Vesle River. The trucks are loaded with sections of the proposed
bridge. The sections were constructed of gasoline cans that had
been wired to logs, making them portable and of sufficient strength for
the infantry to cross upon. Mont Martin, France.