BUILDING BRIDGES - Engineers still at work as trucks cross temporary bridge over the Irrawaddy River south of Myitkyina

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Before the bridge was complete supplies were ferried across the Irrawaddy





Three ways to cross the Irrawaddy





A more permanent bridge over the Irrawaddy





Floating design of the 1200 foot long bridge allowed it to adjust to the river's changing level





Bridge over the Mogaung River south of Warazup, Burma





Wooden bridge under construction





Bulldozer grades approach to bridge under construction. Temporary crossing at right.





Another bridge under construction. On average there was a bridge every three miles along the Ledo Road





A 450 foot Bailey cable bridge spans the Shweli River





Salween River Bridge. Early view shows bridge open for foot traffic only.





Suspension bridge under construction





Bridge ready for single-lane traffic





Truck crossing the bridge





Aerial view of the bridge





Another aerial view





Another view with bridge in distance





Chinese soldiers on foot and a Jeep share bridge





Crossing a pontoon bridge





Steel bridges in Burma





Trucks with bridge sections await unloading





General Pick poses with bridge builders





Bailey Bridges





Bridges over the Tarung River in Burma

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