Bridges

View of the Potsdam Bridge over the Landwehr Canal in Berlin, looking northwest, with ruined buildings in the background. The image was taken at the time of the Potsdam Conference at the end of World War II.

A street bridge in Berlin, Germany, destroyed by bombing in World War II. In the background are buildings showing extensive damage. Donor: Barney Ricketts.

Private First Class Merrill E. Bagley, Waterboro, Maine, of "C" Company, 62nd Engineer Battalion, electro-welds main supports on this temporary rail bridge being constructed across the Han River, Korea.

Snapshot of a sign at the site of the Truman Bridge (floating pontoon) that U. S. Forces established across the Elba River during World War II. The sign reads "Truman Bridge - Gateway to Berlin over the Elbe, Courtesy 83rd Thunderbolt Division." The bridge was completed and first used the day President Truman was sworn in, April 12, 1945. The camera and film were confiscated from a German officer who had been captured on the other side of the river. From: LTC Garland S. Dillon USAR RTD.

Snapshot of a sign at the site of the Truman Bridge (floating pontoon) U. S. Forces established across the Elbe River during World War II. The sign reads "Truman Bridge - Gateway to Berlin over the Elbe, Courtesy 83rd Thunderbolt Division." The bridge was completed and first used the day President Truman was sworn in, April 12, 1945. The camera and film were confiscated from a German officer who had been captured on the other side of the river. From: LTC Garland S. Dillon USAR RTD.

A Marine tank of the 1st Marine Brigade crossing the Miryang Bridge near Miryang, Korea. The tanks were on the way to Pusan to load on ship for the Inchon Assault during the Korean War.

Bridge in Korea during time of Korean War.

A platoon of B Company, 65th Combat Engineers rebuild a bridge blown up during withdrawal last December of United Nations Army from Suwon, Korea.

South Korean Troops of the 1st Construction Battalion, 2nd Corps, unload steel to be used in rebuilding the Taedong River Bridge, near Pyongyang. The bridge was destroyed by retreating North Korean Forces during heavy fighting in that area.

Bridge in Korea during Korean War.