Bridges

First vehicles cross the Bailey Bridge, built by 8th army engineers, across the Nakdong River at Waegwan, Korea.

Snapshot taken in Korea of a bridge over a river with the center section destroyed. Activity and material alongside the river indicate the process of rebuilding has begun. From: Brenda Thompson.

Far East Air Forces Combat Cargo Command Airlift Airbase, Japan. Rolling across the world's only airlifted pontoon bridge, are these veteran U. S. Eighth Army Troops. Airlifted from Japan by huge troop carrier aircraft of Feafs Combat Cargo Command, this bridge has become the key crossing point on the Han River where United Nations Forces are driving north in pursuit of North Korean Reds. Three bridges which had previously spanned the Han, were completely destroyed by Air Force, Navy and Marine Fighter Bombers.

View of Boston Mills Bridge and Spring River near Galena, Kansas.

View of Boston Mills Bridge and Spring River near Galena, Kansas.

View of Boston Mills Bridge and Spring River near Galena, Kansas.

View of Boston Mills Bridge and Spring River near Galena, Kansas.

View of Boston Mills Bridge and Spring River near Galena, Kansas.

One of a series of photos from Mary Jane Truman's Christmas Album, 1906. Mary Jane Truman standing on a bridge, leaning over the railing, looking at the water. Caption says "Reflections." She is probably near the Grandview farm. From: Copied from photos lent to the Truman Library by Martha Ann Swoyer, daughter of Vivian Truman.