San Francisco : Architect and Engineer, Inc · leaf 165
isthe Bailey Bridge, named after its inventor, D. C. Bailey, of the British Ministry of Supply.Components, which are made both in the United States and Britain, are interchangeable and canbe speedily put together. This, with its great strenglh and stability, make it ideal for everypurpose for which… … Bailey Bridges have footpaths outside the panelsfor two files of infantry- The Bailey bridge is first built on rollers on thebank of a gap and then pushed over by the build-ing crew without mechanical aid. Sections areerected and rolled forward until the gap is com-pletely bridged. The nearest the…
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