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Detonating Japanese dud bomb from raid of August 23, 1944, at the Salween River Bridge. Photo from Raimon B. Cary.
First jeep crosses log bridge near the Burma border. U. S. Army photo.
A floating or pontoon bridge in the CBI, probably part of road transport into China from Burma/India.
GIs cross Shweli River on bamboo pontoon bridge on January 2, 1945, in the CBI.
Irrawaddy Bridge warning sign for Allied convoy vehicles. During WWII. Photo from Bill H. Keenan.
"Troops crossing Salween River by Hwi Tung [Huitong] footbridge, 8-2-44. US Army Photo 175-1." Burma. 2 August 1944. In the CBI. Above in an image collected by the editors of Ex-CBI Roundup (usually through reader submission) over many years of publication, and provided to the Remembering Shared Honor project.
Parallel Bailey bridges 14 miles south of Myitkina form a two lane crossing for two way military traffic. Photo from Henry Behmer.
All bamboo "cables" and wood walkway suspension bridge over Min River, Guan county (Guanxian/Kwan Hsien), China, near the US Army rest camp. See related image here. Photo from Hampton Henton.
Chinese construction workers building an arched stone bridge in SW China during WWII. From George Pollock.
All bamboo "cables" and wood walkway suspension bridge over Min River, Guan county (Guanxian/Kwan Hsien), China, August 1945. See related image here. Photo from Selbert.