A GMC 353 CCKW truck crosses a Bailey Bridge

agmc353cckwtruckcrossesabaileybridge.jpg

This bridge replaced the swing bridge that was sabotaged by the Germans before the liberation of Cherbourg.

Like all Bailey bridges this bridge was intended to be a short term solution but in fact survived to to May 1958, a testement to the design.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GMC_CCKW

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bailey_bridge