Triumph bridge

A British military training film produced by the Directorate of Army Kinematography, approved December 1945. In March 1945 the American Army crossed the Rhine and constructed a Class 40 Bailey Pontoon Bridge at the great inland port of Duisburg. The Royal Engineers were later faced with the problem of restoring river traffic with the minimum dislocation of crossing road traffic. This film shows how the problem was solved by floating away and winching back into position two sections of the pontoon bridge as required by road and river movements. The film is silent with visuals supported by sub-titles.