A Naval Bailey is about twice as strong as a standard
Bailey(and, of course, twice as heavy). At one point
they had 2 D-7G's on the bridge as counterwieghts while
a third one pushed the bringe out. I was running maint
support and was only threre for brief periods during the
week, but at the next drill I will see if any of the
guys that went have any pictures.
Tim
> 175 feet, eh? I thought that was more than the Bailey was designed for. I
> wonder if the Navy version can go farther or something... You know? I'd
> love to see a piture of a 175 foot Bailey Bridge. Jim in Duvall, WA
>
> t.glance@att.net wrote:
>
> > My Army reserve unit assembled a Naval Bailey bridge at
> > Sweetwater State Park just outside Atlanta last summer.
> > I am not sure if they plan to allow vehicles on it or
> > just foot traffic, but it would make a nice picture with
> > a restored MV. It crosses a span of about 175 feet.
> > Anyone out there in the Atlanta area want to check on
> > this for us?
> >
> > Putting it up was an experience in itself. We had one
> > obsolete Naval Bailey(plus lots of parts for other
> > bridges thrown in), no TM's of any sort, and a bunch of
> > 12B's that had not put up a bridge since AIT(And had
> > never seen a Naval Bailey). It took us 3 days to figure
> > out exactly how it worked and 2 to put it up.
> >
> > Tim Glance
> > Clyde, NC
> >
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