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Originally Posted by Von Poop  I wonder just how many bridges were built in western Europe 44-45, and how many miles of Bailey were used up? | From 'A Bridge to Victory' by Brian Harpur Quote: |
From 1942 to 1945 nearly half a million tons of Bailey bridging were made for use in every theatre of war. This included no less than 700,000 panels which if laid end to end, as the cliché goes, would stretch from London to Leningrad.
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At least 2,500 bridges were built in the Italian campaign alone. Another 2,000 in north-west Europe and in the Far East. Hundreds more were built after the war. Improved versions of it are still in use all over the world.
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