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Bailey Bridge
CPT Brian J Henderson
OutlineHistoryAssemblyImpact on WWIIVersatilityFutureQuestions
Problem
•Education- Leys School, Cambridge, and Sheffield University (Doctorate of Engineering)•Career- Sheffield City Engineer Department, Experimental Bridging Establishment (1928), First Director of the Military Engineering Experimental Establishment•Awards- Knighted 1946
, Kt, OBE, D Eng, C Eng, MICE, MI Struct E, JP
DesignPrefabricated partsCan be carried by trucksBuilt by manpower alone Using simple tools (ropes, pulleys, jacks, hammers)Can be moved, rebuilt, or replaced in several hours, even under enemy fire
Solution
How it works1-Recon Site2-Determine construction requirements
3-Build it
Lay Ho Heave
How a bridge won WWII
Without the Bailey Bridge, we should not have won the war. It was the best thing in that line that we ever had.” British Filed Marshal Lord Bernard Law Montgomery
“…one of the three pieces of equipment that most contributed to our vistory in Festung Europa.” President Dwight Eisenhower
150th Road to Victory
Versatility of the Bailey
What of the name Bailey now?
Lived life in relative obscurity.
Most Europeans Do not refer to the Bridges by the name bailey
Only Luxemburg pays a partial tribute on July 10th annualy
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