Bridge Building Aka Army Bridge Building An Item About A Military Bridge Building Exercise Across The River Thames Footage

BRIDGE BUILDING ( aka ARMY BRIDGE BUILDING ) An item about a military bridge building exercise across the River Thames.
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	Catalog #:	47732
	Clip Number:	47732-1
	Orginal Film:	CP 435
	Timecode:	01:22:12 - 01:24:34
	Location:	River Thames, between Henley and Maidenhead, Oxfor
	Year Shot:	1963 (Actual Year)
	Audio:	Yes
	Color:	Yes
	Headings:	CONSTRUCTION: Bridges ENGINEERING: Bridges, Temporary LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Oxfordshire MILITARY: Army, British MILITARY: Equipment
	Description:	BRIDGE BUILDING ( aka ARMY BRIDGE BUILDING ) An item about a military bridge building exercise across the River Thames. River Thames, between Henley and Maidenhead, Oxfordshire/ Berkshire. CU Lorry wheel going through thick mud pan up slowly to show part of pontoon bridge on it's way to river. LS Sections of bridge waiting to be used we pan from right to left from beginning of shot to show all these sections. MS First pontoon being made ready. MLS Making ready the first pontoon. MS Vehicle being used to push pontoon into river. MS Pontoon is shot into river. MS Vehicle brings another pontoon to wate we pan from right to left to show pontoon being pushed to river bank. CU Soldier watching. MLS Pontoon being pushed into river. MLS Of section of Pontoon along side bank soldiers preparing to erect bridge. MS Soldiers manhandling girders into position. CU Soldier holding part of the section. CU Bolting section together. MLS Half dozen soldiers carrying small section of base of bridge. CU Soldiers watching. CU Ditto as they place the sections together. CU Soldiers as they work. MS Man filling in gaps between the sections. CU Ditto. CU Soldier watching. MLS Another pontoon section launched we pan with it as it sails.out into the stream. MS The vehicle used for moving sections is driven aboard pontoon. MS Soldier working radio CU ditto. LS Looking down river we see the Pontoon bridge is half built as we sail down to meet it. MS Aboard our section of bridge which is carrying the vehicle we near the bridge itself. MS Soldier pulling line. MS As this middle section is put into position. MS Officer watching. MS We see soldier working on middle bridge with water flowing.beneath. CU Bolting sections together. MS Soldiers securing pontoon. MS Soldier beckening driver of the vehicle this vehicle is being used to even up the weight so that the final sections can be bolted together. CU Bolting sections together. MS Part of pontoon. MS Laying final base on bridge. LS We see the finished bridge in position crossing it we see convoy. MLS Three ton lorry coming towards us across bridge.