It was a military style pontoon bridge.

Earliest pontoon bridge. UK Military Bridging Floating Equipment The pontoon bridge is probably the oldest form of military bridging equipment back to the original Bridge of Boats I looked at the beginning of the series. River pond estuary sea flood or lake so we supply floating Bridges fabricated in Cubisystem steel or aluminium fitted with steps and ramps - compliant with Health and Safety requirements. This pontoon bridge allowed Union soldiers occupying Chatham Manor direct access to the city.

Both these statements seem suspect to me. They are the Governor Albert D. The earliest recorded use of a pontoon bridge was by Cyris the Great in 536bc using skin covered pontoons.

The earliest recorded use of a pontoon bridge goes back to Ancient China. It allowed armies to move with great speed even when rivers crossed their p. Early in 1864 the commander of the Army of the Cumberland Major General George H.

Discover the history of a very important military invention - the pontoon bridge. An early example of a pontoon bridge being built in the UK to be used by civilians was London Bridge. The Persian army under the rule of King Xerxes during the Persian invasion of Greece in 480BC.

While texts indicate use by the Zhou Dynasty in the 11th century BC it is believed that temporary pontoon bridges were used several centuries earlier and permanent pontoon bridges came about in the 2nd century BC during the Qin Dynasty. A new city was then built to the East. There are two pontoon bridges for instance in Washington State that stretch across Lake Washington.

Roman Pontoon Bridge Dacia. London Bridge spanned the wide Thames between the South Works Southwark and Londinium. Every contract has different demands.