Carmel Herzeliyya Newsreel 346, 1961

Establishment of Bailey Bridge Over HaBesor Stream

1961
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Directed by: Unknown
Subtitles: English, Hebrew

A unit of IDF Combat Engineering Corps in collaboration with the Public Works Department establishes an 85-meter-long Bailey bridge over the Habesor Stream. The bridge, which is the largest of its kind in the Middle East, was built within 12 consecutive hours. The bridge is meant to prevent the disconnection of the settlement of the area from the rest of the country during winter storms.

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