The Snapshots in Time Collection

Destroyed Steel Truss Bridge, Likely Pasig River, Manila, 1945

Destroyed Steel Truss Bridge, Likely Pasig River, Manila, 1945

The twisted remains of a steel truss bridge span a Manila-area river, likely the Pasig River, deliberately destroyed by retreating Japanese forces during the Battle of Manila in February 1945. Such demolitions crippled the city's infrastructure and became lasting symbols of the war's devastation. Project: 218227