The Snapshots in Time Collection
Destroyed Steel Truss Bridge in Mountain Gorge, Luzon, Philippines, World War II
The remains of a steel truss bridge lie collapsed in a rocky Luzon gorge, its span twisted and folded into the ravine below. Bridges throughout the Philippines were frequently destroyed during World War II, either by retreating Japanese forces seeking to delay Allied advances or by bombing and artillery strikes targeting enemy supply lines. Images like this document the scale of infrastructure rebuilding that followed the 1944-1945 Luzon Campaign. Project: 218437