The Snapshots in Time Collection

Collapsed Steel Truss Road Bridge over Mountain Ravine, Luzon, Philippines, World War II

Collapsed Steel Truss Road Bridge over Mountain Ravine, Luzon, Philippines, World War II

A steel truss road bridge lies broken across a Luzon mountain gorge, its deck collapsed onto a stone pier below. Retreating Japanese forces frequently destroyed bridges like this one during the 1945 Luzon Campaign to delay the advancing U.S. Sixth Army, forcing engineers to build bypasses or temporary Bailey bridges to keep supply lines moving through the rugged Cordillera terrain. Project: 218437