pontoons

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• pontoons — pon·toon || pÉ‘n tuːn /pÉ’n n. twenty one (type of card game); floating device used as a temporary bridge …   English contemporary dictionary

• Cumberland Pontoons — were a novel design of pontoon bridges developed during the American Civil War to facilitate the movement of Union forces across the rivers of the Mid South as the Federal forces advanced southward through Tennessee and Georgia. Early pontoon… …   Wikipedia

• Navy lighterage pontoons — (NLPs) is type of pontoon developed in World War Two by the US Navy and used by naval construction teams (Seabees) and specialized US Army combat engineers on invasion beaches and shallow harbors or harbors where the facilities have been… …   Wikipedia

• Hood Canal Bridge — Infobox Bridge bridge name = Hood Canal Bridge caption = official name = William A. Bugge Bridge carries = Washington SR 104 crosses = Hood Canal locale = Kitsap and Jefferson counties, Washington maint = Washington State DOT id = design =… …   Wikipedia

• Pontoon bridge — The U.S. 9th Army crosses the Rhine on a temporary steel treadway pontoon bridge, 1945. Carries Pedestrian, automobile, truck Span range Short to long …   Wikipedia

• Nordhordland Bridge — Nordhordland Bridge …   Wikipedia

• Pontoon effect — Note that the pontoon on the right is completely submerged, while the pontoon on the left is almost completely out of the water. [Citation title = Baltimore Kinetic Sculpture Race 2004 Race Report url=http://www.kineticbaltimore.com/KSR/2004/… …   Wikipedia

• Medium Girder Bridge — A 16 Bay with LRS Medium Girder Bridge across the Kazer River, Mosul, Iraq, 2003. The Medium Girder Bridge (MGB) is a lightweight, man portable bridge and can be assembled without help from heavy equipment. In addition, it is also a deck type,… …   Wikipedia

• Seabees in World War II — The history of the United States Navy Seabees in World War II begins with the 7 December 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. After the attack and the United States entry into the war, the use of civilian labor in war zones became impractical. The Navy… …   Wikipedia

• USS Allegan (AK-225) — was a Crater class cargo ship commissioned by the U.S. Navy for service in World War II. She was responsible for delivering troops, goods and equipment to locations in the war zone. SS Van Lear Black was laid down under a Maritime Commission… …   Wikipedia

• Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge — Infobox Bridge bridge name = Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge caption = The Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge (right) and the twin spans of the Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge (left), looking east toward Mercer Island carries = I 90, eastbound lanes …   Wikipedia