Bridge Removals Are Sign Of Progress In Iraq 1/20/2004
The U.S. Armys 130th Engineer Brigade reached two significant bridging milestones in mid-January during the unit's final days of deployment in Iraq. In one case a landmark assault float bridge its troops emplaced during fighting in April was removed, and in the other, an inadvertent bridge equipment destruction test came to an end.
On Jan. 15th, Engineers under the 4th Infantry divisions 74th Multi-Role Bridge Co., out of Fort Hood, Texas, removed The Birthday Bridge at Tikrit, the longest assault-float bridge placed under combat conditions since World War II.