VEHICULAR CABLE BRIDGES ROUTE 19, NORTH VIETNAM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-00849A000400010014-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 9, 2006
• Sequence Number: 14
• Publication Date: August 24, 1966
• Content Type: REPORT

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VEHICULAR CABLE BRIDGES
ROUTE 19, NORTH VIETNAM
SIGNIFICANCE:
THIS BRIEFING BOARD DEPICTS TWO COMPLETED CABLE BRIDGES AND THREE
CABLE BRIDGES UNDER CONSTRUCTION ON NORTH VIETNAM ROUTE 19.
BACKGROUND:
ROUTE 19, WHICH SERVES THE MILITARY COMPLEX AT DIEN BIEN PHU, IS THE
ONLY ROUTE EXTENDING FROM NORTH VIETNAM INTO THAT PORTION OF LAOS BETWEEN
SAMNEUA AND THE CHINA BORDER. IT IS ALSO THE MAIN SUPPLY ROUTE FOR
COMMUNIST ACTIVITIES IN THE PHONG SALY AND LUANG PRABANG PROVINCES OF LAOS.
MISSION READOUT:
ACTIVITY ON ROUTE 19:
1. A NEWLY IDENTIFIED CABLE BRIDGE IN AN EARLY STAGE OF
CONSTRUCTION IS LOCATED IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF THE DESTROYED BAN NA
NGAM HIGHWAY BRIDGE SW NO 2 OVER THE NAM PHAN (RIVER)
O
AT 2127N 10304E (UTM UJ000747). A CABLE ANCHORAGE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION
ON BOTH BANKS OF THE RIVER, BUT NO CABLES ARE DISCERNIBLE.
2. A CABLE BRIDGE IN A LATE STAGE OF CONSTRUCTION CROSSES THE
NAM CO (RIVER) AT 2133N 10316E (UTM UJ214843). SIX TAUT CABLES ARE
OBSERVED SPANNING THE STREAM, ONE CABLE ANCHORAGE IS PARTIALLY
COVERED, AND ONE ANCHORAGE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. THE BRIDGE APPROACHES
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work. Their use
should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re-
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these n
Division, NPIC. contact Chief, Collateral Support
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RIVER. THE CABLE ANCHORAGES ARE COVERED; HOWEVER, THE APPROACHES ARE
NOT YET COMPLETE' REMOVABLE BRIDGE DECKING IS LOCATED AT UTM
UJ279803.
4. A NEWLY IDENTIFIED COMPLETED CABLE BRIDGE IS LOCATED AT THE
SITE OF THE DESTROYED BAN BUNG HIGHWAY BRIDGE OVER THE NAM HUA (RIVER)
OBSERVED SPANNING THE STREAM; THE CABLE ANCHORAGES ARE COVERED, AND
REMOVABLE DECKING IS OBSERVED AT UTM UJ306803. THE VEHICLE FORD AT
UTM UJ3048O2 IS SERVICEABLE.
5. A CABLE BRIDGE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT THE SITE OF THE
AT 2134N 10323E (UTM UJ333861). FOUR CABLES SPAN THE STREAM. THE
CABLE ANCHORAGES ON THE EAST BANK ARE NOT COVERED AND THE APPROACHES
TO THE BRIDGE ARE NOT COMPLETE. PROBABLE REMOVABLE BRIDGE DECKING
IS LOCATED AT UTM UJ332860. THE VEHICLE FORD AT UTM UJ333861 IS
SERVICEABLE.
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work. Their use
should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re-
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Collateral Support
Division, NPIC
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ROUTE 19, NORTH VIETNAM
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