HIGHWAY BRIDGE, ROUTE 9 TCHEPONE AREA, LAOS 1642N 10613E

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T01471R000100060005-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 8, 2007
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: December 4, 1964
• Content Type: REPORT

Approved For Release 2007/05/09: CIA-RDP80T01471 8000100060005-1
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CSD/NPIC 372/64
4 December 1964
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HIGHWAY BRIDGE, ROUTE 9
TCHEPONE AREA, LAOS
1642N 10613E
(SEE NPIC BRIEFING BOARD J-4494 FOR COMPARISON)
FIRST REVEALED DAMAGE TO
THE EASTERN SPAN OF THE FOUR-SPAN, STEEL-TRUSS ROUTE 9 HIGHWAY BRIDGE
REVEALED THAT THE ,
EASTERN SPAN OF THE BRIDGE WAS PARTIALLY COLLAPSED, CUTTING OFF DIRECT
ACCESS TO ROUTE 9. FLOODING ACTION WAS APPARENT ON BOTH BANKS OF THE
SE BAN HIENG (RIVER). THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ATTEMPTS TO FORD
REVEALS ROUTE 9 HIGHWAY
BRIDGE LOCATED 1.2 NM NORTHWEST OF TCHEPONE. A NEW ROAD BY-PASS
APPROXIMATELY 0.2 NM EAST OF THE BRIDGE CONNECTS ROUTE 9 WITH THE
PARTIALLY COLLAPSED EASTERN SPAN OF THE BRIDGE. THE BRIDGE APPEARS TO
BE SERVICEABLE FOR VEHICULAR TRAFFIC.
3. A MILITARY AREA 0.2 NM WEST OF THE BRIDGE CONTAINS SIX BARRACKS-
TYPE BUILDINGS, ONE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, EIGHT SMALL SUPPORT BUILDINGS,
TWO GUARD POSTS, AND A L-SHAPED VEHICLE STORAGE/MAINTENANCE BUILDING.
MILITARY AREA EAST OF BRIDGE CONSISTS OF ONE PROBABLE BARRACKS, ONE
ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, AND ONE SUPPORT BUILDING.
4. AREA HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY COVERED BY NUMEROUS COLD TALE, LUCKY
DRAGON, AND
GROUP I
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