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

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• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
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Approved For Release 2007/055/08: 'At R9P89 01471 R000300050006-9
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HIGHWAY BRIDGE, ROUTE 9
TCHEPONE AREA, LAOS
1642N 10613E
CSD/NPIC 402/65
5 JANUARY 1965 1I
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(SEE NPIC BRIEFING BOARDS J-5982 AND J-608+ FOR COMPARISON)
FIRST REVEALED DAMAGE TO 25X1
THE EASTERN SPAN OF THE FOUR-SPAN, STEEL-TRUSS ROUTE 9 HIGHWAY BRIDGE
OVER THE SE BANG HIENG (RIVER) 1.4 NM NORTHWEST OF TCHEPONE RENDERING
IT IMPASSABLE TO VEHICLES.
2. THE EASTERN SPAN 25X1
OF THE BRIDGE PARTIALLY COLLAPSED. FLOODING ACTION WAS APPARENT ON
BOTH BANKS OF THE RIVER. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ATTEMPTS TO FORD
THE RIVER.
3.1 REVEALED A NEW ROAD BY-
PASS APPROXIMATELY 0.2 NM EAST OF THE BRIDGE CONNECTING ROUTE 9 WITH
THE PARTIALLY-COLLAPSED EASTERN SPAN OF THE BRIDGE. THE BRIDGE APPEARED
TO BE SERVICEABLE FOR VEHICULAR TRAFFIC.
4.1 REVEALS A NEWLY 2%1l
IDENTIFIED STAIRWAY CONNECTING THE COLLAPSED SPAN WITH ROUTE 9. A
MILITARY AREA 0.5 NM EAST OF THE BRIDGE CONTAINS ONE PROBABLE BARRACKS,
ONE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, AND ONE SUPPORT BUILDING. NO BOMB DAMAGE
IS OBSERVED.
5. AREA HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY COVERED BY NUMEROUS COLD TALE, LUCKY
DRAGON, AND MISSIONS.
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HIGHWAY BRIDGE, ROUTE 9
TCHEPONE AREA, LAOS
16-42N 106-13E
25X