RECONSTRUCTION OF HANOI RAILROAD/HIGHWAY BRIDGE HANOI, NORTH VIETNAM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-01074R000300500003-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 5, 2009
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: April 14, 1969
• Content Type: PHOTO

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NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
RECONSTRUCTION OF HANOI RAILROAD/HIGHWAY BRIDGE
HANOI, NORTH VIETNAM
21-O2N 105-51E
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ATTACHMENT TO M-6250
14 APRIL 1969
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RECONSTRUCTION OF HANOI RAILROAD/HIGHWAY BRIDGE
HANOI, NORTH VIETNAM
210232N 1055153E
1. SIGNIFICANCE:
THIS BRIEFING BOARD DEPICTS MAJOR PERMANENT RECONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY ON
SECTIONS OF THE DOUMER BRIDGE, WITH MOST ACTIVITY CENTERED AROUND EMPLACEMENT OF
STEEL TRUSSES AS SUPPORT FOR HIGHWAY DECKING.
2. LOCATION:
NORTHEAST OF HANOI ON ROUTE 1A, THE MAIN ROUTE LINKING HANOI WITH HAIPHONG,
THAI NGUYEN, AND CHINA.
3. BACKGROUND:
THE FIRST AIRSTRIKE AGAINST THE 5,532 FOOT BRIDGE WAS CONDUCTED ON 11
AUGUST 1967, AND IMMEDIATE RECONSTRUCTION PERMITTED LIMITED THROUGH TRAFFIC 19
DAYS LATER. AIRSTRIKES IN DECEMBER 1967 LEFT THE BRIDGE SEVERLY DAMAGED, AND
RECONSTRUCTION WAS NOT ATTEMPTED UNTIL AFTER THE LIMITED BOMBING HALT OF 31 MARCH
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1968. PHOTOGRAPHY OF REVEALED THE FIRST MAJOR RECONSTRUCTION UND
ERWAY,
WITH THREE SPANS AND FOUR PIERS REBUILT AND A CONSTRUCTION BARGE AND CRANE ADJACENT
TO THE BRIDGE. PHOTOGRAPHY OF LATE
4. MISSION READOUT:
LOW LEVEL DRONE PHOTOGRAPHY OF
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 boards (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, Imagery Exploitation
Group NPIC.
GROUPI EXCLUDED FROM
AUTOMATIC DOWNGRADING
AND DECLASSIFICATION
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CONSTRUCTION ON,SECTIONS OF THIS HANOI RAILROAD/HIGHWAY BRIDGE. DEPICTED ARE
THREE OF THE AREAS AT WHICH THIS RECONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY IS TAKING PLACE.
FIGURE 1 DEPICTS PREPARATION OF TRUSS SECTIONS NEAR THE EASTERN END OF
THE BRIDGE. THESE TRUSSES WILL SERVE AS SUPPORTS FOR HIGHWAY DECKING.
FIGURE 2 DEPICTS MID-BRIDGE ACTIVITY IN WHICH A FLOATING JIB CRANE IS
EMPLOYED TO PLACE THE TRUSSES ON THE BRIDGE PIERS. ALSO OBSERVED ARE VARIOUS
SUPPORTING RIVER CRAFT, INCLUDING A RAIL FERRY, WHICH CARRY BUILDING MATERIALS FROM
THE SHORES OR SERVE IN A STORAGE FUNCTION.
FIGURE 3 DEPICTS REPAIRS TO THE ISLAND PORTION OF THE BRIDGE. SUPPORT
TRUSSES AND DECKING ARE BEING PREPARED FOR EMPLACEMENT. SUPPORT AND TRAVEL DECKING
IS BEING PLACED ON THE EASTERN PART OF THIS PORTION.
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MAP REF: AMS SERIES L7014 SHEET 6150 I
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 boards (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, Imagery Exploitation
Group NPIC.
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