RAILROAD AND HIGHWAY BRIDGE BAC GIANG NORTH VIETNAM 2116N 10611E (SANITIZED)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T01471R001800170003-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 2, 2007
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: May 31, 1966
• Content Type: REPORT

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(c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
RAILROAD AND HIGHWAY BRIDGE
BAC GIANG, NORTH VIETNAM
2116N 10611E
SECRET
ATTACHMENT TO K-9732
31 MAY 1966
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THIS BRIEFING BOARD DEPICTS A HEAVILY DAMAGED AND UNSERVICEABLE
RAILROAD AND HIGHWAY BRIDGE ON ROUTE 1A OVER THE SONG THUONG (RIVER)
ON THE WEST EDGE OF BAC GIANG.
2. COLLATERAL:
BRIDGE TO BE HEAVILY DAMAGED AND UNSERVICEABLE. TWO SPANS AND TWO
SHORING PIERS ON THE NORTHEAST END OF THE BRIDGE HAVE BEEN DROPPED INTO
THE RIVER. A FERRY AND TWO PONTOON SECTIONS ARE OBSERVED NORTHWEST OF
THE BRIDGE AND SEVERAL PONTOON SECTIONS ARE OBSERVED SOUTHEAST OF THE
BRIDGE (NOT SHOWN ON GRAPHIC).
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.
PRINCIPAL HIGHWAY BETWEEN HA NOI AND THE SOUTHEAST CHINA BORDER REGION.
STRIKE DATA REPORTS THAT THE BRIDGE WAS STRUCK AT LEAST SIX TIMES IN
APRIL 1966 AND AGAIN ON 05 MAY 1966. TWENTY-NINE USAF AIRCRAFT STRUCK
THE TARGET AND EXPENDED THIRTY-EIGHT 3000-POUND GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS,
EIGHTEEN 750-POUND GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS, AND FOUR PODS CBU FLARES.
3. MISSION READOUT:
GROUP 1
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