RAILROAD AND HIGHWAY BRIDGE NINH BINH NORTH VIETNAM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-00849A000100070003-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 7, 2008
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: July 6, 1966
• Content Type: REPORT

(c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
REFERENCE: UE 434F ATTACHMENT TO L-1121
06 JULY 1966
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RAILROAD AND HIGHWAY BRIDGE
NINH BINH, NORTH VIETNAM
2015N 10559E
Declassification Review by
NGA/DoD
1. SIGNIFICANCE:
THIS BRIEFING BOARD DEPICTS THE CONTINUING EFFORT BY THE NORTH
VIETNAMESE TO MAINTAIN TRAFFICABILITY ON THEIR ROAD AND RAIL NETWORK
DESPITE U.S. AIR ATTACKS,
2. LOCATION:
THE NINH BINH RAILROAD AND HIGHWAY BRIDGE OVER SONG DAI IS LOCATED
AT UTM XH032404 ON ROUTE 10 AT THE NORTH EDGE OF NINH BINH.
3. STRIKE DATA:
STRIKE DATA REPORTS THAT THIS RAILROAD AND HIGHWAY BRIDGE WAS
STRUCK ON 15 JUNE 1965 BY TWELVE US NAVY A-4C AIRCRAFT, SUPPORTED BY
THIRTY-SIX ADDITIONAL AIRCRAFT. THE SOUTHERN THROUGH TRUSS-TYPE SPAN
OF THE BRIDGE WAS DROPPED AS A RESULT OF THIS STRIKE,
4. REMARKS:
RECONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY WAS OBSERVED ON THIS FOUR SPAN BRIDGE ON
IN ADDITION, TWO PONTOON BRIDGES WERE NOTED NORTHWEST
REVEALS THE NINH BINH RAILROAD AND HIGHWAY
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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ADDITIONAL RIVER CROSSING FACILITIES IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY
OF THE BRIDGE INCLUDE A PILE BENT RAILROAD BY-PASS BRIDGE IN THE LATE
STAGES OF CONSTRUCTION, RAIL FERRY FACILITIES CONSISTING OF TWO SLIPS
AND A LARGE MOVEABLE RAIL FLOAT (NOT SHOWN ON GRAPHIC), AND TWO PONTOON
BRIDGES CAPABLE OF HANDLING LIGHT VEHICULAR TRAFFIC. TWO OCCUPIED AND
THREE UNOCCUPIED LIGHT AAA SITES ARE NOTED IN THE VICINITY OF THE
BRIDGE.
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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