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Han River Railroad Bridge Dedication Ceremony, Seoul
In October 1950, the 62nd Engineers completed construction of the new Han River railway bridge at Seoul, Korea, and a test locomotive crossed the bridge. In June 1951, the first test train crossed the bridge. This photo is of the Dedication Ceremony for the bridge at the time the first passenger train crossed it. Attendants to the ceremony, and passengers in that train, were Lt. General James A. Van Fleet, and Dr. Syngman Rhee, President of the Republic of Korea, and many other dignitaries.
The new bridge is on the right edge of the photo.
For earlier photos of the bridge, see
www.history.army.mil/photos/Korea/kwengin/hanrail.htm
Pre-war photos of the Han River bridges can be seen on Kernbeisser's site at
www.flickr.com/photos/kernbeisser/3781922408/in/set-72157...
Han River Railroad Bridge Dedication Ceremony, Seoul
In October 1950, the 62nd Engineers completed construction of the new Han River railway bridge at Seoul, Korea, and a test locomotive crossed the bridge. In June 1951, the first test train crossed the bridge. This photo is of the Dedication Ceremony for the bridge at the time the first passenger train crossed it. Attendants to the ceremony, and passengers in that train, were Lt. General James A. Van Fleet, and Dr. Syngman Rhee, President of the Republic of Korea, and many other dignitaries.
The new bridge is on the right edge of the photo.
For earlier photos of the bridge, see
www.history.army.mil/photos/Korea/kwengin/hanrail.htm
Pre-war photos of the Han River bridges can be seen on Kernbeisser's site at
www.flickr.com/photos/kernbeisser/3781922408/in/set-72157...