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This blown bridge at Funchilin Pass blocked the only way out for U.S. and British forces withdrawing from the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea during the Korean War. Air Force C-119 Flying Boxcars dropped portable bridge sections to span the chasm in December 1950, allowing men and equipment to reach safety. Air Force photo
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The lesser known bridge as compared to Cavenagh just metres away. Interesting to it's name know after passing it for umpteen times.
Elgin Bridge, which crosses the Singapore River and links North and South Bridge Roads, is located in the Downtown Core of the Central Region.
In 1863, the iron bridge originally named Thomson's Bridge was renamed Elgin Bridge, after Lord James Bruce Elgin, the Governor-General of India (1862-1863), the 8th Earl of Elgin.
This first Elgin bridge was widened in 1870 but later demolished in 1920s to make way for the second Elgin Bridge, built between 1926 and 1929. It was opened to traffic on 30 May 1929 and the bridge remains until today.
Chinese names: In Hokkien, thih tiau-kio, and in Cantonese, thit tiu-khiu, both mean iron suspension bridge.
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The bridge was built in 1854 by David Spooner using the Town truss and utilizing one span. The structure is 100 ft. long and 15 ft. wide, and it is only open to foot traffic. The bridge crosses Marsh Creek and is owned by Gettysburg Battlefield Preservation Association.
The bridge was known as Sauck's during the Civil War, it was built using oak and pine. The bridge was repaired in 1997 after heavy rains washed the bridge from it's foundation and carried it approx. one hundred yards downstream.
On July 3rd and 4th, 1863 , the bridge was used by a portion of the Confederate army, in retreat out of Gettysburg, but is said to have been used by both armies during the time of the Gettysburg conflict. Robert E. Lee had split his army into 2 sections, with one headed Northwest toward Cashtown, the other crossed Sauck's Bridge and headed Southwest.
The bridge is known to have been the site of a triple hanging at one end, and in close proximity to a crude post battle field hospital, the Sauck's Covered Bridge is a favorite of ghost hunters.