Equipment

River Crossing by Army Trucks

June 21, 2016

When U.S. military trucks need to cross open bodies of water, such as rivers and lakes, they rely on modern-day pontoon bridges known as Improved Ribbon Bridges or “IRBs” – bridges that can also become impromptu motorized ferries if needed. The 200th Engineer Multi-Role Bridge Company recently shuttled tractor-trailers across the Missouri near Chamberlain, SD, as part of the annual Golden Coyote National Guard exercise to show how IRBs work in the real world. (Video courtesy of the U.S. Army Spc. Chenyang Liu)

Sean Kilcarr

When U.S. military trucks need to cross open bodies of water, such as rivers and lakes, they rely on modern-day pontoon bridges known as Improved Ribbon Bridges or “IRBs,” which can also become impromptu motorized ferries if needed. The 200th Engineer Multi-Role Bridge Company recently shuttled tractor-trailers across the Missouri near Chamberlain, SD, as part of the annual Golden Coyote National Guard exercise to show how IRBs work in the real world. (Video courtesy of the U.S. Army Spc. Chenyang Liu)

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Sean Kilcarr is a former longtime FleetOwner senior editor who wrote for the publication from 2000 to 2018. He served as editor-in-chief from 2017 to 2018.