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Check out this photo montage over at Wired with how the California National Guard is able to build a floating bridge. The bridge is built by General Dynamics European Land Systems, and has been in military and private applications when traditional engineering is not available.

A ribbon bridge as these are known, can support 70 tons or more, enough to carry and M1 Abrams tank.

Pretty amazing.

Read it all at WIRED.

Photocredit:

Credit: SSG Edward Siguenza/DVIDS