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[Music] in all areas of the Alpine front

in all areas of the Alpine front

in all areas of the Alpine front our Engineers are working to

our Engineers are working to

our Engineers are working to reactivate traffic and rebuild

reactivate traffic and rebuild

reactivate traffic and rebuild what the war has destroyed near

what the war has destroyed near

what the war has destroyed near Mentone. The railway engineer regiment

Mentone. The railway engineer regiment

Mentone. The railway engineer regiment has taken care of

has taken care of

has taken care of laying three large railway bridges in record time,

laying three large railway bridges in record time,

laying three large railway bridges in record time, replacing the bridges

replacing the bridges

replacing the bridges blown up by the French on the

blown up by the French on the

blown up by the French on the Borrigo river and on the Lei river

Borrigo river and on the Lei river

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Here is the test of one of the bridges

Here is the test of one of the bridges

Here is the test of one of the bridges carried out with two locomotives both stationary and

carried out with two locomotives both stationary and

carried out with two locomotives both stationary and in motion

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the bending of the

the bending of the

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girder is controlled

girder is controlled

girder is controlled at another railway bridge was

at another railway bridge was

at another railway bridge was boldly launched to a height of 56

boldly launched to a height of 56

boldly launched to a height of 56 m above the river level this

m above the river level this

m above the river level this bridge was mounted as a cantilever with a

bridge was mounted as a cantilever with a

bridge was mounted as a cantilever with a shortened balancing beam and ballasted in

shortened balancing beam and ballasted in

shortened balancing beam and ballasted in only The 45 m of the cantilever were built in 50 hours and

only The 45 m of the cantilever were built in 50 hours and

only The 45 m of the cantilever were built in 50 hours and weigh

weigh

weigh 137,000 kg. The total weight of the bridge

137,000 kg. The total weight of the bridge

137,000 kg. The total weight of the bridge is

is

is 381,000 kg

381,000 kg

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