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A short time after commissioning of the temporary bridge from the April/May 1945 it was clear that capacity would not be enough. So a new provisional bridge was built ready in 1946, the Montgomery bridge.<br>The Bailey truss consisted of the widespread system of quick construction. The creation was realized by the existing temporary bridge with Franki piles. On the 24.08.1945, the Frankipfahl construction company from Düsseldorf received an order for the establishment.<br>Since the American temporary bridge was slightly lower than the Bailey bridge be built the undercurrent, the American bridge could first as piling stage and later as formwork for the pillar heads, as a working platform for the concrete work and be used as scaffolding for the Bailey bridge.<br>The construction of the buildings was carried out following operations:<br>1 production of medium-sized parent building in the axis of the lower-power bridge over the pillars of III-V, initially only one-story.<br>2. Longitudinal displacement of this excessive construction on the means of opening up the pillar of VI. This measure was necessary, as was between piers V and VI the old American temporary bridge for shipping reasons canceled already to a large extent and thus eliminates the platform for the Assembly of the steel superstructure.<br>3. Construction of other buildings in the axis of the lower power bridge, two-storied.<br>4. Cross-connection of individual superstructures in the axis of the upper stream bridge to 7.32 m. Here the cantilevered racks in the final location moved first and then the mounted racks on special auxiliary consoles, which were attached to the ends of the arms.<br>5. Increase the upper power-superstructures<br>6 Construction of buildings of lower power bridge in the same sequence.<br><br>Only English pioneer units carried out the installation of steel superstructures.<br>At both ends, the bridge has received ever a portal as a conclusion. The portals have been named of the English Mr leader, significantly involved in the enforcement of the Rhine passage field marshal Montgomery.<br>The bridge was completed in only 5 months. The bridge was opened on the 5th, 1946.<br><br>In the first winter (1946/1947) the bridge was at highest risk. Strong drift ice threatened the bridge. The ice cream took to the ice breakers before the bridge piers and formed a nearly closed ice. The bridge could survive the winter ice blasting conducted only through the use of icebreaker ships and English pioneers.<br>Through the narrow passage of the ship there was numerous maritime accidents, as a Dutch tug named 'Modes', which immediately sank on an ice Crusher before a pillar of power and a ship crane had to be recovered z.B.<br>Cars and trucks dufen only with 25 km/h drive over the bridge, still got the bridge violent fluctuation, so that local residents spoke soon from the 'lively rubber bridge'.<bR>After the construction of the new Rhine bridge (BAS 140) 1953 the Montgomery bridge was canceled.