Victor Bridge
On March 29, 1945 the 146th Engineers crossed the Rhine on Victor Bridge. Spanning 1,370 feet, from Neider Breisig to Bad Hönningen, it was the longest tactical bridge in the world at the time.
The bridge was built by the 107th Engineers
The battalion next came to the forefront of history in March of 1945 when the advancing Allied armies reached the wide barrier of the Rhine River. On the near side were the Allies, on the far side were the Germans and the river stood in between as an impossible obstacle. Although the bridge at Remagen had been captured, its' half destroyed condition and imminent collapse prevented its use as a supply line. The only choice was to built new bridges and one of the missions fell on the 254th.
The Battalion performed admirably, bridging the Rhine at Niedersbrseig (Honningen) in under 14 hours and in the process constructed the world's longest tactical floating bridge. At 1,370 feet, it stood as a marvel of combat engineering. The bridge saw extremely heavy use. Actual bridge construction took a mere 12 hours. There was a two hour delay waiting for material! Within five days of its completion, 6,378 vehicles in various convoys including many Sherman and medium tanks had crossed, plus the normal traffic
