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The Pontoon Bridge at Berlin

Summary

The New York World states that the pontoon bridge at Berlin, which measures fifteen hundred feet and requires 76 boats to support it, is the second longest built during the war. The bridge, “over which General Burnside’s forces crossed into Virginia,” is bested only by the one at Chickahominy (VA).

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Newspaper: The Valley Register

Publication Date: October 31st, 1862

Page/Column: 2A

Town: Middletown, MD

County: Frederick

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