+

Cookies on the Business Insider India website

Business Insider India has updated its Privacy and Cookie policy. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the better experience on our website. If you continue without changing your settings, we\'ll assume that you are happy to receive all cookies on the Business Insider India website. However, you can change your cookie setting at any time by clicking on our Cookie Policy at any time. You can also see our Privacy Policy.

Close
HomeQuizzoneWhatsappShare Flash Reads
 

Behold the world's longest bridge made out of amphibious military vehicles

Jun 10, 2016, 00:25 IST

US Army Europe

A 350 meter bridge that stretches the length of the Vistula River near Chelmno, Poland, was created by connecting 34 UK and German M3 Amphibious Rigs together - which was then able to support 200 US Army vehicles crossing, including Stryker armored fighting vehicles.

Advertisement

It was assembled for Poland's national exercise, Anakonda 16, in less than 45 minutes, and is the world's longest bridge using the vehicles to date.

The M3 Amphibious Rig is a self-propelled amphibious bridging vehicle that is used for the projection of tanks and other vehicles across water obstacles. 

Here's the full video:

NOW WATCH: These are the favorite weapons of the Army Special Operations Forces

Please enable Javascript to watch this video
Next Article