The PMP Floating Bridge ( "pontoon / bridge park") is a type of mobile
pontoon bridge
A pontoon bridge (or ponton bridge), also known as a floating bridge, is a bridge that uses float (nautical), floats or shallow-draft (hull), draft boats to support a continuous deck for pedestrian and vehicle travel. The buoyancy of the support ...
designed by the
Soviet Union
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after
World War II
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. The bridge's design enables for a quick assembly of its parts.
It has a carrying capacity of 60 tons.
The bridge was originally mounted on a
KrAZ-214
The KrAZ-214 is an off-road truck 6x6 for extreme operations.Н. Чистов. Модернизированный КрАЗ // "За рулём", № 10, октябрь 1961. стр.14 It was manufactured in the Soviet Union at the Yaroslavl Motor ...
, but later transferred to a
KrAZ-255. During the process of its deployment, a truck carrying the bridge is backed alongside the edge of a body of water. The bridge is then rolled off where it unfolds automatically. The bridge spans 382 metres, load capacity 20 tons, or 227 m, load capacity 60 tons, with 32 river pontoons, 12 bridging boats and four shore pontoons.
The PMP was superseded by the PPS-84
[ and later the PP-91 bridge system after the breakup of the Soviet Union. The designation PP stands for "Pontoon Park" and can be assembled into a group of rafts or a bridge spanning up to with a capacity from 90 to 360 tons. The system employs 15 ton Ural-53236 trucks and BMK-225 bridging boats.]
See also
* PP-64 Wstęga
* PM M71 Floating Bridge
References
Pontoon bridges
Military equipment of the Soviet Union
Military bridging equipment
Portable bridges
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