BAILEY BRIDGE EXAM II QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ How many personnel does the routine repair detail consists of?
Answer: 6
◉ How many personnel does the maintenance party usually consist
of for important bridges subject to enemy action?
Answer: The entire assembly crew
◉ What is the required safety setback on an unprepared abutment if
the bank height is 6 feet?
Answer: 1.5 x 6 feet = 9 feet
◉ Given a 140-foot TS bridge with grillage type 1 on both the near
shore (NS) and far shore (FS). The far-bank seat is level with the
near-bank seat. What is the position of the launching-nose links?
Answer: 20 feet & 40 feet
◉ How is the initial bridge length determined?
Answer: By adding the width of the gap, the safety setbacks, and the
roller clearances
, ◉ What is the purpose of construction rollers?
Answer: Aid in inserting the launching-nose links and provide
clearance between the links and the ground
◉ How many NCOs and enlisted members are on the transom crew
to construct a TT Bailey bridge?
Answer: 2 NCOs and 28 enlisted members
◉ What are the different types of stringers?
Answer: Plain and Button
◉ How many unloading parties are needed for a 100-foot DS bridge?
Answer: 5 unloading parties
◉ How far should the extra set of plain rollers (called construction
rollers) be placed temporarily behind the rocking rollers when
determining longitudinal spacing?
Answer: 12 ½ feet
◉ What is the center-to-center roller spacing?
Answer: 14 feet 10 inches
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ How many personnel does the routine repair detail consists of?
Answer: 6
◉ How many personnel does the maintenance party usually consist
of for important bridges subject to enemy action?
Answer: The entire assembly crew
◉ What is the required safety setback on an unprepared abutment if
the bank height is 6 feet?
Answer: 1.5 x 6 feet = 9 feet
◉ Given a 140-foot TS bridge with grillage type 1 on both the near
shore (NS) and far shore (FS). The far-bank seat is level with the
near-bank seat. What is the position of the launching-nose links?
Answer: 20 feet & 40 feet
◉ How is the initial bridge length determined?
Answer: By adding the width of the gap, the safety setbacks, and the
roller clearances
, ◉ What is the purpose of construction rollers?
Answer: Aid in inserting the launching-nose links and provide
clearance between the links and the ground
◉ How many NCOs and enlisted members are on the transom crew
to construct a TT Bailey bridge?
Answer: 2 NCOs and 28 enlisted members
◉ What are the different types of stringers?
Answer: Plain and Button
◉ How many unloading parties are needed for a 100-foot DS bridge?
Answer: 5 unloading parties
◉ How far should the extra set of plain rollers (called construction
rollers) be placed temporarily behind the rocking rollers when
determining longitudinal spacing?
Answer: 12 ½ feet
◉ What is the center-to-center roller spacing?
Answer: 14 feet 10 inches
