Justifications,  Anglais  

DEF – A bridge designed for rapid construction from interchangeable latticed panels of high-tensile steel that are coupled with alloy steel pins set into ready-made holes to form girders and laid double or triple or superposed to suit the span and load. Source 3, fiche 1, Anglais, Définition 1 - Bailey bridge

CONT – The narrowness of the 6.5 m-wide superstructure allowed the use of a steel Bailey bridge as the launching gantry. This truss bridge was relatively slender and extended across two spans. It served to transport materials to the work in progress and to support the travelling formwork in its rear span. Source 4, fiche 1, Anglais, Contexte 1 - Bailey bridge

OBS – After Sir Donald C. Bailey b 1901 Eng. engineer who designed it. Source 3, fiche 1, Anglais, Observation 1 - Bailey bridge

OBS – Bailey bridge; BB: term and abbreviation officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces. Source 5, fiche 1, Anglais, Observation 2 - Bailey bridge

Justifications,  Français  

CONT – La classification systématique des ponts met en jeu de nombreux critères : [...] - le caractère d'inamovibilité ou d'amovibilité des ouvrages. Les ponts amovibles sont le plus souvent «militaires», tels que les ponts Bailey, les ponts Gillois. Source 7, fiche 1, Français, Contexte 1 - pont Bailey

OBS – pont Bailey; PB : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes. Source 5, fiche 1, Français, Observation 1 - pont Bailey

  Justifications,  Espagnol