Virginia Guard engineers assist with bridge project in Big Stone Gap
Soldiers from the Bowling Green-based 189th Engineer Company, 276th Engineer Battalion work to dismantle the old Proctor Street Bridge in Big Stone Gap as part of the unit’s two weeks of annual training. Working with a local contractor, Virginia Guard engineers helped construct a temporary bridge that will be used while the existing bridge is dismantled and a new bridge is constructed. A detachment of the 189th is assigned to the Big Stone Gap armory, and in addition to being able to help their local community, the Virginia Guard Soldiers are gaining valuable real-world experience in bridge construction. The project is expected to be completed by Aug. 7. (Photo by Capt. James Morris, 189th Engineer Company)
Virginia Guard engineers assist with bridge project in Big Stone Gap
Soldiers from the Bowling Green-based 189th Engineer Company, 276th Engineer Battalion work to dismantle the old Proctor Street Bridge in Big Stone Gap as part of the unit’s two weeks of annual training. Working with a local contractor, Virginia Guard engineers helped construct a temporary bridge that will be used while the existing bridge is dismantled and a new bridge is constructed. A detachment of the 189th is assigned to the Big Stone Gap armory, and in addition to being able to help their local community, the Virginia Guard Soldiers are gaining valuable real-world experience in bridge construction. The project is expected to be completed by Aug. 7. (Photo by Capt. James Morris, 189th Engineer Company)