Editing Bailey bridge (section)

===Post-war applications===
The [[Skylark launch tower]] at [[Woomera Prohibited Area|Woomera]] was built up of Bailey bridge components.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bqQsjc3BwZkC&pg=PA25|title=History of British Space Science|last1=Massie|first1=Harrie|last2=Robins|first2=M. O.|date=1986-02-27|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=9780521307833|language=en}}</ref> In the years immediately following World War II, the [[Ontario Hydro|Ontario Hydro-Electric Power Commission]] purchased huge amounts of war-surplus Bailey bridging from the Canadian War Assets Corporation. The commission used bridging in an office building.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1tgDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA125|title=Popular Mechanics |last=Magazines |first=Hearst |date=1948-05-01 |publisher=Hearst Magazines |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-U4jAQAAMAAJ|title=Electric Light and Power|date=1955|publisher=Winston, Incorporated|language=en}}</ref> Over 200,000 tons of bridging were used in a hydroelectric project.{{Sfn|Harpur|1991|p=106}} The Ontario government was, several years after World War II, the largest holder of Bailey Bridging components. After World War II and especially post [[Hurricane Hazel]] in 1954, some of the bridging was used to construct replacement bridges in the Toronto area:<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.toronto.com/news-story/6900026-stories-from-rouge-park-canadian-military-builds-baily-bridge-to-get-traffic-moving-after-hurricane-hazel/ |title=STORIES FROM ROUGE PARK: Canadian military builds Baily Bridge to get traffic moving after Hurricane Hazel |last=Noonan |first=Larry |date=2016-10-11 |work=Toronto.com|access-date=2018-11-02 |language=en-CA}}</ref>

* [[16th Avenue Bailey Bridge]] c. 1945
* [[Lake Shore Boulevard Bailey Bridge]] was built in 1952 for Ontario Hydro
* [[Old Finch Avenue Bailey Bridge]], built by the [[2nd Field Engineer Regiment]], is the last still in use.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://nowtoronto.com/news/story.cfm?content=160327&archive=27,9,2007 |title=Best of Toronto: Cityscape |date=November 2007|work=NOW Magazine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210071316/https://nowtoronto.com/news/story.cfm?content=160327&archive=27,9,2007 |archive-date=February 10, 2012 }}</ref>

The longest Bailey bridge was put into service in October 1975. This {{convert|788|m|ft|adj=on}}, two-lane bridge crossed the [[Derwent River (Tasmania)|Derwent River]] at [[Hobart]], Australia.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BAFjduDQUfQC|title=Journals and Printed Papers of the Parliament of Tasmania|date=1977|publisher=Government Printer|language=en}}</ref> The Bailey bridge was in use until the reconstruction of the [[Tasman Bridge]] was completed on 8 October 1977.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.abs.gov.au/Ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/7a88395760718555ca256c32002417ba?OpenDocument |title=Feature Article – The Tasman bridge (Feature Article) |date=2002-09-13 |website=Tasmanian Year Book, 2000 |language=en |access-date=2018-11-02}}</ref> Bailey bridges are in regular use throughout the world, particularly as a means of bridging in remote regions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/twin-bailey-bridges-to-fill-the-gap/cid/1668242|title=Twin Bailey bridges to fill the gap|website=The Telegraph|location=Kolkota|language=en|access-date=2018-11-02}}</ref> In 2018, the Indian Army erected three new footbridges at [[Elphinstone Road railway station|Elphinstone Road]], a commuter railway station in [[Mumbai, India|Mumbai]], and at [[Currey Road railway station|Currey Road]] and [[Ambivli railway station|Ambivli]]. These were erected quickly, in response to [[2017 Mumbai stampede|a stampede]] some months earlier, where 23 people died.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/elphinstone-road-mumbai-foot-over-bridge-indian-army-stampede-currey-road-ambiivli-piyush-goyal-devendra-fadnavis-flower-vendor/202752|title=Built by the Army, Elphinstone Road foot-overbridge inaugurated by a flower vendor|date=27 February 2018|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> The [[United States Army Corps of Engineers]] uses Bailey Bridges in construction projects, including an emergency replacement bridge on the [[Hana Highway]] in Hawaii.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newburyportnews.com/news/local_news/officials-focus-on-design-of-bridge-over-artichoke-reservoir/article_d75bb0ef-7cb3-54ea-9f8e-230e972dae05.html|title=Officials focus on design of bridge over Artichoke Reservoir|author=Jennifer Solis|work=The Daily News of Newburyport|access-date=2018-11-02|language=en}}</ref> Two temporary Bailey bridges have been used on the northern span of the [[Dufferin Street bridges]] in [[Toronto]] since 2014.{{Citation needed|date=January 2020}}

The first Bailey Bridge built for civilian use in India was on the Pamba river in a place called Ranni in Pathanamthitta district of the state of Kerala. It was on 1996 November 08. 

In 2017 the [[Irish Army]] built a Bailey bridge to replace a road bridge across the [[Cabry River]], in County Donegal, after the original bridge was destroyed in floods.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/donegal-bridges-gaps-after-all-hands-on-deck-flood-response-1.3206768 |title=Donegal bridges gaps after 'all hands on deck' flood response |newspaper=The Irish Times |author=Murtagh, Peter |date=2 September 2017 |access-date=24 January 2020}}</ref>

In 2021 a Bailey bridge was built across the river Dijle in Rijmenam (Belgium) for the transportation of excavated soil from one side to the other of the river. The bridge allowed the trucks to cross the river without having to pass the city center.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20210706_93518735|title=Bridge dating from Second World War placed over the river Dijle|access-date=2018-11-02|language=nl|newspaper=[[De Standaard]]}}</ref>

In March 2021, the [[Michigan Department of Transportation]] constructed a Bailey bridge on [[M-30 (Michigan highway)|M-30]] to temporarily reconnect the highway after the old structure was destroyed in the May 2020 flooding and subsequent failure of the [[Wixom Lake|Edenville Dam]]. The department will replace the temporary bridge with a permanent structure in the coming years.

Following the [[2023 Auckland Anniversary Weekend floods]] and [[Cyclone Gabrielle]] in the North Island of New Zealand, Bailey bridges were installed to reconnect communities.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/485162/six-bailey-bridges-to-help-reconnect-isolated-north-island-communities|title=Six Bailey bridges to help reconnect isolated North Island communities|publisher=Radio New Zealand|date=2 March 2023}}</ref>

Following the 2023 floods in Madrid, Spain, the [[Spanish Army]] is set to build a Bailey bridge in the village of [[Aldea del Fresno]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-06 |title=El Ejército instala en Aldea del Fresno el puente que "ayudó a ganar" la II Guerra Mundial |url=https://www.elmundo.es/madrid/2023/09/06/64f782f121efa0a22e8b4570.html |access-date=2023-09-07 |website=ELMUNDO |language=es}}</ref>

In 2024, following the catastrophic landslide in Kerala’s Wayanad district, the  [[Indian Army]] build a 190 feet Bailey bridge in the village of Mundakkai.<ref>{{Cite news |last=PTI |date=2024-08-01 |title=Indian Army constructs 190-ft-long Bailey bridge at Wayanad to connect landslide affected areas |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/indian-army-constructs-190-ft-long-bailey-bridge-at-wayanad-to-connect-landslide-affected-areas/article68474877.ece |access-date=2024-08-02 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

In 2025, during [[2025 Bahía Blanca floods]], [[Argentine Army]] installed two Bailey bridges to reconnect the two halves of the city.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.lanueva.com/nota/2025-3-12-19-24-0-el-ejercito-anuncio-que-este-jueves-quedara-inaugurado-el-puente-modular-sobre-el-canal-maldonado | title=El Ejército anunció que este jueves quedará inaugurado el puente modular sobre el Canal Maldonado }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.lanueva.com/nota/2025-3-16-18-16-0-habilitan-un-nuevo-puente-modular-para-atravesar-el-canal-maldonado | title=Habilitan un nuevo puente modular para atravesar el canal Maldonado }}</ref>