Pontoon bridge transport soldiers and artillery across rivers in the South. In 1872 at a military review before Queen Victoria, a pontoon bridge was thrown across the River Thames at Windsor, Berkshire, where the river was wide. The bridge, comprising 15 pontoons held by 14 anchors, was completed in 22 minutes and then used to move five battalions of troops across the river. It was removed in 34 minutes the next day. The British Blanshard Pontoon stayed in British use until the late 1870s, when it was replaced by the "Blood Pontoon". The Blood Pontoon returned to the open boat system, which
Junk Yard (pinball) Junk Yard (pinball) Junk Yard is a pinball game released by Williams Electronics in 1996. The game was advertised with the slogan ""The meanest game in the whole darn town."". The playfield of "Junk Yard" contains different toys e.g. a crane with a wrecking ball - a pinball hanging from a chain, a toilet that flushes the ball and a doghouse with an attack dog. The game rules of "Junk Yard" are not very deep but the gameplay is not easy. The player has to find parts in the junk yard to construct different tools and vehicles as seen on