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
Pontoon (song) "lyrics are so dull that, when paired with the weird reverb on Karen Fairchild’s vocal, they start to sound like a diary of seasickness." The song was awarded with 2012 Single Of The Year by the Country Music Association and 2013 Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance. The music video was directed by Declan Whitebloom and premiered in May 2012. It was filmed at Percy Priest Lake in Nashville, Tennessee. "Pontoon" debuted at number 51 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot Country Songs chart for the week of May 19, 2012. For the week of September 15, 2012, "Pontoon" became