Roving bridge
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A roving bridge, changeline bridge, turnover bridge, or snake bridge is a bridge over a canal or navigable river constructed to allow a horse towing a boat to cross the waterway when the towpath chang
Stone-built roving bridge 29 with spiral ramp on the Macclesfield Canal
Two locally made Horseley Ironworks roving bridges at Smethwick Junction on the Birmingham Main Line Canal
Split bridge at Spon Lane top lock, Smethwick
Macclesfield Canal
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The Macclesfield Canal is a canal in Cheshire East, England. There were various proposals for a canal to connect the town of Macclesfield to the national network from 1765 onwards, but it was not unti
Roving bridge
…some canals roving bridges were constructed by placing the two ramps on the same side of the bridge, which turned the horse through 360 degrees. The Macclesfield Canal has bridges with spiral ramps, which meant that the horse did not have to turn back on itself once it had crossed the bridge. The Stratford-upon-Avon…
The canal near Congleton
Macclesfield Canal just before Marple Junction
Roving bridges on the Macclesfield Canal are known locally as Snake bridges.