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Snake Bridge over a canal passageway, the UK (lemmy.world)

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[–] daikiki@lemmy.world 83 points 11 months ago (25 children)

It's pretty, but it was built for purely practical reasons. This is an old towpath, and the bridge is designed in such a fashion that horses towing barges can switch sides without having to unhitch.

[–] odium@programming.dev 17 points 11 months ago (18 children)

Why did you have to say that? Now my evening after work is gonna be spent looking at diagrams and videos of how this would work. I have no mental image of what a horse towing a barge would look like.

[–] GiveOver@feddit.uk 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Fun fact, an interest in canals is called "Gongoozling"

[–] icon4691@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Thanks for mentioning this! I just remembered that I learned it from "Rosemary & Thyme" The Gongoozlers (TV Episode 2004). Fun mystery series that I highly recommend.

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