Shropshire Union Canal turnover bridge at Pendeford
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Shropshire Union Canal turnover bridge at Pendeford
Image: © Roger D Kidd Taken: 19 May 2009
This kind of bridge allowed the towpath to cross from one side of the canal to the other while allowing horse drawn boats to proceed without the horse being unhitched from the vessel. These are also called snake bridges or roving bridges or changeline bridges. This is Bridge No 3 and is very unusual on the top, see Image]
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Image Location
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