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| Today was a big day. I went to the western end of the Forth & Clyde and some other sites along the way. I think I will need two pages for this day, one for the canal and one for the Antonine Wall |
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There are many ways to make canal/road crossings: swing bridge (pictured here), lift bridges, single or double leaf bascule bridges, aqueducts, and I've seen them all.
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Many years ago I worked
with a fella who, when looking for an alternate solution, said:
"Don't raise the bridge, lower the water." 40 years later I am
seeing it actually happen. At dalmuir the bridge is barely 3 feet
above the water, so they created a long lock more than twice the
length of a standard boat plus the width of the roadway. And they
"lower the water." Just like the man said. |
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