Stone-built Snake Bridge on the Macclesfield Canal, England.
Such bridges were built to allow the horses drawing the narrowboats to cross to the other side of the canal without unhitching when the towpath swapped from one side to the other.
Canals were generally dug into the sides of hills as it makes constructing them easier as the dirt dug out of the hillside became the retaining bank on the low side. When the hillside swapped from one side to the other then the towpath would also swap.
I posted this (and some other stuff) yesterday, in response to Solstice’s research (thank you!) about Marilyn Monroe’s as-it-turns-out phony mug shot.
I just thought the image was worth posting again….
More info (from both of us, actually) is back that-a-way on yesterday’s page.
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It’s that sales-guy schnook! Love him.
Stone-built Snake Bridge on the Macclesfield Canal, England.
Such bridges were built to allow the horses drawing the narrowboats to cross to the other side of the canal without unhitching when the towpath swapped from one side to the other.
Canals were generally dug into the sides of hills as it makes constructing them easier as the dirt dug out of the hillside became the retaining bank on the low side. When the hillside swapped from one side to the other then the towpath would also swap.
Color me impressed!
Clouded leopard for Caturday.
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A Curve-Billed Thrasher, Willard, New Mexico.
I like thrashers.
“Hi, Willard!”