snake bridge
(UK, historical) A curved or spiral bridge over a canal designed to allow a horse towing a boat to cross the canal without detaching the towline; commonly found on British canals built during the Indu
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(UK, historical) A curved or spiral bridge over a canal designed to allow a horse towing a boat to cross the canal without detaching the towline; commonly found on British canals built during the Industrial Revolution to facilitate uninterrupted horse-drawn towing.
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