Roving bridge

For the bridge in Cumbria, England, see Change Bridge, Kendal.
Roving bridge
Stone-built roving bridge 29 with spiral ramp on the Macclesfield Canal
Carrieshorses, pedestrians
Crossescanals, river navigations

A roving bridge, changeline bridge, turnover bridge, or snake bridge is a bridge over a canal or navigable river constructed to allow a horse towing a boat to cross the waterway when the towpath changed sides. This often occurred because of the presence of buildings or riparian water rights, where a landowner needed his cattle to be able to access the water without getting in the way of passing boats and horses.

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