Commute June 24, 2004 - revised (none)

Here's the bridge that carries the dinky line across the tow path and canal. An interesting feature of this canal is the fact that there was no height limit on the boats. (Recall the Erie Canal: low bridge, everybody down!) This bridge swiveled on the pedestal in the center of the photograph. (I'm sure it's been fixed in place now.) There is a toothed horizontal gear (the resolution may not be good enough to see in this picture) that was used (I assume) to drive the bridge parallel to the canal, where it would completely clear the canal.

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