| 1. | Concurrently, towing paths along rivers were made obsolete by new, motorized boats.
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| 2. | A branch to Radstock was started but instead a tramway was laid along its towing path.
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| 3. | Yeoman was also responsible for setting out towing paths, designing 35 roving bridges, and construction of lock gates.
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| 4. | A towing path is a road or track on the bank of a river, canal, or other inland waterway.
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| 5. | One problem with the horse towing path where it passed under a bridge was abrasion of the rope on the bridge arch.
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| 6. | It curves along the edge of a sportsground and playing field, and the former towing path is now a public footpath.
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| 7. | Many rivers were improved by artificial cuts, and this often gave an opportunity to construct a towing path at the same time.
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| 8. | They had built locks and some artificial cuts to bypass difficult sections of the river, and created a towing path for horses.
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| 9. | A horse is connected to the carriage with a towing rope, proceeding on one side of the rail on a towing path.
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| 10. | This proposal formed the basis for an Act of Parliament obtained in 1783, which also allowed a horse towing path to be built.
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