Oh, ye of little faith.

Basic engineering. Got to learn to trust the engineers

(Oh, and canal boats are very shallow draft vessels)

Dillinger's site (they did the steelwork):

http://www.dillinger.de/dh/referenze...index.shtml.en

Lots of canals in the UK are carried by bridges (aquaducts) across gaps, rivers, or what have you. This link shows the Llangollen canal in Shropshire.

http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/jim.shead/P08728.html

A neat engineering project linking two canals with a form of elevator is shown here:

http://www.thefalkirkwheel.co.uk/index.asp?tm=3 (click on the link to Engineering to see a schematic of how it works)

Jeff

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