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Towpath

A towpath is a road or trail on the bank of a river, canal, or other inland waterway. The purpose of a towpath is to allow a land vehicle, beasts of burden, or a team of human pullers to tow a boat, often a barge. This mode of transport was common where sailing was impractical because of tunnels and bridges, unfavorable winds, or the narrowness of the…

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Towpath

Nodes63
Edges62
Triples77
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.031746
Components1

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Towpath

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related to history · 31
Towpath → As, Bewdley, China, Chinese, Coalbrookdale, Dacia, Danube, During, Early, Gaozong, Han, However, In, Iron Gates, Luoyang, On, On British, River Severn, Roman, Roman Empire
related to Britain · 15
Towpath → British Waterways, Canal, Cycling, English, However, In Britain, National Cycle Network, Parts, River Trust, Slow Down, Stay Kind, Subsequent, The, Transport Act, Welsh
related to List of towpaths · 14
Towpath → Canal TrailThames PathErie CanalAugusta, CanalOhio, Delaware Division, Erie Canal Towpath TrailOhio, Erie TrailCentral Canal Towpath, Falkirk Wheel, Firth Canal Pathway, Illinois, IndianaLouisville LoopPennsylvania Canal, Indianapolis, Lehigh CanalLeeds, Liverpool CanalChambly Canal, Michigan CanalChesapeake, Ohio Canal TrailForth
related to China · 6
Towpath → Some, There, They, Three Gorges, Three Gorges Dam, Yangtze River
related to Modern usage · 4
Towpath → Although, In, Towpaths, US
related to External links · 2
Towpath → Towpath Cycling, UK
is a · 1
Towpath → road or trail on the bank of a river

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towpaths river canal towing along boats many used improved canals transport could rivers use path horse bridge often trail boat

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Towpathis aroad or trail on the bank of a river0.90text
the River Severninstance ofOn British rivers0.80text
the situation was improved by the creation of towing path companies in the late 1700sinstance ofOn British rivers0.80text
Stay Kindinstance ofleading to campaigns0.80text
Slow Downinstance ofleading to campaigns0.80text
Towpathrelated to BritainIn Britain0.60section
Towpathrelated to BritainThe0.60section
Towpathrelated to BritainSubsequent0.60section
Towpathrelated to BritainTransport Act0.60section
Towpathrelated to BritainBritish Waterways0.60section
Towpathrelated to BritainEnglish0.60section
Towpathrelated to BritainWelsh0.60section

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