04-22-2016, 07:59 PM
We went out to see this today -- they'll be destroying it and filling it in shortly.
This is a corduroy road ("The corduroy road goes Bumpety-Bump.") dating from the early 1800s. It was exposed during construction of Kitchener-Waterloo's new streetcar line.
The corduroy road was made by laying logs across the road. This area was originally swamp and the road was built by a fellow who had a mill.
Newspaper article: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.therecord.com/news-story/6506777-impact-of-corduroy-road-delay-uncertain/">http://www.therecord.com/news-story/650 ... uncertain/</a><!-- m -->
Interesting how much higher the road surface has become over 150 years.
This is a corduroy road ("The corduroy road goes Bumpety-Bump.") dating from the early 1800s. It was exposed during construction of Kitchener-Waterloo's new streetcar line.
The corduroy road was made by laying logs across the road. This area was originally swamp and the road was built by a fellow who had a mill.
Newspaper article: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.therecord.com/news-story/6506777-impact-of-corduroy-road-delay-uncertain/">http://www.therecord.com/news-story/650 ... uncertain/</a><!-- m -->
Interesting how much higher the road surface has become over 150 years.
David
Moderato ma non troppo
Perth & Exeter Railway Company
Esquesing & Chinguacousy Radial Railway
In model railroading, there are between six and two hundred ways of performing a given task.
Most modellers can get two of them to work.
Moderato ma non troppo
Perth & Exeter Railway Company
Esquesing & Chinguacousy Radial Railway
In model railroading, there are between six and two hundred ways of performing a given task.
Most modellers can get two of them to work.