Question

Why were the roadways, waterways and railways developed during the 18th century?

Answer 1

The British canal system of water transport played a vital role in the United Kingdom's Industrial Revolution at a time when roads were only just emerging from the medieval mud and long trains ofpackhorses were the only means of "mass" transit by road of raw materials and finished products. (Itwas no accidentWater Transport. In the 18th century, Francis Egerton, the Duke of Bridgewater owned a large coal-mine at Worsley. The main market for his coal was the fast-growing town of Manchester. The roadsbetween Worsley and Manchester were so bad that Bridgewater had to use pack-horses instead ofwagons.