which of the following is true about canal and turnpike transportation? multiple choice canal transportation was generally devel
oped before turnpike transportation. pennsylvania was the first state to finance canal construction. canal construction was less expensive than turnpike construction. state governments have little financial support to canal transportation. canal transportation promised to be cheaper than overland transportation.
Canal boats could haul vastly larger loads than could turnpike transports.
A canal boat is a flat-bottomed craft used to transport cargo. Narrowboat, a specialised craft designed for use on England's, Scotland's, and Wales' narrow canals. Widebeam, a canal boat with a beam of 2.16 metres (7 ft 1 in) or more and built in the narrowboat style.
Authorities such as the Canal and River Trust, Scottish Canals, and the authoritative magazine Waterways World have adopted the single term "narrowboat" to refer to all boats built in the style and tradition of commercial boats that could fit through the narrow canal locks.
