01-15-2018, 05:03 AM
(01-14-2018, 11:11 PM)jamincan Wrote: I've heard of them before, but I'm not entirely clear why they wouldn't just use a ferry.
The biggest issue they overcome is a riverbank shape that is not well suited to ferry ramps: either too high (cliffs etc) or too low (prone to flooding). Still, it's a pretty rare scenario.