noun
definition
A road designed for use by trams or wagons.
Examples of tramroad in a Sentence
He had originally been employed by the Severn & Wye company to build a tramroad but this idea was changed to a canal scheme.
Brother-in-law of James Brindley, surveyed a tramroad with Thomas Dadford junior and worked with William Hammond Bartholomew.
Peak Forest Canal Opened with a connecting tramroad at Marple.
He also constructed a tramroad from near Stourbridge to a colliery, for a £ 1,255 fee.
In 1810 Walter Coffin completed a tramroad which connected Dinas Levels to the canal.
In September 1809 the first tramroad was completed from Hafod Level to the canal.
Autumn 1810 Thomas Dadford junior Surveyed the line of a tramroad from the canal near Abergavenny to Hereford.
Industrial features are limited in extent, although the early 19th century tramroad associated with the adjacent limestone quarries does pass through the area.
There was also the 1808 tramroad link to Newport which inspired the Stockton to Darlington railroad.
This new tramroad network can be seen in the map above.
Collycroft locks, which eventually superseded this tramroad system, are also visible.