The diagrams below show the changes of a town called Bridgetown 1700 and 2000. Compare and summarize the changes of the Bridgetown.

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, Bridgetown, during the period of 1700 to 2000 is clearly illustrated in the given maps. Before reconstruction，the

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was divided into two parts by a river. A bridge across the river connected the roads in the northwest and southeast. In the northwestern part of the

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，a large piece of land was occupied by some woods，with a marketplace located inside and a castle situated to the north，

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on the other side of the river，the land was mainly used for farming. By the year 2000，great changes have taken place in

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. To be more specific，a railway line was newly built adjacent to the bridge and a bypass was extended from the roads for better transport. The former castle was replaced by a school and

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，the farmland in the southwest of the

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was reconstructed into a build-up area.

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，the layout of the

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remained unchanged but some newly-constructed facilities ornamented

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area and made it more modern.