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

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called Bridgetown in 2000 and in 1700.

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, Bridgetown has become a more built-up

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, with the addition of a railway, a school, and an expansion in the road network. In 1700, there was a river dividing the

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into two sections. The river stretched from northeast to southwest, intersecting with a road. At the crossing part of them, a bridge existed. In the north, it was a more civilian area with a marketplace, a castle, and some greenery,

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other parts were just farmland or empty areas.

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, in 2000, the castle

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demolished so that a school could be built in its place. The new bypass part of the road crossing the river

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, resulting in better accessibility.

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, a new railway line has been built, which stretches from the north of the marketplace to the east of the

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