Fridays Fences

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Metal railings on top of brickwork...

Metal railings, overgrown trees, attractive brickwork and metalwork...

It is a fence of metal railings on top of an old railway bridge across a country road.

 The bridge was built in 1848 for the Eastcoast Railway Line which ran between Louth and Boston.

Sadly, this line was closed in 1961, which explains why there are trees and shrubs growing all along the top, nature is reclaiming  the line, and the bridge.

You may be able to read the sign which warns that only vehicles of 12'6", or less may use the road under the bridge...

This bridge is on a narrow country road, with a trout farm entrance to the left and a cereal crop field to the right - neither space is suitable for a large vehicle to turn...times without number do we hear the "beep - beep" of enormous vehicles as they have to reverse a quarter of a mile before they find somewhere suitable to turn to  avoid the low bridge!

There are lots of warning signs, but too much reliance on sat-nav systems could be a factor.

I am happy to be participating in Fridays Fences with Jan and Jer.
Please check out their website for lots of interesting fences.