A bridge in Cambridgeshire that has been hit 33 times in the last 12 months has been named the most-bashed bridge in Britain.
The 7ft (2.1m)-high Stonea Road bridge near Manea has become well-known for being struck.
The bridge, on the B1098 in rural Cambridgeshire, runs beneath the main Ely-Peterborough railway line.
Lower Downs Road bridge in Wimbledon, London, and Harlaxton Road bridge in Grantham, Lincolnshire, had 18 and 17 strikes respectively.
According to Network Rail, there were 1,833 strikes across Britain’s rail network in 2021-22.
The number of strikes was up 13% compared with the previous year, it said, coinciding with an increase in traffic.
As part of it Wise Up, Size Up campaign, Network Rail has urged lorry drivers to check the height of their vehicles ahead of Black Friday and Christmas, when parcel deliveries soar.
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