‘A bridge is a structure built to span physical obstacles such as a body of water, valley, or road,
for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle. There are many different designs that all serve unique purposes
and apply to different situations. Designs of bridges vary depending on the function of the bridge,
the nature of the terrain where the bridge is constructed and anchored, the material used to make it,
and the funds available to build.’ says Jake.
My bridge has been around a very long time. It may be small but must have kept an awful lot of feet dry so was well worth the enormous effort involved in creating it from a slab of granite. 
Jake’s post with his clever animations can be found here http://jakesprinters.wordpress.com/2013/06/23/sunday-post-bridge/
Lucid Gypsy 
I’d like to walk across that bridge!
What a lovely, natural bridge Gilly! Great entry for Jake’s challenge hon. Love it! 😀 *hugs*
Pretty bridge, Gilly. Effortless perfection. 🙂
That’s a really unique bridge, Gilly, and in a lovely setting too. 🙂
That’s an “oh wow” Gilly. Such a spare landscape, with that colossal piece of stone. So simple, so evocative of a long ago past. Do you know anything about ‘your’ bridge? Where does the path lead to/from? I immediately thought of Jim Crace’s “Gift of Stones”.
It’s one of Dartmoors 30 or so remaining clapper bridges. There seem to be different opinions about their age, some say they are from around 1300 while others say they are bronze age – 2300 700 bc. This one is at Scorhill, which I’ve posted about before. It has a stone circle and a tolmen stone believed to help with fertility problems. Dartmoor has so many legends, one day I’ll try to share some of them.
Fascinating – I must pop back in and see our previous post in he meantime 🙂
I love your granite bridge, Gilly and that lonesome tree completes the picture!
🙂
Simple but beautiful.
BE ENCOURAGED! BE BLESSED!
Eine schöne alte Brücke da möchte ich auch darübergehn.Lieber Gruß und einen schönen Sonntag.Oh abrazio Gislinde
creating such a bridge from a slab of granite must have been a great inspiring challenge!
IS this a granite bridge? I can see it’s some kind of stone and must have had someone thinking deeply to come up with this solution. Good one, Gilly.
Far more beautiful than a giant steel and concrete bridge Gilly. Love it 🙂
Love this bridge, Gilly.
How long has it been around, you think?
a man-made bridge, for sure
Mind following me? =)
i love it!
i love it too, such simplicity and strength!
The image has a Zen quality to it. I like the sparce natural organic appearance.
Terriffic entry for Jakes challenge.
Toodles,
Issy
So nice! Simple yet beautiful. Visit mine too! Don’t forget to follow. 🙂
Your bridge will be unique to this challenge I think, Gilly. I wish I had more opportunity to wander Dartmoor, to experience scenery such as this. Great choice.
No matter how small, it did a splendid job in keeping others dry and be connected from place to place. Beautiful!
That’s incredible!