Looking at my photo of the turnover bridge at Fenny Compton "Tunnel" on the Oxford Canal I see that the handrails have breaks half way along. They have been joined by smaller bits of metal. The bridge deck also looks to have been made in two halves, the bridge number (137A) spanning the join.
Was this bridge at one time a split bridge - like many on the southern Stratford Canal - designed to allow the tow rope to pass through without being unhitched from the horse or boat?
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Yes, this is a crossover bridge, where the tow path crosses from one side of the canal to the other.
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