Lincolnshire is a large county in England with a sparse population distribution, which leads to problems funding all sorts of transport.
Being on the economic periphery of England, Lincolnshire's transport links are less well developed than many other parts of the United Kingdom.
The A57 is entirely Single Carriageway in Lincolnshire, West of the A1 it is a trunk route, East of the A1 it is maintained by the local council.
In a national effort to cut the number of speed-related deaths and injuries, the county's residents became early guinea pigs in a programme to roll out speed cameras across the country.
The services that do exist almost exclusively serve the large population centres (e.g. Lincoln, Grantham, Boston, Skegness, Grimsby, Cleethorpes, Scunthorpe) and mid-sized market towns (e.g. Horncastle, Gainsborough) and a number of their dormitory and commuter villages.
A group of five of them offer integrated services under the InterConnect banner, including dial-up requested routings.
However, the East Coast Main Line passes through the county and so it is possible to catch direct trains to London, Leeds or Edinburgh from Grantham.
In December 2008 a daily East Midlands Trains service from Lincoln to London St Pancras, via Nottingham was introduced.
In the summer of 2008, a major refit of Lincoln station improved signalling and customer facilities but did little to change the platform length issue.
TransPennine Express trains from Cleethorpes run to Manchester Airport, passing through Scunthorpe and connecting to the East Coast Main Line at Doncaster before continuing via Sheffield.
Access between Brayford pool and the Witham is by the Glory Hole, a low medieval bridge spanning the river.