The World's Shortest Guardrail

Unless you happen to live in eastern Prince Edward Island, you probably have no idea where the Selkirk Road might be. Better known as the shortcut to Wood Islands, and displayed on highway maps as Route 23, the Selkirk Road runs in a nearly straight line from Orwell to Belle River, and shaves about 10 kilometers off the trip to catch the ferry to Nova Scotia. It's a quiet country road with little sign of civilization for most of its length, passing through communities you've never heard of like Valley and Iona, the latter of which happens to be home to the World's Shortest Guardrail.

How short is this guardrail, you ask? Well, it only has one post, and consists of two guardrail end pieces that actually overlap on the post. Here is the photographic evidence.

Why would anyone feel the need to install a rail so miniscule? Perhaps to prevent vehicles from plummeting to a watery demise in the pond, or perhaps to protect the red pipe situated behind it, which I can only assume is a filling point for the fire department. But if you should ever find yourself passing through Iona, Prince Edward Island on the Selkirk Road, be sure not to blink or you just might miss the World's Shortest Guardrail.