A man was arrested after police caught him walking on the beams above the Brooklyn Bridge in broad daylight on Monday, cops said.

Yazeed Elarjani, 23, climbed over a metal gate to gain access to a restricted area of the bridge, above the westbound roadway, around 1 p.m., creating a dangerous situation for the vehicles below, according to police.

Elarjani, who was arrested about a half-hour later, told cops he was taking pictures of himself and the bridge, police sources said.

He was charged with reckless endangerment and criminal trespass, both misdemeanors, cops said.

He is from Fairfax, Va., and has no prior arrests in New York City, according to police.

Elarjani was also in possession of a Saudi Arabian driver’s license, police sources said.