Watch out in Durham,NC
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When i worked for Duke University, i remember that bridge, it was a weekly occurrence.
Man-Tobacco Road has a lot of STUPID truck drivers!! There is one by my old grade school that is only 10'6"-has 2 CSX tracks up top, it's whacked it's share of truck boxes too (Madison Rd. in Madisonville/eastern Cincinnati).
http://11foot8.com/
Apparently a guy who lives next to it has a camera running at all times and updates his website when a new truck gets eaten alive by the bridge.
Apparently a guy who lives next to it has a camera running at all times and updates his website when a new truck gets eaten alive by the bridge.
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Laugh, after many many complaints, the city checked the height of the bridge.
Thanks to repaving, it is now 11 foot 2 inches at its lowest point...
Thanks to repaving, it is now 11 foot 2 inches at its lowest point...
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Originally Posted By: bullwinkle
Man-Tobacco Road has a lot of STUPID truck drivers!! There is one by my old grade school that is only 10'6"-has 2 CSX tracks up top, it's whacked it's share of truck boxes too (Madison Rd. in Madisonville/eastern Cincinnati).
I drive under that bridge daily to and from work. Definitely a low one......
Man-Tobacco Road has a lot of STUPID truck drivers!! There is one by my old grade school that is only 10'6"-has 2 CSX tracks up top, it's whacked it's share of truck boxes too (Madison Rd. in Madisonville/eastern Cincinnati).
I drive under that bridge daily to and from work. Definitely a low one......
There is GPS data available for low bridges.
Any truck hitting a CORRECTLY MARKED bridge (hit a 13'7" marked bridge in a 13'6" truck, that's not the driver's fault) should result in the driver being fined a gargantuan amount of money ($100,000 on the low end) and have his licence revoked.
That is really a very well constructed bridge!
Originally Posted By: linkbelt
That is really a very well constructed bridge!
Almost makes me think that whomever designed and built it KNEW it would be hit often.
That is really a very well constructed bridge!
Almost makes me think that whomever designed and built it KNEW it would be hit often.
Originally Posted By: kmcavin
That one truck needs to be renamed "Two men and most of a truck".
and they're a moving company.... i feel sorry for the poor Schmuck whose stuff was in there...
and the Rental Ryder & Penske trucks...hope y'all bought the Insurance....!
That one truck needs to be renamed "Two men and most of a truck".
and they're a moving company.... i feel sorry for the poor Schmuck whose stuff was in there...
and the Rental Ryder & Penske trucks...hope y'all bought the Insurance....!
Lesson, if you rent, own, drive a truck, bus or pull a trailer you better know and be aware of it's height.
Thanks for the ha ha.
Originally Posted By: sayjac
Lesson, if you rent, own, drive a truck, bus or pull a trailer you better know and be aware of it's height.
Thanks for the ha ha.
Very true I know my travel trailers height, with a/c its a bit over 9.5 ft. i assume 10ft.
How many of you know your travel trailers height?
Lesson, if you rent, own, drive a truck, bus or pull a trailer you better know and be aware of it's height.
Thanks for the ha ha.
Very true I know my travel trailers height, with a/c its a bit over 9.5 ft. i assume 10ft.
How many of you know your travel trailers height?
I grew up near there...I remember that bridge well. This was a super common occurrence.
Originally Posted By: antiqueshell
Originally Posted By: linkbelt
That is really a very well constructed bridge!
Almost makes me think that whomever designed and built it KNEW it would be hit often.
Check out the www.11foot8.com web site for the back story. In short, the railroad that owns the bridge installed a crash beam in front of the bridge to protect it. Raising the bridge would require extensive re-grading of many rail lines. Lowering the road would require re-placement of a sewer main. All was built before minimum height requirements were in place. Nobody can afford to / desires to pay for the changes. And the beat goes on....
Originally Posted By: linkbelt
That is really a very well constructed bridge!
Almost makes me think that whomever designed and built it KNEW it would be hit often.
Check out the www.11foot8.com web site for the back story. In short, the railroad that owns the bridge installed a crash beam in front of the bridge to protect it. Raising the bridge would require extensive re-grading of many rail lines. Lowering the road would require re-placement of a sewer main. All was built before minimum height requirements were in place. Nobody can afford to / desires to pay for the changes. And the beat goes on....
Originally Posted By: spasm3
Originally Posted By: sayjac
Lesson, if you rent, own, drive a truck, bus or pull a trailer you better know and be aware of it's height.
Thanks for the ha ha.
Very true I know my travel trailers height, with a/c its a bit over 9.5 ft. i assume 10ft.
How many of you know your travel trailers height?
My last TT was lower than any bridge I have seen. My Genesis is not quite 11'6" at the A/C covers, 11' with the airbags dropped.
Originally Posted By: sayjac
Lesson, if you rent, own, drive a truck, bus or pull a trailer you better know and be aware of it's height.
Thanks for the ha ha.
Very true I know my travel trailers height, with a/c its a bit over 9.5 ft. i assume 10ft.
How many of you know your travel trailers height?
My last TT was lower than any bridge I have seen. My Genesis is not quite 11'6" at the A/C covers, 11' with the airbags dropped.
TOO FUNNY! the irony of the music.
We have a bridge like that here too. Railroad bridge too.
Trucks are always getting stuck under it. Cant cure stupid.
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Originally Posted By: chiefsfan1
TOO FUNNY! the irony of the music.
Cant cure stupid.
Might not cure it, but, that bridge is offering some treatment for it!
TOO FUNNY! the irony of the music.
Cant cure stupid.
Might not cure it, but, that bridge is offering some treatment for it!
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