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[winemaker81]

The Peace Street bridge in Raleigh NC got another victim.

What do these victims have in common? None can read the signs that tell 'em they are not going to clear the bridge ...

To be fair, the opposite lane only had 1 sign warning about the under clearance.




The pictured one is a railroad bridge, and it's not likely to be replaced any time soon. I suspect the situation is like a similar bridge in Apex NC.

Apex and county want the railroad to replace a bridge in the middle of the city, as the current bridge does not allow the road to be widened (it's a traffic bottleneck), and it's a low point so water pools beneath the bridge during heavy storms. However, the railroad refuses to replace a perfectly good bridge for reasons that don't concern them. No one want to pay for it

 

[ChuckD]

The Peace Street bridge in Raleigh NC got another victim.

What do these victims have in common? None can read the signs that tell 'em they are not going to clear the bridge ...

To be fair, the opposite lane only had 1 sign warning about the under clearance.

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The pictured one is a railroad bridge, and it's not likely to be replaced any time soon. I suspect the situation is like a similar bridge in Apex NC.

Apex and county want the railroad to replace a bridge in the middle of the city, as the current bridge does not allow the road to be widened (it's a traffic bottleneck), and it's a low point so water pools beneath the bridge during heavy storms. However, the railroad refuses to replace a perfectly good bridge for reasons that don't concern them. No one want to pay for it

Nickname… the can opener!

I can almost hear it… raise our bridge? How about you lower your road!

To be fair, raising a RR bridge a foot probably requires raising the track for a half mile in each direction.

 

[winemaker81]

Nickname… the can opener!

I can almost hear it… raise our bridge? How about you lower your road!

To be fair, raising a RR bridge a foot probably requires raising the track for a half mile in each direction.

VERY true. That's in addition to many millions to build just the bridge.

We've lived here 30+ years and the argument pre-dated up, and will likely post-date us ...

It just occurred to me that lowering the road WOULD be cheaper. Although in the case of the Apex bridge, it would likely require the installation of a pumping system to remove the water -- during hurricane season the road has been closed as the water under the bridge was too deep.

 

[ChuckD]

I’ve seen some where they install a “clearance check” consisting of a heavy hanging sign that trucks will hit first… much cheaper to replace a sign than extract a truck from the bridge.

 

[winemaker81]

 

[jswordy]

Yep, we have an infamous RR bridge in my hometown area, too, named the Truck Eating Bridge. 11' 8" clearance. Many RVs and campers wouldn't make that. Located in Davenport, Iowa, with lots of pix of wrecks on Google. My BIL owns a large HVAC company and they were shipping in a huge unit for commercial work. It didn't make that bridge!

 

[jswordy]

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That is the solution, I guess, if the driver saw he hit the sign! I have seen them take out traffic lines suspended over lanes with nary a flash of a brake light. Just keep on trucking!

 

[jswordy]

Friend posted this photo of a Hunter Drone he shot down last night. OBVIOUSLY CHINESE!!! Hmpf!

 

[winemaker81]

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Even with things like the sign, idiots still hit the bridges.

A few years back two over-height loads were traveling in convoy on I-95 in NC. The loads were identical, but second load was 3" taller than the first (differences in the trailer). Each had been issued an oversize permit, and while the first truck was low enough to pass under one low bridge, the second truck was just too tall and was required to ramp that bridge.

FYI -- "ramping" is when a tractor trailer takes an exit if the bridge is too low, and drives straight across the intersecting highway to get back on the travel route. It's a common method of avoiding low bridges on major highways. If you see a trucker doing this, it means his load is too tall to pass under the bridge.

Anywho ... the second trucker didn't read his permit. Instead of ramping he followed the first truck and hit the bridge, destroying a $1M+ load and doing half a million in damage to the bridge. Hitting a bridge at 75 mph does a lot more impact than at 20 mph ...

 

[Christopher Anderson]

Even with things like the sign, idiots still hit the bridges.

A few years back two over-height loads were traveling in convoy on I-95 in NC. The loads were identical, but second load was 3" taller than the first (differences in the trailer). Each had been issued an oversize permit, and while the first truck was low enough to pass under one low bridge, the second truck was just too tall and was required to ramp that bridge.

FYI -- "ramping" is when a tractor trailer takes an exit if the bridge is too low, and drives straight across the intersecting highway to get back on the travel route. It's a common method of avoiding low bridges on major highways. If you see a trucker doing this, it means his load is too tall to pass under the bridge.

Anywho ... the second trucker didn't read his permit. Instead of ramping he followed the first truck and hit the bridge, destroying a $1M+ load and doing half a million in damage to the bridge. Hitting a bridge at 75 mph does a lot more impact than at 20 mph ...

let the air out of the tires!!!
We also had a bridge here. The railroad refused to do anything until a TANKER TRUCK carrying fuel hit it and burned/melted the bridge and the road. The track was a major N/S line that stretches from Laredo to DFW. This new bridge was quickly raised, rebuilt, etc. in record time. Who paid for it? Still being litigated. Why? The state repaved the road and the height was 2" lower than the signs. OOPS!!! Can't sue the state without permission. The signs were the responsibility of the city, who stated that the railroad refused to allow the posting of the signs on the bridge. They did put up a temp sign that had been knocked down by another driver the day before. A total cluster. Can't make this up.

 

[jswordy]

Um... no...

 

[jswordy]

let the air out of the tires!!!
We also had a bridge here. The railroad refused to do anything until a TANKER TRUCK carrying fuel hit it and burned/melted the bridge and the road. The track was a major N/S line that stretches from Laredo to DFW. This new bridge was quickly raised, rebuilt, etc. in record time. Who paid for it? Still being litigated. Why? The state repaved the road and the height was 2" lower than the signs. OOPS!!! Can't sue the state without permission. The signs were the responsibility of the city, who stated that the railroad refused to allow the posting of the signs on the bridge. They did put up a temp sign that had been knocked down by another driver the day before. A total cluster. Can't make this up.

Won't work for 11-8!

 

[jswordy]

This is greatness, right here...

 

[bstnh1]

Yep, we have an infamous RR bridge in my hometown area, too, named the Truck Eating Bridge. 11' 8" clearance. Many RVs and campers wouldn't make that. Located in Davenport, Iowa, with lots of pix of wrecks on Google. My BIL owns a large HVAC company and they were shipping in a huge unit for commercial work. It didn't make that bridge!

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Ours is called the "Can Opener". The clearance is a very low 9'6". Over the years it has snagged almost every conceivable type of vehicle except a sedan.

 

[back2it]

Yet again, another excellent UK menu option

Um... no...

 

[bstnh1]

BUT WAIT!!!!! THERE'S MORE!!

 

[jswordy]

BUT WAIT!!!!! THERE'S MORE!!
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And you can add an apostrophe at no extra charge!

 

[jswordy]

Yet again, another excellent UK menu option

I always thought the UK was funny that way. "We come in and take over your country by force. And then we steal the menu and customs." I suppose the same can be said for the U.S. Hey, if the really good hole in the wall Mexican restaurants start shutting down here, this whole deportation thing is gonna start being seriously questioned. (Joke, joke, not a political comment at all... LOL...)

 

[ibglowin]

Happy Holidays from the Gruber family!