and I saw a post about "hit da bridge accidents"............ :hellno: :block: ........So I thought I would post a link to some pictures....because it really is mind-boggling what truck drivers....and Non-truck drivers seem to do. :banghead:

Collection : Historic photos: Q-C's truck-eating bridges


And yes......I have driven under that very bridge (US61- 11'8") several times. Of course.....with a unit that is only 10' 8". :lol:

 

When I was driving that was always one of my biggest fears......driving along and someday not paying attention that ONE time and hitting a bridge, especially as much driving as I did in NYC, Jersey, Philly, Balt, D.C. area's. Either I was extremely lucky or I DO have an attention span longer than that of a gnat, as my wife often accuses me of.:banana1:

 

I dunno if it's the drivers fault or not. The entire thing is only outlined in yellow & black "warning" stripes, along with the 2' tall 11'8" clearance sign. I think it needs to be marked better. Maybe something like "Hey stupid - if you can read this, you're in trouble. If you can't read this, give up your license."

 

Mal.......You're just to to FUNNY!!! :bigclap::bigclap::bigclap:

 

I was riding down the road the other day and pulled alongside a rig that looked like someone tried to open the first 3 or 4 feet of the trailer like a sardine can. I smiled at the driver. He smiled back. Enough said. :lol2:

 

You really have to be watchful when you run in the Northeast and New England. The cities are old and trucks were not as tall when many of their bridges were built.

 

Louisville, KY is another place that's notorious for low-clearance bridges.

 

Low bridges....and really really tight alleys!!!

I went down an alley a couple years ago to deliver a lad of resin to a paint manufacturing plant. I had to fold all the mirrors in, and while going down the alley, had less than 1/2 " clearance on each side. It was only 800 feet...and it took me 43 minutes! I sweated every freaking inch of that alley! The hand-holds on my exhaust stacks and on the cab fairings, just cleared sewer lines, electric conduit and small poles that were attached to the walls of the buildings on each side!

I haven't been back.

 

I delivered to the meat market in Chicago this past winter. Ton of construction in the area. I asked a cop which way to get out because of the low clearances to my left. They told me which way to go, made a left on the road they told me to. Underpass ahead, not marked mind you. Bright sunshine, one of those construction signs that scrolls through info, and out of the corner of my eye I catch the too low for me clearance ahead. Now remember, I asked a cop, thought I was given good info....not. I had to back up a good block at rush hour, continue on the way I was going, until I found a local driver who told me which way to go.

It is really easy to have this happen, and I am no rookie by any means, and for the most part very cautious.

 

Most LEO's, unless they are DOT certified, seldom understand what a driver means, when asked about "legal" routes for trucks. Part of a "truck legal route" is clearances of 14' or greater and widths of 26 feet or greater.