Originating from the New York Tri-State area, I'm very familiar with bridges of 9, 8, and even 7, foot clearences. However, in states like Florida, I don't think anybody has ever seen a bridge under 10 feet. I thought about contacting FDOT about this, but before I decide whether or not to do so, does anybody else know what bridges have the lowest clearence in Florida. While we're at it, does anybody know of any less than 10' clearence bridges outside of the northeastern US?
Look at older rail underpasses: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=jacksonville,+fl&hl=en&ll=30.329804,-81.67653&spn=0.008223,0.020599&gl=us&z=17&vpsrc=6&layer=c&cbll=30.329804,-81.67653&panoid=s-bJAj8_C7GRE4d89vtcAg&cbp=12,194.45,,0,1.27
Quote from: NE2 on August 30, 2011, 07:09:54 PM
Look at older rail underpasses: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=jacksonville,+fl&hl=en&ll=30.329804,-81.67653&spn=0.008223,0.020599&gl=us&z=17&vpsrc=6&layer=c&cbll=30.329804,-81.67653&panoid=s-bJAj8_C7GRE4d89vtcAg&cbp=12,194.45,,0,1.27
I don't know how tall is that tripod on Google Street View car but I'm surprised that it fit under a 9ft underpass!
Okay. South Myrtle Avenue in Jacksonville definitley qualifies. Still seems like it would be pretty rare though.
there's an 8'6 somewhere in northern CA but I cannot remember where. it's a truss bridge, with an extra metal bar welded to the new, lower height so that trucks do not attempt the crossing. this is because the bridge cannot support the truck's weight.
By the way, the center part of the Jacksonville underpass carried trolleys back in the day.
http://www.aitaonline.com/Info/Low%20Clearances.html may be useful, but incomplete and outdated (the one it lists in Jacksonville was under the old Fuller Warren Bridge).
McCoys Creek Boulevard looks to have a low underpass, but I can't find any signs for it.
There used to be a 6 FT 6 IN CLEARANCE u-turn underpass under I-35E south of Vista Ridge Mall in Lewisville, Tx. It was appearenty a u-turn that was "jerry-rigged" under a bridge that was originally intended to just be over a creek. This setup was eliminated several years ago.
There's one in Charlottesville that is exactly 10 feet at the corner of University Avenue and 14th Street; it's a railroad overpass once called "Score Bridge" (because people used to paint the scores of UVA football wins on it) and in addition to the height sign it has flashing lights and a loud bell that sounds when an overheight vehicle approaches.
The maximum height allowed on the Wheeling Suspension Bridge in West Virginia is 8 feet.
Sault Ste. Marie, MI has an 8'11" railroad underpass on a side street.
This obviously doesn't fit the under 10 foot criteria, but check out how many accidents have occurred at a single bridge: http://11foot8.com/ (http://11foot8.com/)
Nice link, NE2. Although on the list for New York, it claims that the LIRR Main Line bridge over Route 112 in Medford is 13'9". http://www.aitaonline.com/Info/Low%20Clearances.html#New York Low Clearances
Signs at the bridge have been saying it's 12'9" before I was even born.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:12_foot_9_railroad_bridge_over_NY_112.JPG
Perhaps it's actually 13'9" but signs say 12'9" to give some margin of error?
Quote from: NE2 on August 30, 2011, 11:15:14 PM
Perhaps it's actually 13'9" but signs say 12'9" to give some margin of error?
You're guess is as good as mine. I honestly have no idea why this discrepancy exists here.
I seem to recall that NY posts 1 foot less than the actual clearance. There's a rail bridge in Owego that at one point had a small "Actual clearance" sign off to the side that was 1 foot more than the sign on the bridge said.
What is the lowest clearance of any road or highway bridge you have seen? Living around New York, the lowest I can remember phisycally seeing was 6'10" in various spot, the Hutch in Mount Vernon the only one i think I can remember right now. What about you?
Quote from: citrus on August 30, 2011, 11:18:18 PM
I seem to recall that NY posts 1 foot less than the actual clearance. There's a rail bridge in Owego that at one point had a small "Actual clearance" sign off to the side that was 1 foot more than the sign on the bridge said.
There are a number of bridges along the Northway (I-87) that have the "Actual clearance" signs, mostly around the Plattsburgh area.
Here's a 2 m (6'6") in Calgary: http://maps.google.ca/?ll=51.043438,-114.043257&spn=0.00599,0.016512&layer=c&cbll=51.043206,-114.043478&panoid=L3gGUpWL_0DSI4sXLTF8rw&cbp=12,31.25,,0,-0.2&z=17&vpsrc=0
There's also at least one 2 m in Sydney. Anyone know of any lower ones (on public roads that motor vehicles are allowed on)?
6' 6"? Amazing. There are some people taller than that clearance.
Quote from: Scott5114 on August 31, 2011, 02:05:36 AM
6' 6"? Amazing. There are some people taller than that clearance.
Including a volleyball player friend of mine. Even I would almost hit that, as I am 6'1".
There are some 6' 8" underpasses on the bike paths around here. Even though I am not that tall, I always feel like I am going to hit my head when travelling through.
My God that is a low bridge. I am only one inch shorter.
A Texas frontage road (I think on US75 has a 7'3 clearance doing a horseshoe under the highway). PA-58 has a short bridge (too lazy to look up height) in Jamestown PA at the intersection with US-322. It's an arch railroad bridge. The true height depends on how wide the vehicle trying to squeeze under it.
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Quote from: PennDOTFan on August 30, 2011, 11:40:37 PM
Quote from: citrus on August 30, 2011, 11:18:18 PM
I seem to recall that NY posts 1 foot less than the actual clearance. There's a rail bridge in Owego that at one point had a small "Actual clearance" sign off to the side that was 1 foot more than the sign on the bridge said.
There are a number of bridges along the Northway (I-87) that have the "Actual clearance" signs, mostly around the Plattsburgh area.
Bingo. NY signs bridges 12" less than the actual clearance. If there's a discrepancy, they post another sign giving the 'actual clearance'. And a bridge on top of a bridge gets signed 2-feet off. Hence the 12'2 bridge on the BQE easily handling a 13'6 truck.
And NY wonders why so many truckers top their trailers on bridges in that state. Sign the bridges at the real 'able to clear' height, and maybe they wouldn't be having such a problem.
Although, to be fair most states post bridges lower than they really are to scare off people from hitting them. Texas goes 3" lower than actual.
There's a railway overbridge at Starcross in Devon over a private driveway (for a sailing club) that's not much more than 5' (http://maps.google.co.uk/?ll=50.64762,-3.452314&spn=0.000003,0.005064&t=h&z=18&vpsrc=6&layer=c&cbll=50.647508,-3.452266&panoid=saAUD3x40d7YfJOu9bD1rg&cbp=12,87.63,,1,12.34). I've seen cars go through it, just about fitting, trailing boats that also struggle to fit.
Also walked through it - I'm rather short and even when I was 12 (and small for a 12-year old), I had to duck slightly.
Also rather loud when a train goes over it.
This one in Scotland (http://maps.google.co.uk/?ll=55.948425,-4.124921&spn=0.000003,0.005064&t=h&z=18&vpsrc=6&layer=c&cbll=55.948352,-4.124884&panoid=PTTluucvz31BGvrAZR4qPA&cbp=12,180.38,,2,4.12) (that I got from searching lowest bridge in SABRE) is signed as 4'9" - roughly the same height, as there's the rounding down, but on a public road. It's a canal that passes over it.
There is a 9'7" clearance at the eastern portal to the tunnel under the site of the old train station on Messer Airport Highway in Birmingham.
There's a 7'11" by the Cobo Center in Detroit, which is a span that allows for parking lots to connect. Was driving a rental Ford Escape at the time, and my first concern was "Crap! I'm going to break off the antenna" about 5 milliseconds after I'd started going beneath it. Thank goodness for the glass-embedded antennae or "roof lumps" on most modern cars.
Quote from: Brian556 on August 30, 2011, 09:41:56 PM
There used to be a 6 FT 6 IN CLEARANCE u-turn underpass under I-35E south of Vista Ridge Mall in Lewisville, Tx. It was appearenty a u-turn that was "jerry-rigged" under a bridge that was originally intended to just be over a creek. This setup was eliminated several years ago.
Which exit? Is it where the 121 Toll is now?
Forgot to add this, the only lowest bridge I've seen is a railroad bridge over New Circle and Broadway which they're about 13ft high.
QuoteWhich exit? Is it where the 121 Toll is now?
Yes.
Threads merged because even though they started out slightly different now they're discussing things that are much the same.
There is a railroad overpass on Grant Avenue in Springfield, MO that is 11' 6" high. Many trucks have gotten stuck under this particular bridge.
Quote from: Zmapper on August 31, 2011, 09:39:47 PM
There are some 6' 8" underpasses on the bike paths around here. Even though I am not that tall, I always feel like I am going to hit my head when travelling through.
I recently went to a parking garage in Downtown Tampa that I think was lower than that, and I thought I was going to hit my head too. In any case, the River Road bridge under the LIRR Main Line between Yaphank and Upton is so low and narrow, that it ought to be converted into a bike path, and the road should be realigned under a new bridge, that's at least a relativley acceptable height and width.
In the meantime, Dougtone took a picture of this one nearly two years ago:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dougtone/4138187340/
This should be just for bikes too, if you ask me.
Major bump, but I found this today while looking for places to take pictures of my cars (obviously). This is under US 1/301's bridge over the Appomattox River in Petersburg.
(https://fbcdn-photos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/970650_10201198335301706_94917565_n.jpg)
In Cedar Rapids, there's some city parking underneath a couple on on/off ramps for I-380. While it's higher than 6" on one end, it's not for SUVs at the other!
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/602/20266757543_f975fb994d_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/wSUqWc)
6 Feet High and Rising (https://flic.kr/p/wSUqWc) by formulanone (https://www.flickr.com/photos/formulanone/), on Flickr
I found a good one in Querétaro, México. 3 meters (9 feet 10 inches) free height, 3 meters (9 feet 10 inches) free width, on a state highway.
Google street view here. (http://goo.gl/maps/g7QNs)
There's even a composite warning sign at the next highway junction to the south–13 km away.
Google street view here. (http://goo.gl/maps/CGc6w)
Quote from: formulanone on June 04, 2013, 05:16:00 PM
In Cedar Rapids, there's some city parking underneath a couple on on/off ramps for I-380. While it's higher than 6" on one end, it's not for SUVs at the other!
Just 6"? :)
That's pretty low for remote control cars!
On Green St. in downtown Longview, TX, the only really looow clearance I've ever seen (and amazingly it's still there), going under the UP railroad -- 10' even. I've wondered why the city didn't do anything to fix the underpass (make the street lower); I guess they feel like the street isn't really important, and there are many other grade-separated ways (under or over) to choose from in town without getting stuck with just Green St.
The NB warning signage on Green: http://goo.gl/maps/ekDoO
NB at the bridge: http://goo.gl/maps/hebqa
For comparison, the SB warning signage: http://goo.gl/maps/sKLO6
Looking SB (in NB lane) at the bridge: http://goo.gl/maps/faI8z
And--the Google car did make it under the bridge: http://goo.gl/maps/wnLGI
Quote from: jeffandnicole on June 04, 2013, 07:20:26 PM
Quote from: formulanone on June 04, 2013, 05:16:00 PM
In Cedar Rapids, there's some city parking underneath a couple on on/off ramps for I-380. While it's higher than 6" on one end, it's not for SUVs at the other!
Just 6"? :)
I had to Photoshop the image so you'd believe me!
Quote from: jeffandnicole on June 04, 2013, 07:20:26 PM
Quote from: formulanone on June 04, 2013, 05:16:00 PM
In Cedar Rapids, there's some city parking underneath a couple on on/off ramps for I-380. While it's higher than 6" on one end, it's not for SUVs at the other!
Just 6"? :)
Relevant Spinal Tap scene (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMVMHNG68m8)
The infamous 11'8" Clearance railroad bridge on Gregson St. in Durham, NC has claimed many a truck. Not unusually low per se, but for some reason an unusual number of truck drivers choose to ignore the warning signs.
Quote from: DSS5 on June 09, 2013, 04:09:42 PM
The infamous 11'8" Clearance railroad bridge on Gregson St. in Durham, NC has claimed many a truck. Not unusually low per se, but for some reason an unusual number of truck drivers choose to ignore the warning signs.
The one truck driven by "Two Men and a Truck" caught my eye. Now they can call it "Two Men and No Truck!" :-D
I can see where someone driving a Ryder truck for the first time and who doesn't realize just how big the vehicle is can crash into the bridge, but many of these trucks are driven by alleged "professionals."
Wouldn't it be fun, though, to be a fly on the wall at the dispatch office when the truck driver gets to tell his boss exactly how he managed to wreck the truck?
Quote from: hm insulators on June 11, 2013, 05:04:06 PM
I can see where someone driving a Ryder truck for the first time and who doesn't realize just how big the vehicle is can crash into the bridge, but many of these trucks are driven by alleged "professionals."
Wonder if Ryder's CDW covers this sort of damage?
Quote from: cpzilliacus on June 12, 2013, 04:50:28 PM
Quote from: hm insulators on June 11, 2013, 05:04:06 PM
I can see where someone driving a Ryder truck for the first time and who doesn't realize just how big the vehicle is can crash into the bridge, but many of these trucks are driven by alleged "professionals."
Wonder if Ryder's CDW covers this sort of damage?
Seems like it should. There was a Collision that caused Damage. That's what it's for. It's not like they ran into the bridge on purpose.
Quote from: kkt on June 12, 2013, 05:05:23 PM
Seems like it should. There was a Collision that caused Damage. That's what it's for. It's not like they ran into the bridge on purpose.
one would have to read the fine print in the CDW; I don't remember what they say on the topic of operation sufficiently negligent as to run into a stationary object.
They probably wouldn't pay, unless the bridge fell onto the truck. U-Haul's website (http://www.uhaul.com/DamageCoverage/Default.aspx) is quite (intentionally?) vague.
Quote from: kkt on June 12, 2013, 05:05:23 PM
Quote from: cpzilliacus on June 12, 2013, 04:50:28 PM
Quote from: hm insulators on June 11, 2013, 05:04:06 PM
I can see where someone driving a Ryder truck for the first time and who doesn't realize just how big the vehicle is can crash into the bridge, but many of these trucks are driven by alleged "professionals."
Wonder if Ryder's CDW covers this sort of damage?
Seems like it should. There was a Collision that caused Damage. That's what it's for. It's not like they ran into the bridge on purpose.
It's not like it wasn't their fault however. There's no shortage of warning signs, including a flashing one (http://goo.gl/maps/pKPvs) and there's several streets you can turn on to avoid the same fate as those trucks, including one
immediately before the bridge. Would it be covered if the driver ignored a one way sign and caused a crash?
From what I gathered with those truck rental places is that a fixed object on the ground is something that is covered, but an overhead object that only the top of the truck hits is considered your fault and you pay. The problem is that they do not emphasize enough to these people renting these moving and utility trucks about the risk of topping the vehicle. I'd pound it into their head with a two-by-four before they leave the building with the keys.
Quote from: txstateends on June 06, 2013, 06:00:38 PM
On Green St. in downtown Longview, TX, the only really looow clearance I've ever seen (and amazingly it's still there), going under the UP railroad -- 10' even. I've wondered why the city didn't do anything to fix the underpass (make the street lower); I guess they feel like the street isn't really important, and there are many other grade-separated ways (under or over) to choose from in town without getting stuck with just Green St.
The NB warning signage on Green: http://goo.gl/maps/ekDoO
NB at the bridge: http://goo.gl/maps/hebqa
For comparison, the SB warning signage: http://goo.gl/maps/sKLO6
Looking SB (in NB lane) at the bridge: http://goo.gl/maps/faI8z
And--the Google car did make it under the bridge: http://goo.gl/maps/wnLGI
Sorry for the very late bump but:
http://www.news-journal.com/news/police/truck-damaged-after-driver-attempts-to-go-under-green-street/article_7709c2c6-e756-11e3-80f7-001a4bcf887a.html
This article in the Longview paper says the city re-did the underpass (the project was completed just 2 months ago); now the clearance is 11'4". But *still*, a truck tries the Green Street underpass last week, and whatta-ya-know....
Mendota, IL with hand-painted signage. One lane to boot:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi837.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fzz298%2Fmidamcrossrds%2F100_5339_zpsddzvhzsk.jpg&hash=a002f361395a8119eb46028719b5bc6900fc1c47) (http://s837.photobucket.com/user/midamcrossrds/media/100_5339_zpsddzvhzsk.jpg.html)
quote from Sykotyk:
QuoteFrom what I gathered with those truck rental places is that a fixed object on the ground is something that is covered, but an overhead object that only the top of the truck hits is considered your fault and you pay. The problem is that they do not emphasize enough to these people renting these moving and utility trucks about the risk of topping the vehicle. I'd pound it into their head with a two-by-four before they leave the building with the keys.
These rental places need to make renters watch a video concerning clearance, backing, handling and load securement if they do not have any truck driving experience.
Just handing someone the keys to a vehicle that is very different from what they are used to operating is a recipe for disaster.
It's crazy that people are allowed to rent trucks with no training whatsoever.
Maitland, FL covered bridge:
6'6" (https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=28.608336,-81.33728&spn=0.207971,0.363579&cbll=28.626541,-81.357906&layer=c&panoid=O9Fo38fyphHn4EqVBBsKSw&cbp=12,282.3,,0,17.86&t=m&z=12)
Notice that they don't even want bicyclists to ride under that thing!
Seen yesterday in Charlottesville. Turned out the bus was carrying the Skip Castro Band, who were performing on the Lawn for Reunions last night, which makes it even worse: The band members are alumni who should know that low bridge is there! A bunch of us were yelling and waving our arms at the driver (turned out to be the keyboard player) and he stopped just in time. Had to stop all the traffic to make room for the bus to back up.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CG7FRYuU8AEO1su.jpg)
Did someone say low bridge?
Here's one in Marianna, FL:
https://www.google.com/maps/@30.776302,-85.237201,3a,75y,209.12h,90t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sQMJtgzFa_LuqougTFoTw4Q!2e0?hl=en
First time I saw it I remembered saying "Are you kidding me?"
This one in Pembroke:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.panoramio.com%2Fphotos%2Flarge%2F94323218.jpg&hash=2dd2006c6ea46dab888f009f0863680023bd7111)
NOT my pic.
Link: http://www.panoramio.com/photo/94323218
quote from: tcorlandoinsavannah:
QuoteMaitland, FL covered bridge:
6'6"
Notice that they don't even want bicyclists to ride under that thing!
I don't think the bike route sign has anything to do with the clearance. The trail just happened to be there
Mt Dora, FL:
https://www.google.com/maps/@28.805883,-81.65683,3a,37.9y,198.97h,73.69t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sx0MArRPQp_m9nfARG6KXfg!2e0 (https://www.google.com/maps/@28.805883,-81.65683,3a,37.9y,198.97h,73.69t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sx0MArRPQp_m9nfARG6KXfg!2e0)
Notice the lack of proper yellow clearance signage. Not good.
Culvert Rd. in Medina, NY. Clearance at the Erie Canal culvert/aqueduct is 7' 6".
https://www.google.com/maps/@43.23518,-78.340407,3a,30y,359h,90t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1snkPNh0--qViXo8MzMObd7Q!2e0!6m1!1e1?hl=en
This is probably the only place you can drive under the canal.
Quote from steviep24:
QuoteThis is probably the only place you can drive under the canal
Not True. Here's one at Epcot in Florida
https://www.google.com/maps/@28.3692487,-81.554006,199m/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en (https://www.google.com/maps/@28.3692487,-81.554006,199m/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en)
Quote from: Brian556 on June 07, 2015, 09:00:22 PM
Quote from steviep24:
QuoteThis is probably the only place you can drive under the canal
Not True. Here's one at Epcot in Florida
https://www.google.com/maps/@28.3692487,-81.554006,199m/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en (https://www.google.com/maps/@28.3692487,-81.554006,199m/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en)
He's referring to the Erie Canal. It is the only undercrossing accessible by road vehicle, but there is an aqueduct not too far west of the tunnel and there may be other tunnels/crossings not accessible by car.
Quote from: 1995hoo on June 07, 2015, 04:08:57 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CG7FRYuU8AEO1su.jpg)
Does that bridge have one of those flashing signs that light up if sensors detect an overheight vehicle (it looks like there is one)? If true, all the more reason the keyboardist shouldn't be driving the band RV.
It does, and a bell normally rings too, but for some reason neither went off yesterday.
For lack of a better place to put this...
A truck hit an SEPTA Regional Rail overpass this morning around 1am. The overpass itself reopened about 4:45am; the road underneath reopened about 8am.
What made this unusual: The truck hitting it was estimated at traveling at a high speed. The driver then drove the cab another 3 MILES, before what sounds like his cab finally was engulfed in fire!
http://6abc.com/traffic/tractor-trailer-hits-radnor-township-overpass/2655732/
DUI? After the collision, certain he would lose his job and commercial license and suicidal?
There's a 7 foot 3 inch railway bridge on Lovelake Rd. near Junction City, Oregon.
GSV of the sign and bridge (https://goo.gl/maps/WGs8qJHPiKK2)
GSV closeup of the bridge (https://goo.gl/maps/JdeUoKFwh7r)
Quote from: cpzilliacus on June 12, 2013, 04:50:28 PM
Quote from: hm insulators on June 11, 2013, 05:04:06 PM
I can see where someone driving a Ryder truck for the first time and who doesn't realize just how big the vehicle is can crash into the bridge, but many of these trucks are driven by alleged "professionals."
Wonder if Ryder's CDW covers this sort of damage?
If you rent from agencies in the immediate Boston area, they specifically inform you that the CDW will NOT cover any damage incurred while traveling on Storrow or Memorial Drives, or Soldier's Field Road - all DCR 'parkways' that have notoriously low clearances and signing that's inadequately designed (such as saying "Danger Low Clearance" without stating the clearance) and poorly placed (i.e. giving the warnings AFTER the trucker has committed to entering the road).
Latest victim of "Storrowing", as the locals call it when an overpass claims a too-tall truck, was a rental truck carrying Amazon packages. Don't know what's worse here. The fact the driver didn't realize his truck was too tall for the bridge before they struck it, or the fact that Amazon is hiring "Fred's Trucking" to deliver their packages.
Quote from: roadman on November 16, 2017, 12:34:52 PM
Quote from: cpzilliacus on June 12, 2013, 04:50:28 PM
Quote from: hm insulators on June 11, 2013, 05:04:06 PM
I can see where someone driving a Ryder truck for the first time and who doesn't realize just how big the vehicle is can crash into the bridge, but many of these trucks are driven by alleged "professionals."
Wonder if Ryder's CDW covers this sort of damage?
If you rent from agencies in the immediate Boston area, they specifically inform you that the CDW will NOT cover any damage incurred while traveling on Storrow or Memorial Drives, or Soldier's Field Road - all DCR 'parkways' that have notoriously low clearances and signing that's inadequately designed (such as saying "Danger Low Clearance" without stating the clearance) and poorly placed (i.e. giving the warnings AFTER the trucker has committed to entering the road).
Latest victim of "Storrowing", as the locals call it when an overpass claims a too-tall truck, was a rental truck carrying Amazon packages. Don't know what's worse here. The fact the driver didn't realize his truck was too tall for the bridge before they struck it, or the fact that Amazon is hiring "Fred's Trucking" to deliver their packages.
The worst thing will be all those people complaining they paid the $99 prime membership, and in order to get to it they have to climb the girders underneath an overpass where their package got stuck at!
7'6" in Benton, IL
https://goo.gl/maps/J3HWHGeUV3T2
Quote from: roadman on November 16, 2017, 12:34:52 PM
Quote from: cpzilliacus on June 12, 2013, 04:50:28 PM
Quote from: hm insulators on June 11, 2013, 05:04:06 PM
I can see where someone driving a Ryder truck for the first time and who doesn't realize just how big the vehicle is can crash into the bridge, but many of these trucks are driven by alleged "professionals."
Wonder if Ryder's CDW covers this sort of damage?
If you rent from agencies in the immediate Boston area, they specifically inform you that the CDW will NOT cover any damage incurred while traveling on Storrow or Memorial Drives, or Soldier's Field Road - all DCR 'parkways' that have notoriously low clearances and signing that's inadequately designed (such as saying "Danger Low Clearance" without stating the clearance) and poorly placed (i.e. giving the warnings AFTER the trucker has committed to entering the road).
Latest victim of "Storrowing", as the locals call it when an overpass claims a too-tall truck, was a rental truck carrying Amazon packages. Don't know what's worse here. The fact the driver didn't realize his truck was too tall for the bridge before they struck it, or the fact that Amazon is hiring "Fred's Trucking" to deliver their packages.
Well, since Amazon's been putting out the notion of using drones for delivery (I sure wouldn't trust a drone to handle something like a $1500 Oppo disc player!), it's possible that independent contract drivers are a temporary fix. But I suppose they don't realize that there are a bunch of ex-DHL folks out there looking for driving work who would appreciate a steady job!
Quote from: NE2 on August 30, 2011, 08:41:04 PM
By the way, the center part of the Jacksonville underpass carried trolleys back in the day.
http://www.aitaonline.com/Info/Low%20Clearances.html may be useful, but incomplete and outdated (the one it lists in Jacksonville was under the old Fuller Warren Bridge).
McCoys Creek Boulevard looks to have a low underpass, but I can't find any signs for it.
The Palm Ave underpass under i95 was removed with building of new Fuller Warren bridge around 2000
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Introducing a 1.8 m (5' 11") underpass (https://www.google.es/maps/@49.4408528,1.0828749,3a,26.8y,265.27h,80.96t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sUBXLAymBlWtBFqGGbpp9AA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656) in Rouen, France. It's so low Google couldn't pass through it, and has also ruined the holidays to several Dutch vacationers (the first two are from the same crash):
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Quote from: CNGL-Leudimin on November 18, 2017, 02:23:12 PM
Introducing a 1.8 m (5' 11") underpass (https://www.google.es/maps/@49.4408528,1.0828749,3a,26.8y,265.27h,80.96t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sUBXLAymBlWtBFqGGbpp9AA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656) in Rouen, France. It's so low Google couldn't pass through it, and has also ruined the holidays to several Dutch vacationers (the first two are from the same crash)
You win.
^ A couple of years ago, I took a driving tour across western Europe in a Fiat 500L that I had rented in London. If you've never seen a 500L, it's roughly the size and shape of a Mini Countryman.
Anyway, I recall–in Brussels especially–encountering some parking garages where clearances were as low or lower than the Rouen overpass. I remember proceeding with extreme caution and getting out a few times to see whether I was ever in danger of getting wedged. The rooftop aerial was scrapping against the garages' concrete ceilings almost continuously, so its value as a "kerb feeler" was negligible.
So I would consider the overpass above to be a similar "city" fixture for city-appropriate passenger cars.
(https://image.prntscr.com/image/M1igsNxMRVuQmxQjHtyanQ.png)
Main Street/Gabouri creek trestle in Ste Genevieve, Missouri sheared the tops off of several different trucks, and once took off the top of a sleeper on a semi truck.
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Then there's this thing on F Street in Poplar Bluff.
(https://image.prntscr.com/image/H5SFbTRuTfGhiO86OUm-wg.png)
This one's in Chester, IL. Not as low as some other bridges here, but still quite low.
(https://image.prntscr.com/image/U78OkCzISnS-9FbnFsSgNA.png)
This one's also in Chester, it's too low to fit your standard box van under.
(https://image.prntscr.com/image/0KjrCGTvTwmknFWwZEdr9g.png)
This one is over Route E north of Potosi, MO. The line it's on was a spur to a lead mine in Pea Ridge. It's used to store railcars now.
(https://image.prntscr.com/image/OQTTQ7jOSiusRXrgmrDJPQ.png)
This one's in De Soto, IL. It's an old timber stringer trestle, with a bent in the center of the road.
Quote from: ColossalBlocks on December 08, 2017, 10:42:36 PM
The railroad just north of Akin (IL) is marked at 13'3".
GSV here (https://goo.gl/maps/dx7kKVaM3kP2)
I used to drive a box truck around southern Illinois for a living, and I would always be nervous driving under these low clearance bridges. At one location (north of Belle Rive, I think) I once even stopped the truck on a single-lane county road and climbed up on the hood to make sure I could clear the bridge.
Here's one on N Huron Ave under I-75 (the Mackinac Bridge) in Mackinaw City, MI:
(https://i.imgur.com/BaFjJMAl.jpg)
Not as low as some, being as it is 12 ft 0 in, but this one on Brandon Road, south (east) of the Des Plaines River catches a lot of trucks due to the intermodal yards south of here. https://goo.gl/maps/3frLBY8KRmq
Quote from: 7/8 on December 08, 2017, 11:03:27 PM
Here's one on N Huron Ave under I-75 (the Mackinac Bridge) in Mackinaw City, MI:
(https://i.imgur.com/BaFjJMAl.jpg)
I don't know if its this one or another one but there is a video on YouTube that shows similar crashes to the 11 foot 8 one. The last crash in that videos shows a truck catching on fire.
I don't know if this is considered a "low" bridge, but last year, a trucker hit the May overpass on NW Expressway, collapsing it. :pan: :banghead: :pan: :banghead: :pan: :banghead: :pan: :banghead: to be fair, there is a 3 inch difference in height, and no signage saying that, so that is why when he went under it going west, he didn't hit. he went back on NW Expy, only he was 1 inch too tall, oh boy...
Found a 9'5" one in Meriden, CT, and not on CT 15. This one is under the Amtrak line just off CT 71, and is a popular cut through from CT 71 to US 5.
https://goo.gl/maps/3CDcSFujDey
This one is 11' 6," is that considered low? I once saw a box truck back up from it to do a U-turn.
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.7721283,-78.8544487,3a,75y,138.23h,84.79t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sgGgTDDmW2uQ5hpZM9mlHFg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
Don't know if anyone posted this one yet: 9'6" on Snell Street in Amherst, MA:
https://goo.gl/maps/sAcc55FQdzA2
Quote from: Rothman on December 11, 2017, 10:14:10 PM
Don't know if anyone posted this one yet: 9'6" on Snell Street in Amherst, MA:
https://goo.gl/maps/sAcc55FQdzA2
That's a rail trail now. You'd think it would be easy to raise it a bit.
Quote from: kkt on December 12, 2017, 12:45:56 AM
Quote from: Rothman on December 11, 2017, 10:14:10 PM
Don't know if anyone posted this one yet: 9'6" on Snell Street in Amherst, MA:
https://goo.gl/maps/sAcc55FQdzA2
That's a rail trail now. You'd think it would be easy to raise it a bit.
Nothing's ever easy...nor cheap. If anything, they'll knock it down but probably make it a pedestrian crossing.
That bridge has been there for decades without much trouble. No reason to do anything to it.
9' 6" on Broadway in downtown Dover, NH. Yes, it's been clobbered more than once.
https://goo.gl/maps/fnX4xmqvbYz
Actually, this 11' bridge has been much, much more problematic. MA has spent more on all sorts of warning systems rather than do anything to the bridge.
5 Bridge St
https://goo.gl/maps/X5ZmbVxedSv
Bridge with 6'4" clearance over the Walnut River in Butler County, KS
https://goo.gl/maps/NddiEfySEUq
Quote from: Rothman on December 12, 2017, 09:23:18 AM
Actually, this 11' bridge has been much, much more problematic. MA has spent more on all sorts of warning systems rather than do anything to the bridge.
5 Bridge St
https://goo.gl/maps/X5ZmbVxedSv
Since this thread popped back up...
Railroad bridges are inherently much more expensive to replace than most other bridges. I was told in a similar instance near me, they actually have to go a distance of 2 miles (about 1 mile on each side) to raise the bridge 2 or 3 feet. I don't know how true that truly is, but it's probably not that far off. And you can't simply detour trains around the construction site or build a temporary bypass, so you have to somehow raise the bridge without disrupting train traffic.
There's a 10'0" railroad underpass on Bristol Ave in NW Grand Rapids: https://goo.gl/maps/7jCPG6QdqAq
Quote from: jeffandnicole on April 27, 2018, 03:31:02 PM
Quote from: Rothman on December 12, 2017, 09:23:18 AM
Actually, this 11' bridge has been much, much more problematic. MA has spent more on all sorts of warning systems rather than do anything to the bridge.
5 Bridge St
https://goo.gl/maps/X5ZmbVxedSv
Since this thread popped back up...
Railroad bridges are inherently much more expensive to replace than most other bridges. I was told in a similar instance near me, they actually have to go a distance of 2 miles (about 1 mile on each side) to raise the bridge 2 or 3 feet. I don't know how true that truly is, but it's probably not that far off. And you can't simply detour trains around the construction site or build a temporary bypass, so you have to somehow raise the bridge without disrupting train traffic.
I have seen cases in NC where they just dug the road down several inches instead of raising the bridge.
I wonder if doing so causes drainage issues.
^ In the case of the infamous canopener bridge in Durham, NC, there's a major city sewer line immediately underneath the road.
Could it be relocated? Theoretically, yes. But it wouldn't be cheap, and probably wouldn't be cost-effective.
Quote from: fillup420 on April 30, 2018, 10:17:29 AM
Quote from: jeffandnicole on April 27, 2018, 03:31:02 PM
Quote from: Rothman on December 12, 2017, 09:23:18 AM
Actually, this 11' bridge has been much, much more problematic. MA has spent more on all sorts of warning systems rather than do anything to the bridge.
5 Bridge St
https://goo.gl/maps/X5ZmbVxedSv
Since this thread popped back up...
Railroad bridges are inherently much more expensive to replace than most other bridges. I was told in a similar instance near me, they actually have to go a distance of 2 miles (about 1 mile on each side) to raise the bridge 2 or 3 feet. I don't know how true that truly is, but it's probably not that far off. And you can't simply detour trains around the construction site or build a temporary bypass, so you have to somehow raise the bridge without disrupting train traffic.
I have seen cases in NC where they just dug the road down several inches instead of raising the bridge.
That was exactly the approach used by INDOT on the SR 23 overpass over the US 31/20 bypass (St. Joseph Valley Parkway) in South Bend. Rather than rebuilding the bridge, they lowered the pavement to help upgrade this portion of the parkway that was originally built in the fifties.
Quote from: Rothman on April 30, 2018, 10:19:26 AM
I wonder if doing so causes drainage issues.
I wondered at the time if drainage issues were a consideration when INDOT replaced the nearby overpasses for Locust Road and Ireland Road rather than lowering the pavement there as part of the same parkway upgrade.
Quote from: fillup420 on April 30, 2018, 10:17:29 AM
Quote from: jeffandnicole on April 27, 2018, 03:31:02 PM
Quote from: Rothman on December 12, 2017, 09:23:18 AM
Actually, this 11' bridge has been much, much more problematic. MA has spent more on all sorts of warning systems rather than do anything to the bridge.
5 Bridge St
https://goo.gl/maps/X5ZmbVxedSv
Since this thread popped back up...
Railroad bridges are inherently much more expensive to replace than most other bridges. I was told in a similar instance near me, they actually have to go a distance of 2 miles (about 1 mile on each side) to raise the bridge 2 or 3 feet. I don't know how true that truly is, but it's probably not that far off. And you can't simply detour trains around the construction site or build a temporary bypass, so you have to somehow raise the bridge without disrupting train traffic.
I have seen cases in NC where they just dug the road down several inches instead of raising the bridge.
They did that recently on an I-295 (NJ) pavement replacement project, digging down what appeared to be upwards of a foot in some areas.
At a few limited height railroad crossings I'm familiar with, there's already flooding issues, so digging down even further just compounds the issue.
Renton, Washington's 4-Cow-Wide Bridge, 6'-6", left over from agricultural days (see page 8 of this PDF (https://rentonwa.gov/UserFiles/Servers/Server_7922657/File/City%20Hall/Community%20Services/Museum/Newsletters/2007-09%20The%20Original%20Homeland%20Security.pdf?n=6376)) was removed in August 2007, replaced by an eight foot bridge (https://goo.gl/maps/2szrfq8BvDS2). This is now a low speed spur track to the Boeing 737/757 plant, with street running in Downtown. They only had to raise the grade less than a mile on either side to give this street more clearance. I don't even know why anyone bothered to use the old under-crossing. You can't see clearly to the other end, and several times I had seen someone try to drive in to the crossing, only to have to back out to let a car through from the other side.
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1729/42486646791_e335c330a0_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/27JpaSX)Renton's 4-Cow-Wide Bridge (https://flic.kr/p/27JpaSX) by Arthur Allen (https://www.flickr.com/photos/116988743@N07/), on Flickr
It was safe for me to enter when it was closed to traffic, just before demolition.
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1745/27616113397_e5e5b57652_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/J5kNoa)Renton's 4-Cow-Wide Bridge (https://flic.kr/p/J5kNoa) by Arthur Allen (https://www.flickr.com/photos/116988743@N07/), on Flickr
I unintentionally found this one in Calgary, AB finding an alternate route with less traffic back to AB-2 from the Stampede area. 2.0m or 6'6".
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GSV Link (https://www.google.com/maps/@51.0431147,-114.0434608,3a,49.7y,35.08h,81.01t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sBNGxH6msB-ezcZpTWO0TQw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656)
Was a little un-nerving, though my car can easily fit in it. But it's the lowest clearance I've ever taken it in. For reference, the clearance in my work parking garage is 7'2", a full 8" taller. Second closest is a parking garage in Portland, OR that was 6'8". But you expect that in parking garages a lot more than city streets.
For the record, my alternate route totally worked, minimal traffic back to the freeway. Instead of spending 5 minutes per block going the "normal route" (up 4th St, wind around to the bridge to Memorial Dr).
Quote from: txstateends on June 04, 2014, 02:43:22 PM
Quote from: txstateends on June 06, 2013, 06:00:38 PM
On Green St. in downtown Longview, TX, the only really looow clearance I've ever seen (and amazingly it's still there), going under the UP railroad -- 10' even. I've wondered why the city didn't do anything to fix the underpass (make the street lower); I guess they feel like the street isn't really important, and there are many other grade-separated ways (under or over) to choose from in town without getting stuck with just Green St.
The NB warning signage on Green: http://goo.gl/maps/ekDoO
NB at the bridge: http://goo.gl/maps/hebqa
For comparison, the SB warning signage: http://goo.gl/maps/sKLO6
Looking SB (in NB lane) at the bridge: http://goo.gl/maps/faI8z
And--the Google car did make it under the bridge: http://goo.gl/maps/wnLGI
Sorry for the very late bump but:
http://www.news-journal.com/news/police/truck-damaged-after-driver-attempts-to-go-under-green-street/article_7709c2c6-e756-11e3-80f7-001a4bcf887a.html
This article in the Longview paper says the city re-did the underpass (the project was completed just 2 months ago); now the clearance is 11'4". But *still*, a truck tries the Green Street underpass last week, and whatta-ya-know....
Apparently some folks never learn...
https://www.cbs19.tv/mobile/article/news/local/settling-the-score-of-the-green-street-monster/501-557727456
The infamousness continues, even with a lowering of the street since the previous post. It's so bad and legendary, the underpass has its own nickname (the 'Green Street Monster'), and its own Facebook page also:
https://www.facebook.com/Green-Street-Monster-334548240405639/
TxDOT has a list of low clearance spots online, divided up by TxDOT district:
http://www.txdmv.gov/motorcarriers/low-clearance
Quote from: txstateends on June 05, 2018, 04:53:42 AM
TxDOT has a list of low clearance spots online, divided up by TxDOT district:
http://www.txdmv.gov/motorcarriers/low-clearance
The problem with that list being of use to the general public is you have to know what district(s) you'll be traveling thru. Otherwise, you have to click on 25 links, and try to follow your route thru each. Some are fairly obvious (El Paso, Houston); others less so (Childress, Pharr).
There's an 11 foot railroad overpass a little west of Mayville, Michigan. It's on Mertz Road south of where M-24 splits to curve into Mayville.
https://www.google.com/maps/@43.3438071,-83.3824593,3a,75y,183.68h,86.35t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s5wuAMtbwEV3ttnhew25JrQ!2e0!7i3328!8i1664
A current accident on I-76 in NJ involves an overturned truck, which appeared to hit the Browning Road overpass. The truck was in the left lanes at the time; normal for the area as there's a left lane entrance from I-295 North just prior to this overpass. The overpass is sized as a 13' 11" clearance (https://goo.gl/maps/zoZtfCEUJw52), although it seems to claim a lot of truck victims. And since they're most likely coming from I-295 North, they pass under another 13' 11" clearance overpass just before this interchange (https://goo.gl/maps/P3UPzDVhXUT2), so it's not like they're over the 13' 6" permitted height by much. My assumption is the bridge is somewhere between 13' 6" and 13' 11" in this area, or there's something in the road causing the truck body to bounce a little. The roadbed under this overpass is probably old concrete and isn't in all that great of shape.
The overpass is due to be replaced soon; a temporary bridge is way-too-slowly being built just next to the overpass.
Mullen Road in Lacey, WA has a 12-foot bridge under a major railroad. Apparently it has a few fans:
This one is fun (https://www.google.com/maps/@35.8411736,-78.6784789,3a,75y,252.04h,84.78t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sI9jmch9ROWbWCULEy4n2VQ!2e0!5s20221201T000000!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu), mostly because its completely decorative, and only to dissuade big vehicles from entering that parking area
Quote from: fillup420 on January 29, 2024, 06:54:48 PM
This one is fun (https://www.google.com/maps/@35.8411736,-78.6784789,3a,75y,252.04h,84.78t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sI9jmch9ROWbWCULEy4n2VQ!2e0!5s20221201T000000!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu), mostly because its completely decorative, and only to dissuade big vehicles from entering that parking area
Robert Moses approves this parking garage.
Quote from: kkt on January 29, 2024, 09:00:57 PM
Quote from: fillup420 on January 29, 2024, 06:54:48 PM
This one is fun (https://www.google.com/maps/@35.8411736,-78.6784789,3a,75y,252.04h,84.78t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sI9jmch9ROWbWCULEy4n2VQ!2e0!5s20221201T000000!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu), mostly because its completely decorative, and only to dissuade big vehicles from entering that parking area
Robert Moses approves this parking garage.
MSP Airport says hi (er, low)
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53400396190_75c1943d02_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2pmNZm3)
What is the lowest known clearance on a major arterial or busy highway? I know there is the 10'-9" overpass in Syracuse on Onondaga Lake Parkway (which remediating would be very difficult due to the water table, parkland and ownership issues). Any that are lower?
10'0" on Storrow Drive in Boston
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3547488,-71.0785052,3a,75y,261.25h,90t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1syJj4qn9jvhOMY-FXRRwhqw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu
The infamous Grand Trunk Western railroad overpass of Pennsylvania Ave just outside Potter Park Zoo in Lansing, MI, with 12' 0" clearance:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/Xve1rk7iCMwtwyC57 (https://maps.app.goo.gl/Xve1rk7iCMwtwyC57)
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Quote from: 1 on January 31, 2024, 09:17:58 PM
10'0" on Storrow Drive in Boston
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3547488,-71.0785052,3a,75y,261.25h,90t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1syJj4qn9jvhOMY-FXRRwhqw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu
No way that only has ten feet of clearance...
Reedley Southern Pacific Railroad Trestle along Kings River Road with a 10'7 foot clearance:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53204150251_c493a0878b_4k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2p4tbgn)IMG_7223 (https://flic.kr/p/2p4tbgn) by Max Rockatansky (https://www.flickr.com/photos/151828809@N08/), on Flickr
Quote from: kphoger on February 01, 2024, 10:31:47 AM
Quote from: 1 on January 31, 2024, 09:17:58 PM
10'0" on Storrow Drive in Boston
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3547488,-71.0785052,3a,75y,261.25h,90t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1syJj4qn9jvhOMY-FXRRwhqw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu
No way that only has ten feet of clearance...
In the other direction, it's 12 feet. (https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3543222,-71.0793234,3a,24.8y,63.74h,88.18t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sMG1BQHqC3NUFaa-vrdAmog!2e0!5s20221101T000000!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu)
Quote from: kphoger on February 01, 2024, 10:31:47 AM
Quote from: 1 on January 31, 2024, 09:17:58 PM
10'0" on Storrow Drive in Boston
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3547488,-71.0785052,3a,75y,261.25h,90t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1syJj4qn9jvhOMY-FXRRwhqw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu
No way that only has ten feet of clearance...
I managed to catch this while on Storrow Drive eastbound just two days ago (January 31st) just before the Kenmore / Fenway exit, three bridges from the above link. Box truck in front did clear the 11 ft bridge successfully and got off at the Kenmore exit, otherwise, the driver would have struck the 10ft0in bridge three bridges after that (Next bridges are 12, 11 then 10 ft (ped overpass + tunnel) at the Copley Square exit).
(https://i.ibb.co/kqnCZf6/IMG-7232.jpg) (https://imgbb.com/)
A 9 footer in my neck of the woods. Yes, its a road for cars:
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.0449806,-75.2556983,3a,75y,248.74h,82.5t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1soiFirDsywBvF16yoPIs15Q!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu
Drove through this on a drive through Williston, ND in its boom town days about 10 years ago. Thought it had a low clearance sign, but can't find one in GSV anywhere. This connects 6th Ave W with Riverside Drive. At the time, it was something of a bypass before the US 2/US 85 intersection was improved -- that intersection backed up terribly with all the trucks loading and unloading in the town.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53504934705_77590c62b5_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2pw3M1e)
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on February 01, 2024, 05:12:18 PM
Reedley Southern Pacific Railroad Trestle along Kings River Road with a 10'7 foot clearance:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53204150251_c493a0878b_4k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2p4tbgn)IMG_7223 (https://flic.kr/p/2p4tbgn) by Max Rockatansky (https://www.flickr.com/photos/151828809@N08/), on Flickr
What's remarkable there is that it appears people have gone around the low clearance, over on the left.
Quote from: Brandon on February 02, 2024, 05:16:49 PM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on February 01, 2024, 05:12:18 PM
Reedley Southern Pacific Railroad Trestle along Kings River Road with a 10'7 foot clearance:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53204150251_c493a0878b_4k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2p4tbgn)IMG_7223 (https://flic.kr/p/2p4tbgn) by Max Rockatansky (https://www.flickr.com/photos/151828809@N08/), on Flickr
What's remarkable there is that it appears people have gone around the low clearance, over on the left.
So, people do read signs...except on the Onondaga Lake Parkway.
What I want to know is why was the road built at the only point where the clearance is low.
My favorite local "low clearance" bridge - and also "narrow clearance" - one car at a time! BNSF at 4th Street in Mendota, IL
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5553285,-89.1137977,3a,15.1y,116.88h,88.5t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1se6knwWzQkwZzYwywaL295w!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu
Quote from: Big John on February 02, 2024, 06:00:02 PM
What I want to know is why was the road built at the only point where the clearance is low.
I've never found an explanation for that in the research I did on both rail crossings of the Kings River in Reedley. To your point you'd think that the Southern Pacific wouldn't want Ag trucks near the support structure of their trestle.
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on February 01, 2024, 05:12:18 PM
Reedley Southern Pacific Railroad Trestle along Kings River Road with a 10'7 foot clearance:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53204150251_c493a0878b_4k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2p4tbgn)IMG_7223 (https://flic.kr/p/2p4tbgn) by Max Rockatansky (https://www.flickr.com/photos/151828809@N08/), on Flickr
Wonder how many people have completely ignored the clearance itself and the signage for it.
Two of my favorites in NY...
https://maps.app.goo.gl/GP9EYBnC9cpyHLij9 - 7'9" on Gower Road for a one-lane tunnel under a railroad, a bit west of Scotia, NY.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/1CDrWSQNwdTDuxTG7 - 4'11" on the right shoulder of the WB Grand Central Parkway, for an arch bridge under 69th Road. While I've seen arch bridges elsewhere with different clearances for different lanes, this probably takes the cake for both the lowest signed clearance and the biggest difference between parts of the same overpass (10'4" in the left lane vs. 4'11" on the right shoulder vs. not even marked, but definitely higher, in the center lanes). At least this one's on a highway that does not allow trucks.
Quote from: dantheman on February 03, 2024, 11:02:54 PM
https://maps.app.goo.gl/GP9EYBnC9cpyHLij9 - 7'9" on Gower Road for a one-lane tunnel under a railroad, a bit west of Scotia, NY.
I'm amazed the GSV car fit under that, with its camera mount.
3 m clearance (https://www.google.ca/maps/@43.62845,-80.0849338,3a,48.8y,331.48h,83.87t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sJgXVfT2sK8tE-LOQoNIkYg!2e0!5s20230501T000000!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu) on Crewson's Line under the railway parallel to Highway 7 near Acton, ON
This is West Grand Boulevard in Detroit, with 8' 10" clearance underneath the railroad south of Michigan Avenue. Back in the ancient times before freeways, this was a lot busier than it is now. It was the quickest path to the Ambassador Bridge from the west side (W. Grand to Porter to the bridge entrance).
https://maps.app.goo.gl/8zgrE6XtEZeve8k67
https://maps.app.goo.gl/P8rGCZKwMGBACqm26
An 11 ft bridge in Garfield, NJ with evidence of it being hit multiple times. Bridge carries njt main line trains
7' 1" In Petersburg, VA:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/WcTwuHTw4ks2YbNT6
7' 8" on a ramp (https://maps.app.goo.gl/6VwKNSNABuuUhkDG7) near Binghamton, NY:
(https://i.imgur.com/s7S1Fai.jpeg)
The Calhoun Street Bridge in Trenton has an 8' 0" clearance:
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.2212807,-74.7765335,3a,75y,222.93h,85.48t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sCc4_Z-gyfcATJLmvdcjGHA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu
Hobson Avenue in Wayne, NJ has a 7' 0" clearance:
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.8888087,-74.246736,3a,75y,49.74h,83.59t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sAtWT7dim5F6pNPMf8ENh6A!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?entry=ttu
The other side is lower (6' 10"):
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.8890311,-74.2466352,3a,24.4y,168.5h,91.51t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sgc014ve89UNGUIibIn0H1Q!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu
Quote from: boilerup25 on March 15, 2024, 10:22:29 PM
The Calhoun Street Bridge in Trenton has an 8' 0" clearance:
The true height is much larger, as evidenced by this tractor trailer that managed to cross.
https://petersonsbreakingnewsoftrenton.com/2023/12/14/?amp=1
While not about short underpsses as a whole. The Canadians are getting serious about bridges getting hit.
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/truckers-british-columbia-hit-overpasses-151552298.html