Low RR Bridge in Durham, NC

[rcdrye]

US route 4 in White RiverJct. VT passes under the ex-B&M Conn River Line, now owned by the state of Vermont and operated by the Vermont Rail System's Washington County.  It had about 12' of clearance until it got hit - and bent - a couple of years ago.  VRS moved the track to the other side of the former two track bridge and eventually raised it a couple of inches at the same time VTrans lowered the road - now it clears 13'6"!

About 15 miles south in Windsor VT the River Line bridge crosses Bridge Street, which leads to the 450' Cornish-Windsor covered bridge.  There's a 10'8" clearance sign at the Cornish NH end of THAT bridge, which has a nice big opening to draw truckers in.  Of course they clear the inside of the covered bridge (well, most of the time...) but the NECR bridge is a little tougher!

[Norm48327]

There is one in Battle Creek, MI that is 10'9" but it doesn't catch many trucks. Doesn't seem to be a favored truck route.

[Paul_D_North_Jr]

CBT

There is one railroad bridge somewhere that they painted a shark mouth on it so trucks would see it better.

Enid, Oklahoma (plus maybe some over in the U.K.).  Aside from the one Randy mentioned, here's a link to an article and a photo of it from an April 27, 2015 incident:

http://www.news9.com/story/28911147/another-semi-crashes-into-low-enid-railroad-bridge 

- Paul North.

[rvos1979]

CBT: Works good, an England truck nailed it the other day.........

[CBT]

There is one railroad bridge somewhere that they painted a shark mouth on it so trucks would see it better.

[rdamon]

Here is a direct link to more videos ..

http://11foot8.com/ (I did not get a malware warning .. must have been a bad link in the WSJ)

 

[Paul_D_North_Jr]

In today's (Weds., 06 Jan. 2016)  Wall Street Journal, pgs. A-1 and A-8, is an article about a bridge that has appeared here several times in various threads:

"The Epic Story of a Bridge Too Low Draws Internet Fans - A North Carolina span shaves the tops off tall trucks; 'crash art' for sale", by Ben Cohen.

Also, maybe accessible (unless behind a 'paywall') at:

http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-joys-of-watching-a-bridge-shave-the-tops-off-trucks-1452045185 

Now up to 100 trucks since 2008 when nearby office worker Jurgen Henn started running a video camera 24x7 at the site to record those events. 

WARNING NOTE: One comment on the WSJ webpage about this article says the "11foot8.com" website leads to aggressive malware and spam, not the intended site.

No mention of the railroad involved; I believe BaltACD has posted here about it several times.  But because of the beam just before the bridge, probably all impacts lately are on the beam, not the bridge, so the railroad isn't usually affected.  There's a mention of a proposal to now add a stop light before the bridge, instead of the present flashing yellow lights  . . .

- Paul North.