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Old 02.27.2008
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NYC confusing bridge height signs

I'm looking for a little help I travel into NYC now and then and I notice
a lot of bridge heights signs at 12' 2" however 13' 6" trailers fit with no problem. This is true on I-95 by the GWB and also on the BQE in Brooklyn
Someone told me they measure from the top of the tire to the top of the trailer. Can anyone explain this to me.
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Well, on the BQE through that terrace-looking section where the Statue of Liberty is visible, 12'2" is for the right lane E/B, and probably likewise for the left lane coming out. Stay in the middle going through there.

I heard a story once that those measurements were for allowing for snow, so to speak, since they won't plow it on a elevated highway where people may be walking under it.
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TallGuy must REALLY be tall if he's worried about New York's low underpasses.
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