Low bridge, tall trucks: tin-can alley

It's rather simple to me. If you are 13-6 why are you going to go under a 12-6 bridge? I don't know this bridge. I wonder how far in advance trucks are warned of this low clearance. It seems like the town is doing what they can to avoid trucks from going down there. Anytime that I am in an unfamiliar area, I drive slower than normal and am paying attention to everything around me so I don't miss a turn or come up on a low bridge like this.

 

there is another solution and as I used to be in the roadbuilding business I have never understood why if they can't raise the bridge just lower the road bed most [not all] low bridges have roadways that can be lowered without causing structural problems and it would be far less expensive and quicker to lower the roadbed than to construct a new bridge, makes me think people in government only look for the expensive, hard way to do something when the KISS [keep it simple stupid] principal would work a lot better

 

I completely agree with you but none of this is necessary if the alternate route around the bridge is an easy well marked route. There will be no need to subject already stressed tax payers another expense if it's not needed.

 

Alot of the time the drivers are given faulty directions.

I know of several times my dispatcher or when I contacted the shipper/receiver, they have had me turn the wrong direction at an intersection that leads to the bad overpass.

Unfortunately, alot of drivers have begun to not pay attention to the signs for the height thinking the directions to be gospel.

 

That's the Pittsburgh area for you!

 

i hate pittsburgh they have too many low bridges

probley got confused between 12-6 and 13-6 whats one foot?

 

One thing that would help is if the law demanded that all bridges be marked with their true height. East, especially New York State, has a nasty habit of marking their bridges as being below 13'6", when they are actually way higher. These even occurs on off/on ramps for the interstate. This forces truck drivers to guess if the bridge is low, as marked, or if the rig will fit. After a driver gets told 14 foot bridges are 12'8" a few times and drives under them, when a true 12'8" comes along, there is a problem.