Low Clearance TX US59

It's a good solid 4 lane road. It's part of the future I-69 corridor so the bypasses are being cobbled together for the eventual upgrade to Interstate standards. There's a few traffic signals along the way but you can keep up a good pace.

 

Well if time starts running short you can always grab a spot at the Love's in Cleveland. About the only truckstop close to Houston on 59.

 

When i dought, go slow and get out and look with your hazards on. I made it under a 13'5 once but bairly. It was the only way to the shipper...so i dropped my truck air, got half way through. I then pulled my trailer brakes, waited for them to fully dump the suspension. I then turned then pushed int he red nob and knew i had 10 sec to go before it got to full suspension height. I made it with about 8 sec to spare. but, there is no substitute to carefully looking, and as another poster said, train weight does change the height.

 

Theres a Flying J in New Caney as well

 

There was another one but I noticed it's boarded up. They had idle air. Coincidence?

 

If its air ride it wont be unless the leveling valve is broken. If it is you better get it fixed or your trailer will bonce all over the place

 

Not true, I pull open deck freight, and when I am empty both the truck and the trailer sit higher than when loaded.

 

Good advice....because you have to "exit" U.S.59 to "stay on" U.S.59 ATLEAST 5 or 6 times. If you were to continue straight ahead, you would be on business routes. That highway sucks for that---basically the opposite of what you'd think you should be doing. The by-passes are the highway.....and the highway becomes the business route.