Another old bridge vs.Werner

For the new drivers ...
ALWYAYS follow carrier or customer directions any time there is any doubt concerning a perceived "short cut" according to Google Maps or other GPS system. If there are no directions available ... always consider railroad crossings (high bridges or low underpasses) as a potential problem, and avoid if possible. Google Streetview can be your friend in most situations and when in doubt ....

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Durant,+OK/@33.9540865,-96.4063291,3a,75y,125.94h,89.54t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s9JrlPyuIZwa34IxnLbUYsg!2e0!6s//geo0.ggpht.com/cbk?panoid=9JrlPyuIZwa34IxnLbUYsg&output=thumbnail&cb_client=search.TACTILE.gps&thumb=2&w=392&h=106&yaw=154.04323&pitch=0!7i13312!8i6656!4m2!3m1!1s0x864b5fd8af0f01cf:0xed0af14340b8a5f2!6m1!1e1

 

The "no trucks" sign is on both sides, but once you arrive at the north side and see the sign, you're kind of screwed. You look at the crown in the bridge and say to yourself "well, maybe" ... and once those landing gear pads hit and you're heavy and you we're going a bit too fast ... you're stuck. But, if you were wise enough to see the potential problem, you would have oh-so-slowly crossed, stopped, and checked clearance before getting hung up. Live and learn.

 

At least the bridge did not collapse

 

I know a few local sand haulers that cross that bridge every day on the way to the truck stop, and they run "Oklahoma legal".

 

3 weeks later we'll see a thread, "What do I do? Werner wrecked my DAC!"

 

Street view doesn't show a no trucks sign on the side it appears she was coming from. There is a very clear weight limit though. It does look on the left like there is an area to back in to or pull in and back out of to turn around.

 

I wonder ... when in doubt, should one deflate the drive bags and try and proceed ... if they get hung up, then reinflate and see if that get you "over", or at least back? My way of thinking says this makes a little sense, but on the other hand, not so sure about the logic, considering for some, it will only delay the inevitable.

 

She was so close,


I hope I never have to go to Jordan's truck repair on that road.

 

There is a sign on both sides ("no trucks") but regardless, the obvious visible significant crown in the bridge "should" be a warning indicator to most experienced drivers ... or at least the drivers who have learned the hard way about just how low the landing gear can be in a road crown scenario.