Ever hit a bridge that was 13'6 high?

Ha ha ha ha ha!

 

No
But I bounced off uneven fresh paved asphalt and had a skylight on my trailer from that 13'7 13'8 bridge whatever it is.... Its the one on us31 in between the Seymour ta and rt9 by the greenhouses.

Duck tape.

 

There is a sign on WA14 warning you of a 13'-4" tunnel clearance and all trucks over 13'-4" should cross into Oregon at Hood River. There is a 13'-4" clearance but right on the very edge where the arch meets the wall. Stay centered in your lane, no worries.

 

Hi PR, that's true. After running Chicago and rail yards for 5 years, (not to mention all the other times I was in Chicago), which were always near low bridges, after talking to locals, there were indeed underpasses that, if you went on the other side of the road, there was more clearance, which was important, aside from the obvious ramifications of a low bridge, sometimes you'd add a half hour trying to get around a low bridge. A " bridge clearance map" was the 1st thing I got when I started the rail thing.

 

[QUOTE="semi" retired;4350039]I had my CB antenna's set at 13'7", so If my CB antenna didn't hit, I was good to go.[/QUOTE]
This is a slick idea I never thought of. This site is a plethora of tips and tricks.

 

Hi ineedajob, after 35 years in any business, you're bound to learn a few tricks, some that didn't go so well. My stacks on the Pete (below) were like 13'5", so I had to plan ahead. Once, while bobtailing, a bridge in Chicago was marked 13'4", dropped the air, as I got halfway under, I hear a clicking, my stacks were scraping the bridge. If I backed up, I would have torn the stacks off, oh well, too late now, may as well keep going. If you ever see a truck with flat spots on the top of the stack, you know what happened

 

No I havent , but a few days ago I turned onto a road that said "low clearance" 10'6
thank god the farm was right before the railroad bridge...

 

[QUOTE="semi" retired;4350452]Hi ineedajob, after 35 years in any business, you're bound to learn a few tricks, some that didn't go so well.[/QUOTE]
I always gravitate towards the veterans at any job I work. Experience is invaluable in any career field and the "training" can only teach so much.

 

Downtown Kimball, Ne., there is a 13'8" railroad bridge, large signs saying low clearance, at 13'6" you'll clear it, just barely, gives a good pucker factor though, pretty certain more than a few bullracks have given the cows a haircut going under it. I did once hit a 14' bridge with a 14'6" trailer, didn't bother to measure that it was 14'6" before I left town. Rattled the fillings when I hit.

 

We used to have a bridge on the truck route here in town that was 13'4". Most truck drivers knew how to get around it, but one co worker at Central Transport years ago figured out he could get under it with the single axle tractor he was driving. He had no problems for a month or so, then one day he drove a different tractor. Big problem!