Oversize Load Wedged Beneath A Bridge-I-93-Medford,MA

Michigan once put me on a route underneath a bridge said I couldn’t pass had to drive backwards on the interstate after the state police shut down the road

 

Even if you’re on your permitted route the state picked out for you. If you hit a bridge, it’s still your fault .
You know the height of your load , you had to measure it for your permit. And every bridge is labeled with the height .

and you got eyeballs.

and usually a pilot car with a pole .

 

So what happens in that case? Who gets in doo doo for that? Driver? Company? Permit issuer?

 

Pilot car was not required for the load. I was fine. I saw the bridge in front of me was lower than my load. So I stopped and called 911. Whole bunch of state troopers checked out my paperwork and shut down the road. They told me I did everything all right (since I stoped before the bridge) and that the state messed up. Always got a read signs even if the state puts you on a route. Trust no one.

 

Local news is saying the driver got $210 in citations. Beyond that, I'm guessing the lawsuits start flying?

 

Seen stuff like that happen when a train would stop on a bridge.

 

The states don't make those route surveys mandatory? They leave that up to the carrier?

I don't do oversize thats why I'm asking...

 

As long as you’re on your permitted route and don’t hit the bridge , your fine .
Stop . And call 911 and ask for them to send an officer out to assist you backing up to a safe place to exit the interstate while you wait for a corrected permit from the state.
99.9% of cops are happy to assist, if you call them BEFORE you hit the bridge .

 

I believe any state that requires a route survey, the route survey must be done before and the survey turned in with the application.

Each state sets its own height at which a survey must be done. Any where in the northeast, the height set is pretty low.

 

Paperwork for an assist is easier than paperwork for an accident