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There’s a legendary bridge in North Carolina that, fortunately, is not threatened by truck drivers. Rather, it is the threat to improperly driven trucks, and is
by philwelch 3y ago
There’s a legendary bridge in North Carolina that, fortunately, is not threatened by truck drivers. Rather, it is the threat to improperly driven trucks, and is affectionately known as the “Can Opener”: http://11foot8.com/ http://11foot8.com/
I’ve been watching these videos for years and despite adding increasingly prominent warnings and raising the bridge itself eight extra inches, idiots—often in Penske rental trucks—will still drive into the bridge and peel off the top of their box truck.
- pests 3y agoThey didn't even raise the bridge to stop the accidents. It's a rail bridge and the railroad was just improving the grade and just so happened to need to raise it those 8 inches.
- archi42 3y agoFrom the article: [...] the town is considering installing a steel beam in front of the bridge to force trucks that are too tall to a full stop. That sounds a lot like the operating principle of the famous Can Opener :) (btw, our cats love those videos on 11foot8.com and can watch them for hours)