Best route from Dillon MT to West Glacier
We are traveling north from Dillon MT to West Glacier and have a 5th wheeler with height of 13'4". We just saw on the RV Life Trip Wizard that there is a warning indicating overhead clearance bridge j...
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CA Traveler wrote:
Perhaps Google Maps can help by showing what roads cross. I thought 13' 2" was a common truck height and with your height caution is warranted.
Stock height for a standard semi trailer is 13' 6".
When setting bridge heights, we typically provide a little margin for error.
I won't go so far as to say it can't be but I would be surprised to see a 13'6" bridge on an interstate. It's been decades since such a low height was acceptable on the interstate system.
Do you have the name of the cross road? It would be fairly simple to check on google's street view and see what it looks like.
Two other thoughts:
- If it really is that low, they probably have signs for an alternate route in place.
- The height listed is the lowest point of the crossing. Often that only impacts one lane. The other lanes (or shoulder) may be higher.
