very high fifth wheel and bridge concerns
Well it won't be long till we finally take our maiden voyage with our new Big Country. This fiver is much higher than our old Citation. Hubby measured including air conditioners it is 13 '6. Im very...
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sdetweil wrote:SailingOn wrote:
Don't stop worrying. Stay alert.
An Arlington man died after a semi collided with a Central Texas overpass late this (Thursday 3/26) morning, causing a beam to come crashing down onto vehicles and halting traffic on Interstate 35 north of Austin near Solado. See link. As of 9pm, I-35 is still closed.
Note that this is an Interstate, not a rural road where one would anticipate height issues.
I gather there were warning signs, but the bridge was under construction, so it likely was not accurately in map/GPS databases.
this was caused by an oversized vehicle (>14ft tall) without proper permit
local news story
Permit or not, I'd like to see the other side of that bridge and see how it's marked. While the trucking co. and driver are definitely at fault, the State could be, too, if it wasn't marked correctly.
Lyle
