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
Oversized load or not,, That Beam SHOULD NOT have fallen off.. It was the opposite side of the bridge. Looking at the pictures , it looks like they were PLACING the beams in place , and did NOT secure them in anyway.. Horrible for the family of the deceased... the driver of the truck will be at fault , BUT it looks like the construction company should be looked at also ??
