PawPaw_n_Gram wrote:
The effective width of the lanes will be between 9' 4" and 9' 8" due to the striping of the roadway. Probably closer to the lower number.
Finally Time wrote:
Whenever I go through these bridges I put my left wheels on the other side of the double line. The bridges are short enough that it only takes seconds to cross them.
The narrowness is somewhat perceived, I have seen loaded log trucks pass on these bridges. It is much like the perceived narrowness of the bridge on 99W going into McMinnville, OR. It is all about knowing how wide your load is, I see so many small cars cross over the center line on the 99W bridge when in the right lane. I never cross that center line pulling our 5er which is 8'-4" at the body.
Taking your half out of the middle can get you a ticket for crossing the center line.
On Edit: Those bridges in the past were also lower than they are now, if you look closely at the picture in the link, you can see light patches on both sides at both ends, where they removed additional cross braces.
