Famed Durham NC bridge will no longer kill as many ACs

Chum lee wrote:

dodge guy wrote:

zcookiemonstar wrote:
Well I am pretty sure if the railroad could raise it higher they would. If you read the article it says they can't because of the train station. The city could dig the street lower and get some more height that way.

I agree. For some reason the city doesn’t want to go out of its way to help the driving public. They could lower the road at least a foot!

I've been involved design wise with Civil Engineers for years. It's not as easy as it seems. There may be a variety of subsurface utilities (water, sewer, storm drain, cable, electrical, fiber optics, natural gas, petroleum, etc.) under the roadway that are very difficult to move. There may also be challenging soil conditions present. Without KNOWING, it's really silly to speculate and propose what seems to be obvious solutions.

Chum lee

There are literally thousands of bridges or tunnels with low clearances, this is just one. If you go up into the N.E. or Midwest cities you'll find lots of low clearance bridges once you get off Interstates and State highways. They have signage and alternate routes for a reason. Unfortunately a certain percentage of the driving public happens to be morons.

Give these a try with your 5th wheel :B