On Friday, driving on a rural PA road, I came upon a disabled Honey Wagon. He had just crossed a rough spot, caused by a sunken culvert pipe, and the result was a frame completely broken in half. I asked, and he said the truck was empty, but his underwear may need a dump. That gouge in the road is from the framework plowing the asphalt. Something to keep in mind, that truck had a massive frame when compared to the average RV trailer.

Like many states, Pennsylvania's highway infrastructure is is poor condition. Many roads and bridges need rebuilt/replaced, including the Interstate system.I wonder if the honey truck weakened or cracked the frame from bouncing along the back roads and the sunken culvert finished the job?The roads are not a big concern. The important thing is, we have enough money to hand out free cell phones. Don't you feel better now? :B

gbopp wrote:Like many states, Pennsylvania's highway infrastructure is is poor condition. Many roads and bridges need rebuilt/replaced, including the Interstate system.I wonder if the honey truck weakened or cracked the frame from bouncing along the back roads and the sunken culvert finished the job?The roads are not a big concern. The important thing is, we have enough money to hand out free cell phones. Don't you feel better now? :BMore than likely the FRAME of the truck was most likely severely "weakened" from RUST caused by ROAD SALT and the "bump" in the road put the frame out of it's misery...And yes, PA's roads lack proper maintenance but there ARE many other states that I have been in that often top the list for bad roads..

In May we went to Yellowstone and back. We found that most of Pa's roads were as good if not better than many of the states we traveled through.A few years ago, the legislature raised the gas tax and many other fees. There is a lot of road work going on in the state right now.6 miles of Rt422 in western Berks County is getting a complete overhaul.

Our California roads, highways, and freeways have to be near the top of the list of the worst.

gbopp wrote:Like many states, Pennsylvania's highway infrastructure is is poor condition. Many roads and bridges need rebuilt/replaced, including the Interstate system.I wonder if the honey truck weakened or cracked the frame from bouncing along the back roads and the sunken culvert finished the job?..........................I have to agree with that part.I think PA roads are no better and no worse than any other state. The U.S. as a whole will never catch up with road maintenance. I believe it is physically impossible and a financial improbability. Just plain too much traffic beating up too many miles of roads to keep properly maintained.The original AlCan highway, although very crude, was BUILT in less than 12 months. Today our government bureaucrats can't even engineer and design a single bridge in that time.And of course almost everyone complains about road reconstruction and traffic delays that come with securing better roads. :R

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Two_Hands
Explorer
Jul 31, 2016
Our California roads, highways, and freeways have to be near the top of the list of the worst.
RGar974417
Explorer
Jul 31, 2016
In May we went to Yellowstone and back. We found that most of Pa's roads were as good if not better than many of the states we traveled through.A few years ago, the legislature raised the gas tax and many other fees. There is a lot of road work going on in the state right now.6 miles of Rt422 in western Berks County is getting a complete overhaul.
Gdetrailer
Explorer III
Jul 31, 2016
gbopp wrote:
Like many states, Pennsylvania's highway infrastructure is is poor condition. Many roads and bridges need rebuilt/replaced, including the Interstate system.

I wonder if the honey truck weakened or cracked the frame from bouncing along the back roads and the sunken culvert finished the job?

The roads are not a big concern. The important thing is, we have enough money to hand out free cell phones.
Don't you feel better now? :B

More than likely the FRAME of the truck was most likely severely "weakened" from RUST caused by ROAD SALT and the "bump" in the road put the frame out of it's misery...

And yes, PA's roads lack proper maintenance but there ARE many other states that I have been in that often top the list for bad roads..
gbopp
Explorer
Jul 31, 2016
Like many states, Pennsylvania's highway infrastructure is is poor condition. Many roads and bridges need rebuilt/replaced, including the Interstate system.

I wonder if the honey truck weakened or cracked the frame from bouncing along the back roads and the sunken culvert finished the job?

The roads are not a big concern. The important thing is, we have enough money to hand out free cell phones.
Don't you feel better now? :B

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