Truck and camper height and overpass question?

Here in N.Y. we have quite a few "Parkways", especially in Westchester County,& Long Island's, Nassau,& Suffolk Counties. Parkway's are designated for passenger cars only. New Jersey also has the Garden State Parkway, but RV's are allowed to use it, commercial vehicles are not, just be careful though because it has a lot of arched overpasses that are LOW on the outer lanes, best to stay in the
center lanes.

I have the problem Kd4 talks about in my PA neighborhood. Its old Pennsylvania railroad area. I live real close to the old Lancaster Highway and original Phila to Lancaster and Harrisburg railroad routes (built 1834). Many Underpasses are over 150 years old. Most are arched tunnels that are 12' or less.

Our PA home is actually right off the original King's Highway which went between Phila and Lancaster starting 1733. yes you need to measure to know for sure.

Don't have underpass problem (or them **** buggies) at our new home in Central Florida

GeoBoy wrote:
Why New York State?

I could be mistaken, but I think it was New York that has higher speed highways that also are less than 12’.

jimh425 wrote:
I agree under 12 probably closer to 11’6”. In any case, you should be pretty good on the West coast. Apparently, the only place you are going to have a lot of issues is up around New York state. Not saying there aren’t gas stations etc that won’t be lower because there are!

As others have said, do measure it just to be sure.

Why New York State?

We had a Bigfoot 10.6 on a 1994 Ram 2500 4x4 with 35" tires. We were very close to 12' overall. Anything you won't fit under should be very well marked as that is lower than the std. max height for highway travel.

Best bet is to measure it yourself. Get on the roof and drop a tape from the side edge to the ground. Add the height of your tallest roof item, probably your air conditioner to determine your overall height.

Height is no longer an issue for us. I always worried about our old Lance because my truck is 6 over stock height to begin with. Not an issue now with a pop up. Cannot fit in a parking garage but anywhere else, no problem.

The Bigfoot is a 2500 series, thanks so much

Is your Bigfoot a 1500 or 2500 series? In other words, does it have a basement? If it’s a 1500 series (no basement), then the camper overall height is 7’5” to the top of the fridge vent. If it’s a 2500 series (wheelwell height basement) then the camper overall height is 8’3” to the top of the fridge vent.

If you know your truck bed height minus a couple inches of squat, and how much taller the AC is in relation to the fridge vent, you should be able to make a close estimate.

There are a few famously low clearance bridges that have their own YouTube channels. Great videos of trucks getting their roofs peeled.

:):)

I agree under 12 probably closer to 11’6”. In any case, you should be pretty good on the West coast. Apparently, the only place you are going to have a lot of issues is up around New York state. Not saying there aren’t gas stations etc that won’t be lower because there are!

As others have said, do measure it just to be sure.

I look at clearance signs but if its close I get out of the truck and look.