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Mar-28-2015 07:33 AM
GoPackGo wrote:
In case you're thinking about it, I read a post on one of these forums this week regarding how incredibly expensive it is to use the bypass around Denver if pulling any kind of trailer.
Tim
Mar-27-2015 07:39 PM
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Mar-27-2015 12:08 PM
Mile High wrote:GoPackGo wrote:
Mile High - Something is strange here. I am 13'6" and came down that stretch of I-25 and under that bridge last summer with no problems. Also, I just checked my trucker atlas and it shows that a semi trailer of standard height (13'6") can travel I-25 through Denver.
Is it possible that sign indicates the low point outside edges of that bridge are 13' and that the center is actually higher (14') ? I think I took the middle lane under it.
I also was under the impression that all interstates provided clearances of at least 14' when they went under a bridge.
Tim
Exactly right, the center 2 lanes are passable, the outer are not. Several bridges through Denver are that way (this is the lowest) after they widened the highway but kept the old bridges.
Point is, if you drove through and didn't notice the signs then you were probably comfortable that all bridges on the interstate are 14', and that one would have caught you off guard if you happen to be in the left lane. It has been that way for a couple of decades and I never noticed it ever until I bought my first 5th wheel and started getting nervous about the enormous height these things run at.
There is a DOT site that identifies this bridge and requires trucks over 13' to take an alternate route, but now I'm not finding it.
Mar-27-2015 11:55 AM
Mar-27-2015 11:53 AM
GoPackGo wrote:
Mile High - Something is strange here. I am 13'6" and came down that stretch of I-25 and under that bridge last summer with no problems. Also, I just checked my trucker atlas and it shows that a semi trailer of standard height (13'6") can travel I-25 through Denver.
Is it possible that sign indicates the low point outside edges of that bridge are 13' and that the center is actually higher (14') ? I think I took the middle lane under it.
I also was under the impression that all interstates provided clearances of at least 14' when they went under a bridge.
Tim
Mar-27-2015 10:29 AM
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
Mar-27-2015 10:16 AM
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
Mar-27-2015 09:40 AM
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.