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Rick Jay wrote:suprz wrote:
You're in CT, so stay off any road that ends in the word PARKWAY (like Merrit Parkway) and that goes for any state
While that is generally good advice, you CAN drive on the New Jersey "Garden State Parkway" with your RV, BUT be sure to stay in the center lanes. A few of the arched overpasses have low height warning signs (10 or 11 ft?), but that might even be over the break-down lane. I've driven it many times in our 12' tall class A and never had a problem.
But every other "Parkway" that I know of in the Northeast usually has signage something like "No Trucks or Buses" or "Low Clearance".
Stay on the major highways and you'll be OK. IF you drive in the "boonies", and I can speak from experience in Western Massachusetts, DO NOT proceed down any road that doesn't look like it sees regular truck traffic. There are some roads in Western Mass in my GPS which were logging roads over a 100 years ago, and are unpassable unless you're on horseback or possibly an off-road 4WD Jeep. They start off looking like a normal, small road through a nice neighborhood, and then the pavement disappears, the trees start crowding in on the road and then it gets bad quickly after that. Fortunately, when I had this happen to me, I DID NOT drive the moho down that path because I could tell it was getting scary and I could turn around BEFORE the pavement disappeared. However, I did go back the next day in the minivan to check it out. No lie, I think the road went between this guy's house & his chicken coop, and about 200' after that there was a huge rock in the middle of the road. The road at this point was pretty rutted up and narrow. But the GPS thought we could make it! LOL I was lucky to get out of there in the minivan!
My general rule is NOT to drive in such areas once it gets dark, but not so much for fear of bridges, but for fear of low branches. I'll drive all night on the highways without a problem, but if I have to travel on backroads to get to a campground, I try my best to arrive BEFORE it gets dark. Navigating a new campground in the dark is often no picnic either! LOL
Good Luck,
~Rick
โApr-27-2019 09:16 AM
suprz wrote:
You're in CT, so stay off any road that ends in the word PARKWAY (like Merrit Parkway) and that goes for any state
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โApr-22-2019 06:48 PM
Lynnmor wrote:BarabooBob wrote:
You asked about measurements that you should take. You need to KNOW how high your RV is and also the weight of the RV and the total weight including the toad. Yes, you need the total weight because total weight is what you need for bridge restrictions.
And post those figures on your dash for immediate reference.
โApr-22-2019 05:54 PM
SteveWoz wrote:
I'm getting ready for the maiden trip with my wife's and my new 36' motorhome w/toad. What pre-trip measures do you take to ensure that you aren't going to end up in a difficult situation in terms of where your GPS leads you? I'm having disturbing visions of having to pull over because an overpass is too low and not being able to turn around.
Thanks in advance!
Steve
โApr-22-2019 05:35 PM
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be
Douglas AdamsโApr-22-2019 04:49 PM
โApr-22-2019 10:54 AM
JimK-NY wrote:Don't just measure to the roof top, measure to the highest thing sticking up, like the AC unit, if that's the tallest.
Measure the height of the RV. Then pay attention to the height markings on overpasses. Add at least 6 inches as a safety measure.
You will almost always see signs well in advance advising of any low overpasses.
โApr-22-2019 10:31 AM
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be
Douglas AdamsโApr-22-2019 08:44 AM