Famed Durham NC bridge will no longer kill as many ACs

I live very close to the 11-8 in Durham. The sign you see overhead on the bridge flashes warning lights to indicate the vehicle is too tall, not mention all the signs on the bridge and leading up to it. There are turnoff roads you see in the video before committing to the underpass. There are many alternate routes that can be used. Trying to fix stupid is expensive.

Personal responsibility is so passe!

DrewE wrote:

down home wrote:
13'6" is Fed max height on Mh and standard semis. 12'4" will take our acs and some roof with it. I don't think I have ever seen a Mh that was not 13'6" and does not include radio or other antennas sticking up.

Most class C motorhomes are well under 13'6" tall; mine is approximately 10'9" to the highest point (the top of the air conditioner) if my memory is correct. Failing to crank down the TV antenna alters that maximum height significantly, of course.

You're right, I was thinking of Class A MHs and Class C's escaped my thoughts.

WVcampground, I almost hit my head just looking at the pics!

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

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

wnjj 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 read that they can’t do that because of several utilities that run under the street.

I am actually surprised they got the railroad to make the change. A lot of the time the existence of the railroad predates the existence of surrounding surface streets. They railroad can say 'it's not our fault you built the road at the wrong level'.

But yeah, when we are talking inches here, removing a couple layers of old pavement can go a long way. And I cannot believe any buried utilities are that close to the surface that the road can't be lowered a bit.

They need to ask us how to fix the problem. Apparently they can only see the obstacles. They would never succeed in business. Find the way that fixes the problem entirely and then figure out how ot pay for it. I' sure there has been and will be lawsuits over this underpass that will cost them or someon a lot more.

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 read that they can’t do that because of several utilities that run under the street.

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!