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The Norfolk Southern–Gregson Street Overpass, also known as the 11-foot-8 Bridge or the Can Opener Bridge, is a railroad bridge in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Map. Directions. Satellite.
The Norfolk Southern–Gregson Street Overpass, also known as the 11-foot-8 Bridge or the Can Opener Bridge, [a] is a railroad bridge in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Built in 1940, the bridge allows passenger and freight trains to cross over South Gregson Street in downtown Durham and also functions as the northbound access to the ...
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Bridge was raised to 12'4" (official clearance), the local expert on the 11-foot-8 bridge measured the actual height and reports it to be 12'8". https://www.reddit.com/r/11foot8/comments/drlj9w/the_new_actual_clearance_of_the_canopener_bridge/
The Norfolk Southern–Gregson Street Overpass, also known as the 11-foot-8 Bridge or the Can Opener Bridge, is a railroad bridge in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Built in 1940, the bridge allows passenger and freight trains to cross over South Gregson Street in downtown Durham and also functions as the northbound access to the nearby ...
Much like railroad bridges at Roxboro Street, West Chapel Hill Street, and Ninth Street, the bridge at South Gregson Street has a very long history of catching truck-driving people unawares. It provides only 11 feet 8 inches of clearance, which is nearing limbo-dance territory.
24 paź 2017 · Last spring, traffic engineers installed a new system to reduce collisions between tall trucks and the 11-foot, 8-inch bridge near Brightleaf Square. If a truck is too tall, the new system...
