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If your vehicle is taller than 11 feet and 8 inches, and you challenge this bridge, you might find footage of your experience on this website. If you have any questions about this, email me at info [at] 11foot8.com.
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So frequently do trucks crash into the 11-foot-8 clearance...
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11 Foot 8 The Can Opener BridgeThought I would try something different with "The Can Opener Bridge" located in Durham NC. The bridge is over 70 years old and...
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.
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 Durham Amtrak station. The bridge was designed in the 1920s, with a clearance for vehicles of 11 feet 8 inches (3.56 m), the standard height when it opened.
13 lut 2009 · Hi – I live in Greensboro, NC and we have a similar bridge on my street. Trucks get stuck under it A LOT and I have some really nice EXTREMELY SHARP shards of metal that have peeled off the top of various trucks. Do you accept submissions from other bridges? Also – does the bridge in Durham have coal trains going over it? Ours does!!!!
21 paź 2019 · The North Carolina Railroad Overpass at Gregson Street, also known as the “can opener” or the “11 foot 8 bridge,” will be getting raised up with construction beginning on Wednesday and running through at least Nov. 5.
23 paź 2019 · Farewell to the Legendary Truck-Destroying Bridge That Captivated a Nation. The notorious 11-foot-8 overpass did the impossible in staying viral for more than a decade