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[CNJRoss]

Pedestrian escapes reefer truck carnage at the 11foot8 bridge

 

 

yovo68

Published on Feb 24, 2019

 

 

 

 

This week's theme at the 11foot8 bridge was the "attack of the killer reefer trucks!" The bridge got a good "meal" out of this, but in both cases it was a close call for some innocent pedestrians. In this crash, on Thursday, a woman almost got hit by flying debris from this refrigerated truck that slammed into the bridge after stopping at the light. This is crash #142 since April 2008.

 

 

 

[CNJRoss]

Boxtruck wrestles with 11foot8 bridge while train crosses

 

yovo68

Published on Mar 16, 2019

On March 13, another rental boxtruck got stuck at the canopener and ended up in a bit of a wrestling match with the bridge. Right at that time a train crosses the trestle as well. After about 10 Minutes, the bridges finally lets the truck go, but the driver still has to deal with the impatient car drivers, before he can finally get his busted truck out of there. This was crash # 144 since 2008.

 

 

[CNJRoss]

Speeding semi gets smashed up at the 11foot8 bridge

 

 

yovo68

Published on Apr 4, 2019

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In the evening hours of March 28, a semi truck hit the 11foot8 bridge in quite a spectacular fashion, at pretty high speed scattering debris across the intersection. Luckily no one was injured! The busted semi trailer was wedged under the trestle for over 90 Minutes before the recovery operators were able to winch it out of the canopener's "jaws" ... the beast has been fed! This was crash # 145 since April 2008 ... and probably the biggest mess we have seen here, yet.

 

 

[CNJRoss]

Two trucks tango at the 11foot8 bridge

 

yovo68

Published on May 5, 2019

 

 

+++ Please support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/11foot8 +++ A boxtruck hit the crash beam at the canopener bridge and then almost backed into another overheight truck right behind it, as that one was turning onto the side street. After a bit of back and forth and a honk, the dance was over and everyone went about their business. This is crash #146 since 2008.

 

[KevinKorell]

CBS Philly, 5/14/19:

 

 

  Box Truck Crashes Into Amtrak Bridge Causing Travel Headache In Wayne  

 

 

 

A box truck accident caused major headaches for drivers in Delaware County Tuesday morning. The accident happened around 8 a.m. at Chamounix Road and West Lancaster Avenue in Wayne.

 

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[KevinKorell]

 

 

Amtrak Alerts‏Verified account @AmtrakAlerts 29m29 minutes ago

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Piedmont Train 75 is currently stopped west of Durham (DNC) due to a bridge strike. We will update as more information becomes available.

I'm guessing this is our friend the 11foot8 bridge.

[KevinKorell]

I'll see your 11 foot 8 and raise you to 12 foot 1.   From WCVB-TV, Channel 5 in Boston, MA, 7/11/19:

 

 

Amazon tractor-trailer collides with MBTA Commuter Rail bridge

 

 

It was another case of a tractor-trailer trying to fit under a low clearance bridge, and the bridge won.

 

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[KevinKorell]

KING-TV, Channel 5 in Seattle, WA, 10/15/19:

 

 

  Semi crashes into train trestle near Lacey  

 

 

All freight and Amtrak traffic was stopped for several hours Tuesday morning near Lacey after a semi-truck crashed into a train trestle.

 

 

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[KevinKorell]

CBS Philly, 10/15/19:

 

 

  Section Of Route 420 Closed After Tractor-Trailer Crashes Into Amtrak Overpass In Prospect Park 

 

 

A tractor-trailer crashed into an Amtrak overpass in Prospect Park, Delaware County on Tuesday morning. The accident happened on Route 420/Lincoln Avenue near 11th and 12 Avenues around 5 a.m.

 

 

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[CNJRoss]

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Bucket truck gets chewed up at the 11foot8 bridge

 

 

On June 18, a bucket truck fell prey to the “monster of Gregson Street” … the driver said he was sure the vehicle would fit, but he was clearly mistaken. The bucket was pretty badly damaged and the “hinge” where the two arms connect hit the beam pretty hard and knocked down a bunch of old canopener debris. They stopped and checked out the problem and cleaned up a bit before carrying on. Enjoy the video, and please drive carefully! This was crash #147 since 2008.