The Toughest Bridge In The World

**kellyhound** · #2 10-28-2012, 10:25 AM

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Gregson Street train trestle. It's a one-way road running south through downtown Durham.
The bridge has a series of bright yellow warning signs and employs an electronic sensor that sets off flashing lights to warn tall trucks.
At 11 feet, 8 inches, the bridge is low and therefore is also clearly marked as such.

The truck-shredding bridge, at Gregson and Peabody streets, is notorious among police, truckers and tow-truck operators. Too-tall trucks barreling under it come out with convertible tops.

The bridge has a Raleigh counterpart -- the Peace Street railroad overpass -- where truckers also miss the message.

Of the 46 accidents at the Durham intersection since 2000, 30 were caused by trucks banged into the bridge causing damages totaled more than $115,000.

BIG DAWG · #3 10-28-2012, 02:26 PM

MeMyselfandI · #4 10-28-2012, 05:52 PM

hes a wrecking machine!

DonB · #5 10-28-2012, 05:57 PM

Can opener. Look at those roofs peel open.

Brometheus · #6 10-28-2012, 10:56 PM

that bridge is an asshole and it knows it.

Pyramid_Head · #7 10-29-2012, 01:12 AM

I saw a compilation of this bridge way back in like 2009. This thing gets hit by all kinds of trucks.

Da1 · #8 10-31-2012, 01:27 PM

Damn $115'000 in damages! !!! To the bridge or the trucks? If that $ is going towards damages to the bridge from the drivers they're getting FUCKED!!!!

Sharon · #9 10-31-2012, 06:56 PM

One tough SOB bridge!

DannyDrama · #10 11-02-2012, 06:43 PM

The designers were clearly trolling when they made that thing.

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