The problem is complicated by the location of Peabody Street, which runs parallel to the tracks, and intersects Gregson, just before the bridge. Stay safe, y’all! I did not see that crash, but I noticed some new debris a few days later. This truck from Budget rental is trying to sneak up on the 11foot8 bridge from the side street. I actually collected the piece that fell off +++ Please support us on Patreon +++ One of the two “lost crashes” from September. This is getting pretty close to a proper meal, now This is crash #153 since 2008.Dec. We’re counting this as crash #149 (since 2008).After a bit of a summer lull, on Oct. 3rd the 11foot8 bridge tried to snag a nibble from the trailer of an unsuspecting construction truck, but ended up choking on this little snack. It took me while to find the footage, but here it is. No idea how bad the damage was to the excavator, but the impact did knock a bunch of accumulated debris from the crash beam, and the bridge seemed to get a pretty good jolt from this impact.

Drive safely and enjoy the video! Clearance can be a real challenge for a truck driver. The truck driver had about 50 seconds to notice the warning sign next to the traffic signal and to decide whether or not to heed the […]On Dec. 14, the driver of yet another tall boxtruck ignored the red traffic light at Gregson and Peabody, ignored the overheight warning signage and slammed into the 11foot8 bridge. It was designed in the 1920s, and opened in 1940, with a clearance for vehicles of 11 feet 8 inches (3.56 m). The entire operation took almost 2 hours, during which Gregson St. was completely blocked off on a […]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.

Famously Low '11-Foot-8' Bridge Will Be Raised by Eight Inches to Stop the Carnage Shall every box truck and oversized vehicle breathe a sigh of relief. I don’t expect the bridge will be getting many trucks to munch on for a while.

Jürgen Henn, who works in a nearby office, mounted a video camera to record the crashes.

This is a classic canopener and yes, it did happen of Friday the 13th! In May 2016, the city attempted to solve the problem by installing a traffic signal at the intersection, removing the yellow warning lights in return.In 2014, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) Rail Division and the City of Durham began a "Traffic Separation Study" of 18 rail crossings over a 12-mile (19 km) section of the railroad. After a bit of back and forth and a honk, the dance was over and everyone went about their business. This photograph was taken prior to installation of traffic signals on this side of the bridge. On March 20, six days before the Stay-at-Home order for Durham went in effect, the canopener snagged another quick bite out of a boxtruck. Right at that time a train crosses the trestle as well. Despite numerous warning signs about the low clearance, a large number of The bridge gained fame as a nearby office worker, Jürgen Henn, set up cameras in 2008 to track the collisions with the bridge. Luckily no one was injured! The truck almost gets stuck, but they can back it out and get away. Then the sign starts flashing and the traffic signal switches to green. This was crash 136 since April 2008.The train trestle prominently featured in all the videos here has earned a reputation for its unrelenting enforcement of the laws of physics. Stay safe and healthy, y’all!On Feb. 21, after getting a bit of snow the night before, the canopener bridge grabbed another Penske rental truck as a snack. This was crash #154 since 2008 … and the 4th crash since the bridge was raised to 12 foot 4 inches last October. Gregson Street is in the middle of that section of track but was not mentioned in the study. There have been four deaths and two other injuries in the study area since 1991, compared to only three minor injuries at Gregson. The bridge continues to snag some vehicles as captured by the 11'8" website.After the raising, the bridge gained a new nickname of "11-foot-8+8 bridge" as seen in the intro of Henn's YouTube videos.

Since April 2008, he has recorded over 148 crashes, and posted them on Warning signs and flashing lights at the Gregson Street Overpass. This was crash # 145 since April 2008 … and probably the biggest mess […]On March 13, another rental boxtruck got stuck at the canopener and ended up in a bit of a wrestling match with the bridge. The bridge was raised to a new height of 12 feet 4 inches (3.76 m), the maximum clearance that would not affect the grades of nearby crossings. 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! The study focused on eliminating at-grade crossings, not on fixing grade-separated crossings such as the one at Gregson. It took them an hour and forty minutes to free the busted truck from the jaws of the canopener. low-clearance bridge in Durham, North Carolina .