There’s a railroad trestle over Gregson Street in Durham, North Carolina that has a clearance of only 11 feet, 8 inches. Truck drivers have been crashing into it since as early as 1956. The above video shows 13 crashes taking place there over a 13 month period, but the link is to a site chronicling even more crashes at the site over more than 50 years.
Been under that bridge a few times over the years, myself - seen more than a few meetings between the bridge and trucks. Truth be told the 11 feet 8 inches is a bit generous ... the height of the bridge above the street below seems a wee bit lower than that.
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