Oops! trucks trains and low bridges

[stoneylonesome]

Happened this moring in Windsor Connecticut, The Windsor truck trap snagged another one. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :rolleyes:

http://www.bytegallery.com/data/3189/40trucktrap1.jpg

The truck was carrying cranberry juice, expect to see a load in your local discount store :rolleyes:

http://www.bytegallery.com/data/3189/40trucktrap5.jpg

[RockOne]

Oops !. From your comment sounds like this happens on a regular basis ?

[Youngster]

Hehe :) :) :)

[jaypie77]

This shot looks EXACTLY like a place in Dover, New Hampshire and this kind of thing happens there as well. My girlfriend was walking under the Dover bridge on the right side of the picture when a U-Haul came by and lost its load.

[petewood]

Brilliant!
I'd love to drive that on purpose, hahahahahhhahahahah

[stoneylonesome]

Oops !. From your comment sounds like this happens on a regular basis ?

Yup! this happens at least once or twice a year. The State of Connecticut D.O.T. is now going to put up some type of warning device sort of a last ditch system. Usually the trucks don't get that far under. :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

[jgbeam]

Yikes! I hadn't heard of this trap before this. It always seemed tight driving under that bridge but I assumed it had the minimum clearance. Looks like this guy snagged it while starting up the rise on the north side of the bridge. Was the train parked there when it happened?

Jim

[stoneylonesome]

Yikes! I hadn't heard of this trap before this. It always seemed tight driving under that bridge but I assumed it had the minimum clearance. Looks like this guy snagged it while starting up the rise on the north side of the bridge. Was the train parked there when it happened?

Jim

No the train was ordered to stop and than procede slowly over the bridge, when I took the photo the train was moveing

[thomascanty]

A similar thing happened near Santa Barbara a couple years ago. A truck hit a pedestrian bridge that spanned across the 101 freeway. That bridge wasn't as strong as yours though. It came down.

[Ballen Photo]

YIKES!!! Talk about splitting at the seams. :shock:
-Bruce

[marie]

you really were on the spot with these Sandy:cool:

great clear shots.


top of a double decker bus was ripped off over here once. the bus had been diverted
:shock: someone forgot to mention the 'overheads'
:confused:

luckily no one was injured.
your shots could be in the newspaper ?



wonder did you take your cranberry juice this morning

:lol::lol:

[RockOne]

G'Day.
That doesn't seem like an overly high semi either, so maybe they could dig a bit more out under the bridge. A good warning device would be a set of chains suspended from an overhead structure.
Such devices are used in the mines around here to make sure that truck bodies are lowered before going under powerlines, and conveyors etc. Makes an audible noise by belting the truck, which alerts the driver.Because the chains are flexible it doesn't really do a lot of damage - certainly not as much as hitting an obstacle anyway :-)

[Mills]

It's amazing how often that happens. OOOPPPS! :evil:

[iowahawkeye6]

I think this one is bad enough that letting air out of the tires will not allow the truck to drive out........

[Moppie]

Crunch!

That would have made one hell of a noise! (not that I know what hitting a bridge in a truck sounds like :o )



There are several road briges over Aucklands southern motorway that are a little on the low side.
One of them gets hit on average once every 2 or 3 years buy trucks that are a little taller than normal.

[csondagar]

A formal investigation carried out by the Department of Transport revealed that the cause of the accident was not due to oversized trucking trying to squeeze under the bridge but it was due to the weight of the train the buldged the bridge down and therefore crunching the truck. It was just a freak coincident.

To prevent this sort of accident in the future the DOT is planning of installing an early warning laser guided warning system at the cost of $72 millions. The system once fully operational will prevent upto 2 such accidents a year at this spot. :rolleyes:

[marie]

A formal investigation carried out by the Department of Transport revealed that the cause of the accident was not due to oversized trucking trying to squeeze under the bridge but it was due to the weight of the train the buldged the bridge down and therefore crunching the truck. It was just a freak coincident.

holy moses :shock:

that's even more dangerous.

:eek:
if that can happen :shock: ?

and how it never happened before........

:confused: always a first time for everything I suppose

[stoneylonesome]

A formal investigation carried out by the Department of Transport revealed that the cause of the accident was not due to oversized trucking trying to squeeze under the bridge but it was due to the weight of the train the buldged the bridge down and therefore crunching the truck. It was just a freak coincident.

To prevent this sort of accident in the future the DOT is planning of installing an early warning laser guided warning system at the cost of $72 millions. The system once fully operational will prevent upto 2 such accidents a year at this spot. :rolleyes:

WOW! I hadn't heard that. I know they get stuck under there a couple or more times a year but usually never that far under. I did know about the very EXPENSIVE laser system. Curious where did you hear the news on this.

[csondagar]

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :lol: :lol: :lol: ;) ;) ;)

[thomascanty]

That must have been a very heavy train to make the bridge bulge down that much! Doesn't sound like the bridge was too safe to begin with, either, if that could happen...

[Wazza]

Big oops.

Are these sort of accidents life threatening? Insurance would cover vehicle damage etc. $72mil seems a bit over the top, for a bridge monitoring, laser system!

[Belmondo]

If it's politicians spending your money, $72m isn't too much at all. I can absolutely assure you, the railroad wouldn't spend that kind of money for a single bridge, however.

[stoneylonesome]

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :lol: :lol: :lol: ;) ;) ;)

Good one Almost had me convinced :oops: :lol: :lol: :lol: But than I remembered that the train was stopped first before it got on the bridge and than allowed to procede with caution. The cost of the laser warning systems is costly but not quite that much. maybe for the entire state. :rolleyes: :lol: :lol:

[mdmedicgod]

I remember a few years ago out west. A large fire department was test driving a tower ladder. (fire truck with big ladder on top) While on this test drive they got it stuck under and overpass.

[RJSorensen]

It is finds like this that have me packing my camera 24/7 these days . . . nice shot, too bad for sure. They fixed ours that was like that.

[stoneylonesome]

It is finds like this that have me packing my camera 24/7 these days . . . nice shot, too bad for sure. They fixed ours that was like that.

Yup! that's why I never leave home with out it. :lol:

[sparker1]

Good one, Chets. Sounds like you caught a couple, too.

[PhotosGuy]

$72 millions? Seems like they could just lower the road for less!

[Mills]

I remember a few years ago out west. A large fire department was test driving a tower ladder. (fire truck with big ladder on top) While on this test drive they got it stuck under and overpass.

I think that was Boston. :o

[stoneylonesome]

I think that was Boston. :o

Ya wasn't that called the BIG DIG, Now they call it the BIG LEAKY DIG :lol: :lol: :lol:

[jgbeam]

Ya wasn't that called the BIG DIG, Now they call it the BIG LEAKY DIG :lol: :lol: :lol:

I thought it was just renamed the BIG LEAK. :lol: Fortunately, Hartford isn't going to attempt to bury I-91. They'd really screw it up better than Boston. ;)

Jim

[geecee]

That must have been a very heavy train to make the bridge bulge down that much! Doesn't sound like the bridge was too safe to begin with, either, if that could happen...
You would be surprised how much seemingly solid objects can bend. Have you heard how much the top of the Empire State Building sways in the wind or how far the wings on an aerplane move in rough conditions? Can't remember the figures but it's an awful lot.