Oops! trucks trains and low bridges

stoneylonesome · 10th of January 2005 (Mon)

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

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

RockOne · 10th of January 2005 (Mon)

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

Youngster · 10th of January 2005 (Mon)

Hehe

jaypie77 · 10th of January 2005 (Mon)

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 · 10th of January 2005 (Mon)

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

stoneylonesome · 10th of January 2005 (Mon)

Quote:

Originally Posted by RockOne

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.

jgbeam · 10th of January 2005 (Mon)

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 · 10th of January 2005 (Mon)

Quote:

Originally Posted by 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

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

thomascanty · 10th of January 2005 (Mon)

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 · 10th of January 2005 (Mon)

YIKES!!! Talk about splitting at the seams.

-Bruce

marie · 10th of January 2005 (Mon)

you really were on the spot with these Sandy

great clear shots.

top of a double decker bus was ripped off over here once. the bus had been diverted

someone forgot to mention the 'overheads'

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

wonder did you take your cranberry juice this morning

RockOne · 10th of January 2005 (Mon)

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 · 10th of January 2005 (Mon)

It's amazing how often that happens. OOOPPPS!

iowahawkeye6 · 10th of January 2005 (Mon)

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

Moppie · 10th of January 2005 (Mon)

Crunch!

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

)

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.

10th of January 2005 (Mon)	#1
stoneylonesome Barn Stormer Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Connecticut, USA Posts: 10,467	Oops! trucks trains and low bridges Happened this moring in Windsor Connecticut, The Windsor truck trap snagged another one. The truck was carrying cranberry juice, expect to see a load in your local discount store __________________ the name is Winston but they call me Sandy "Everybody's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer." --W. C. Fields Flowing River Photos

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RockOne Goldmember Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: New South Wales,Australia Posts: 2,842	Re: Oops! trucks trains and low bridges Oops !. From your comment sounds like this happens on a regular basis ? __________________ Steve EOS300D / EOS30Dx2 / 100-400 L / EF-S 17-55IS /A75 / 75-300mmII / 18-55mm / 28-80mm / 50mm 1.8II / 50-500mm / FinePix S9500.

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jaypie77 Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: NYC Posts: 966	Re: Oops! trucks trains and low bridges 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.

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petewood Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 15	Re: Oops! trucks trains and low bridges Brilliant! I'd love to drive that on purpose, hahahahahhhahahahah

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jgbeam Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 998	Re: Oops! trucks trains and low bridges 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

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thomascanty Bold. Pink. Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: In Transition Posts: 37,320	Re: Oops! trucks trains and low bridges 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. __________________ My name is Lonnie, but I answer to Thomas too. LDPhotography.net \| Weekly Pioneer "Young at heart. Slightly older in other parts."

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Ballen Photo Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Southern Nevada Posts: 17,946	Re: Oops! trucks trains and low bridges YIKES!!! Talk about splitting at the seams. -Bruce __________________ The Captain and crew finally got their stuff together, now if we can only remember where we left it.

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marie Cream of the Crop Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: republic of Ireland Posts: 20,863	Re: Oops! trucks trains and low bridges you really were on the spot with these Sandy great clear shots. top of a double decker bus was ripped off over here once. the bus had been diverted someone forgot to mention the 'overheads' luckily no one was injured. your shots could be in the newspaper ? wonder did you take your cranberry juice this morning __________________ Regards,Marie. CanonG12, GIX( <gift from my son) : )dslr 40D.Canon lens 24-105Lmm10-22mm,17-40,17-85, 70-300,60mm

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Mills Goldmember Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Chicago, Illinois Posts: 4,106	Re: Oops! trucks trains and low bridges It's amazing how often that happens. OOOPPPS! __________________ Mills 1D Mark II & 5D 50 f1.4 16-35 f2.8L 24-70 f2.8L 70-200 f2.8L IS 580 EX & 550 EX Gitzo Mono & Tri Pods Apple iMac G5 & 17 Inch Powerbook Box Alarm Images http://www.myspace.com/millz11 Just to see some fun camera phone stuff.

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iowahawkeye6 Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 159	Re: Oops! trucks trains and low bridges I think this one is bad enough that letting air out of the tires will not allow the truck to drive out........ __________________ We've taken care of everything, the words you read, the songs you sing, the pictures that bring pleasure to your eyes!

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Moppie He's a Mod, He's a Mod. Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Akarana, Aotearoa. (Kiwiland) Posts: 14,263 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Oops! trucks trains and low bridges Crunch! That would have made one hell of a noise! (not that I know what hitting a bridge in a truck sounds like ) 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. __________________ flickr Have you Calibrated your Monkey lately?

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