So, if you've ever watched a bridge decimate tall vehicles (mainly trucks), then you had came to the right place. The 11 foot 8 bridge, although in recent years there has been safety features that have been changed (i.e. the addition of a new traffic light that reduced the accidents slightly). But now sadly is the end of the road.
NCDOT are currently working on a project to raise the bridge by eight inches, so there will sadly be no more 11 foot 8, meaning the new height of the bridge will be 12 foot 4, this is because NCDOT are wanting to as usual, reduce the number of crashes here. Crashes may still be common, but at this point most likely very rare now at this point.
So, if you've ever watched a bridge decimate tall vehicles (mainly trucks), then you had came to the right place. The 11 foot 8 bridge, although in recent years there has been safety features that have been changed (i.e. the addition of a new traffic light that reduced the accidents slightly). But now sadly is the end of the road.
NCDOT are currently working on a project to raise the bridge by eight inches, so there will sadly be no more 11 foot 8, meaning the new height of the bridge will be 12 foot 4, this is because NCDOT are wanting to as usual, reduce the number of crashes here. Crashes may still be common, but at this point most likely very rare now at this point.
It's a sad end for a once iconic bridge.
Rip 11 foot 8 bridge. You will be sadly missed
Re: End of the road for the 11 foot 8 bridge.
Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2019 12:09 am
by freebrickproductions
Sad, but fully understandable. Plus, I'm pretty sure every time a vehicle hit that bridge, NS had to stop traffic on that line and inspect it to make sure it wasn't damaged. So, all in all, this is really the much-needed right thing to do.
Re: End of the road for the 11 foot 8 bridge.
Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2019 6:10 pm
by NathanFromEngland
Here is the video of some "preparation" work being done.
Re: End of the road for the 11 foot 8 bridge.
Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2019 7:24 pm
by ZachL
From my understanding, the bridge is being raised to be level with the grade at the next crossing down the line. It's just the raising of the clearance is a fortunate side effect of the work going on.
Re: End of the road for the 11 foot 8 bridge.
Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2019 9:10 am
by Nascar Fan007
here's an update to the bridge. they have begun the raising process. Wonder if the traffic lights and the overheight must turn sign will be removed once they get done raising the bridge.
here's an update to the bridge. they have begun the raising process. Wonder if the traffic lights and the overheight must turn sign will be removed once they get done raising the bridge.
Probably not, the signals were installed in 2016 and removing them 3 years later would be money wasted.
