Video: World's toughest bridge

[Jesda]

http://the-tubez.prochan.com/view?p=da1_1351183858

Opens box trucks like sardine cans.

[bigbadberry3]

Go under it in reverse to undo the damage!

[RCA]

Wow. All the locals just record the bridge 24/7 because they know.

That bridge is like 6" too short.

[Dattebayo]

...and there happens to be a box truck repair shop just on the other side of the tracks, amirite? Gotta LOVE small towns like that...

[themadscientist]

It's the perfect height! It lightly shaves campers and buses perfectly!

[BusyBadger]

Gotta LOVE small towns like that...

Except it's not a small town. Durham's is one of the 100 most populous US cities with a population is a little under a quarter million.

[Dattebayo]

I've been to Durham. It seemed like a small town to me.

[dasoupdude]

Rofl.. I could watch that happen all day

[RCA]

Gotta LOVE small towns like that...

Except it's not a small town. Durham's is one of the 100 most populous US cities with a population is a little under a quarter million.

I've been to Durham. It seemed like a small town to me.

Exactly. if it isn't in the top 50, it's a small town.

[Jesda]

That Research Triangle area (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill) is well-educated and quite populated. Not small by any measure.

Think of it as a high-tech version of Orange County. Almost 3 million people live in the metro area.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research_Triangle

[Dattebayo]

Chapel Hill and Durham have this small-town, old type atmosphere to them.

This is all I was talking about, it wasn't supposed to be an issue to get all technical about? Geez louise guys.

[krash]

It seems like most of those guys dont even notice hahah

[Loki]

It looks to be that there is a sacrificial beam positioned immediately before the bridge. Box trucks hit the beam and there is nothing left to impact the bridge.

[Jesda]

Chapel Hill and Durham have this small-town, old type atmosphere to them.

This is all I was talking about, it wasn't supposed to be an issue to get all technical about? Geez louise guys.

OKAY THEN!

I can agree with that.

[Dattebayo]

But seriously, it wouldn't take more than a few thousand to dig a little under the bridge for a little more clearance, right?

So frequently do trucks crash into the 11-foot-8 clearance trestle, that the railroad company installed a crash beam in front of it. This massive steel I-beam bears the brunt of the impact, protecting the structure that supports this fairly busy railroad track. Believe it or not - they already had to replace the beam once!

[95zenki man]

Thats right downtown from me... Best mexican place right by it to, cant count all the times iv seen that happen.

[BusyBadger]

But seriously, it wouldn't take more than a few thousand to dig a little under the bridge for a little more clearance, right?

Seriously! I mean, imagine how much more cost effective that would be compared to road signs that not only expected drivers to be able to read but to pay attention too.

[95zenki man]

But seriously, it wouldn't take more than a few thousand to dig a little under the bridge for a little more clearance, right?

Seriously! I mean, imagine how much more cost effective that would be compared to road signs that not only expected drivers to be able to read but to pay attention too.

The city just got done redoing that road not 6 months ago and did nothing about it. Actualy they just paved about 50 feet before the bridge and stopped then picked up and kept going about 50 feet past it. Drives my crazy everytime i scrape on the speedbump sized changeover before and after the bridge.