Can Opener Bridge Has Been Raised - But Not Enough!

★★★ FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE VIDEO / FACT UPDATES ★★★ 1) North Carolina Law requires a height clearance of 13'6" - However, this bridge was built in 1940 and is NOT in violation because it was built prior to the current height standard. At the time of Its construction, it met all applicable criteria. The current standard cannot be applied retroactively, and re-building the bridge would be too costly. Lowering the road is also not an option due to a sewer line under it. 2) Why not just lower the road - The reason the road cannot be lowered is because there are sewer lines and water pipes below the roads surface, and the council could not lower the roads surface any further. Also if they wanted move the pipes, it would cost millions of dollars and will cause important utilities to be shut down for weeks or even months. So it’s not practical. 3) Why not lower the bridge, to make it obvious a truck won't fit through - For the same reason they have never raised the bridge, because the railroad company does not have to, they are legally within their rights not to raise or lower the bridge. Also a lot of traffic uses that bridge, it would cause more problems re-routing all that traffic that can still JUST fit under it. 4) Why not just close the road, so no one can go through - Well maybe because most small trucks, buses & RV’s still do fit under the bridge, that the council did not want to interfere with re-routing all that traffic, just because 1 truck a month does not pay attention to warning signs, and crashes into the guard rail. 5) Why not just ban trucks past a certain height from using that bridge - Ok seems like a good idea, how will you inform all the random trucks using that bridge of that ban, will you use a sign stating the ban? I assume you will put that sign near the bridge somewhere, maybe right next to the BIG FLASHING SIGN saying "OVERHEIGHT MUST TURN" because obviously the truck drivers are reading all the signs at the bridge, right? 6) What happens to all the metal parts that break off the trucks - Jürgen Henn, the owner of the youtube channel Yovo68, picks up pieces of metal from Truck Accidents and sells them on his website, along with T-Shirts, now this man is an entrepreneur. 7) Waste of time and money raising the bridge only 8 inches - The main purpose of raising of the bridge another 8 inches, was to level out the 8-inch grade difference between the level crossing down the road and the bridge itself. The increased road clearance was only a side-effect of the project, its primary purpose was to level the grade of the tracks so the trains did not have to slow down and can run more efficiently. 8) Waste of tax payers money, the government did not raise the bridge high enough - This was not a tax funded upgrade, the bridge is owned by the railroad and they paid to raise the bridge for their own benefit, not for the publics benefit. 9) Why can't drivers read the signs - One viewer wrote this "I live in that region. Another big reason are there are a lot Spanish-speaking drivers who can't read English (no joke). Its a travesty and makes other people unsafe." 10) Absolute idiots, how do they not know the clearance of their vehicles - about 30 years ago I rented a medium box truck to move house, I rented the truck but I had a friend drive, as I did not know how to drive a manual, but it never occurred to me to know the height of the truck when I rented it, but then again we did not have any bridges to go under on the trip. 11) Where is the bridge located - "Norfolk Southern–Gregson Street Overpass" Between W. Peabody and S. Pettigrew Streets and crossroad S. Gregson Street downtown Durham, NC

Less of a can opener now, more of a cheese grater.

Anyone else find it ironic that the “HOPE” truck stopped, analyzed the situation, and tried anyway? Lol

I’m just amazed at the number of trucks that not only hit the bridge, but run the red light in the process!!🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️

I love how the warning rail is a massive solid steel “I beam” Most bridges I’ve seen have a thin little Aluminium bar hanging from chains about a foot in front of the bridge as a gentle “nudge” to advise the driver. This one has a steel slab to absorb the kinetic energy and prevent the truck hitting and damaging the bridge itself.

My favorite was the driver who prudently stopped, opened his door, and carefully eye-balled the clearance and the box on his truck, decided it would fit ... and then collided with the bridge!

The truck repair shops in that town must be booming in business.

The sign should be changed from "over height must turn" to "YOU ARE OVER HEIGHT, TURN AWAY" because i think many people assume the sign isn't activated specifically for them but is just generally saying "IF you are over height turn away"

We love our 11’8”+8 bridge in Durham. The man was a genius for making videos of the people running into it.

This is in the city that I grew up in, and I can tell you that the warnings near the bridge are only the LAST warnings. There are several more before you even get to the block before this intersection. This bridge has been a source of local entertainment since I was a child.

Honestly they made the bridge better. It's now the perfect height for full-length tin-can peels.

I love the RVs and their A/C units. Grandma is going remind Grandpa every second of every minute of every hour of every day for the rest of his life.

The warning/skimmer bar should have a sharp edge so IR shears the tops off more cleanly. Glad I could provide my helpful input.

Love the skimmer bar, skims them down to size so they can fit safely and neatly under the bridge.

Driver error. I remember my trainer would always remind me my height is 13’1” Every bridge we passed on the highway he would say “ what’s the truck height?” Thanks trainer👍🏼

It's an even better can opener than before! Job well done.

this looks like a FANTASTIC way to weed out those that don't pay attention on the road. i love it!

It’s crazy to see how many people ran the red light before hitting the bridge in the video clips.

I think the bridge is alive and squats when trucks come by.

The full sardine can roof peel is soooo satisfying.