all the time.

they have "too low when flashing", which is not the same thing and pretty clearly doesn't work as well; metal truck box strikes sheet metal sign? Makes a hell of a noise. Much more effective warning that "watch out for flashing lights".

and North Ave is the way to get from Newark Airport and Port Newark to other places inside NJ.

The signage is OK, but cluttered, and a box truck or semi would mash it maybe once a month with the ensuing headscratching and tieups. The bridge is 4 tracks of AMTRAK and Jersey Central, so it's not going to be raised and lowering the road would mean massive flooding problems.

The worst one I saw was when a Porsche couldn't stop in time and ended up under the rear wheels of the truck. Truck driver didn't know he was there until the yelling caught his attention.

are all low clearance vehicles that will make it under this bridge with a few inches to spare.

Yes, I've lived in the area and know that bridge well. It's an oldie and has provided many hours of footage for WRAL newscasts over the years.

The bus was owned by a local pub & would shuttle patrons back & forth from the busier downtown bar area. I think the driver usually drove a campus bus (which fits under the bridge) and just forgot to take an alternate route.

with that setup in front of it. I imagine it just pisses off the truckers.

The railroad won't spend the money to rebuild the bridge to modern highway codes.

There are also main sewer lines just under the road, so they can't just lower the roadbed to get more clearance.

So what do the railroad people do when too many people crash into the bridge? They put a barrier girder up just before the bridge, to can-open the trucks before they damage the bridge.

Problem solved...

would get out with a folding measuring stick and let air out of the tires until they could squeak the shorter trucks through, refill the tires with compressed air on the other side.

Now, some of them have undoubtedly enjoyed the dubious benefits of NCLB and don't realize 13>11.6 and they'll end up with a roofless trailer if they try to go under that bridge.

It's an architectural testament to America's neglect of its infrastructure.

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Crash #100:

including one that led to the death of a couple of bus passengers.