11 FOOT 8 – The Canopener Bridge
On May 6th, a recycling truck challenged the 11foot8 bridge to a sort-of jousting duel. In this clash of the steel giants the old canopener got a bit rattled but I don’t know that the truck escaped completely unscathed. This was crash #182 since 2008.
The new 11foot8 site – 11 FOOT 8
Nov 8, 2012 · Welcome to the new home of the world’s most popular canopener bridge. Since 2008 I have recorded dozens of trucks challenging the low-down meanest train trestle in America and posted the videos on YouTube. This website integrates the YouTube channel with the 11foot8 website. For the fist time all posted videos are also available on the website, and you all can comment here, if you don’t ...
The documentary – 11 FOOT 8
OVERHEIGHT MUST TURN from Hunter Atkins on Vimeo. For the past ten years, Jürgen Henn has filmed over-height trucks crashing into the 11foot8 train bridge affectionately nicknamed the “Can Opener.” In that time, millions have viewed the crashes online. Regional, national, and international news organizations have dined out on the …
FAQ - 11 FOOT 8
Feb 13, 2009 · How often do trucks crash into the bridge? Between 2008 and 2019, on average, a truck got visibly damaged a little more than once a month at the bridge (150 crashes in 140 months). However, every day I see trucks that trip the overheight warning lights, stop and turn into the side street. So the vast majority of drivers heed the warnings.
Raising 11foot8 – 11 FOOT 8
On October 29, 2019 workers raised the 11foot8 bridge from the old, posted clearance of 11 feet 8 inches (3.55 meters) to a new (posted*) clearance on 12 feet 4 inches (3.76 meters). Here is a rough outline of the work that was done: Oct. 23 – Gregson St. was closed for all traffic at the RR bridge. Crew started bringing in eqipment. Oct 24-28 – …
History - 11 FOOT 8
Throughout history, trucks have gotten stuck under bridges and railroad trestles. Here is some evidence. Many thanks to Gary, who dug up these photographs. Check out his website Open Durham for more historical photos of Durham. Truck stuck under the Roxboro Street trestle 07/05/1966 photo courtesy of the Herald-Sun Newspaper/Open Durham Next Truck stuck under the Gregson St trestle 12/01/1956 ...
About 11foot8 – 11 FOOT 8
Clearance can be a real c hallenge for a truck driver. Especially inexperienced drivers of rental boxtrucks seem to be quite oblivious to the warning signs and flashing “overheight” warning lights at this railroad trestle in Durham, NC. 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 ...
11foot8 +8 – 11 FOOT 8
Jun 18, 2022 · Speeding truck runs red light and hits the 11foot8+8 bridge
Roof modification at the 11foot8+8 bridge – 11 FOOT 8
May 1, 2024 · Another truck triggers the warning lights at the bridge, but the traffic lights are slow to change due to the pedestrian lights. Will the driver see the warning sign? Or will the truck end up with a slight modification to the the roof? This was crash 181 since 2008. 0:11 / 0:50
Licensing – 11 FOOT 8
All content on this website is copyright Jürgen Henn – unless otherwise noted. The documentary “Overheight Must Turn” is copyright Hunter Atkins. The license terms for the 11foot8 YouTube videos are shown below the video description on the YouTube page. The videos on this site are all recorded automatically by equipment I own, set …