DutchRailnut wrote:Hmm Parkways In New york are restricted to non- commercial or passenger cars only.
Guess the Driver who slammed his bus between two signs stating 10' 6" clearance was another reject of our public school system.
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It was a 10' 9" clearance.
There are alot more than just 2 signs saying 10' 9" Clearance. Both entrances to that section of the Onondaga Lake Parkway are graced with giant yellow signs clearly warning large vehicles NOT to go down that road. Add to that the fact that along the length of the road (in both directions) leading up to the bridge there are several more large yellow signs (some of them are even flashing!) telling any large vehicle to turn back that may have missed the first large yellow sign. Lastly, the bridge itself has a big reflective neon orange strip along the bottom girders (on both sides) as a last ditch warning (the only way to make it any brighter would be to use floodlights on it).
That bridge was constructed decades ago by the NYC to cross the old Oswego Canal. Since then, the canal has been replaced by the Parkway, but the bridge has remained the same all through the Penn-Central, Conrail, and now CSX years. That is why it's so low over the road.