11foot8 in the NEWS

Oct. 28, 2009:
funny story on local blog
Bull City Rising about 11foot8

May 13, 2009:
Pam Spaulding published a column in the Durham News about the videos.

March 18 2009:
WRAL ran a story on on the 5PM news about the truck crashes.

The German news site Der Spiegel also recently featured my truck crash videos

Low Clearance can be a real challenge 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-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!

The videos of these crashes document the severity of the impact, and they show how frequently these crashes produce a real hazard for pedestrians and other vehicles.

See all available videos on my YouTube channel.

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copyright Jürgen Henn - 11foot8.com

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Throughout history, trucks have gotten stuck under bridges and railroad trestles. Here is some evidence ...

photos courtesy of the Herald-Sun Newspaper / Endangered Durham