aerial shot of the Gregson St railroad trestle from 1930
photo courtesy of Endangered Durham and the Duke Rare Book and Manuscipt Collection
11foot8 Historic Evidence
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 Endangered Durham for more historical photos of Durham.
aerial shot of the Gregson St railroad trestle from 1930
photo courtesy of Endangered Durham and the Duke Rare Book and Manuscipt Collection
Truck stuck under the Roxboro Street trestle
07/05/1966 photo courtesy of the Herald-Sun Newspaper/Endangered Durham
Truck stuck under the Gregson St trestle
12/01/1956 photo courtesy of the Herald-Sun Newspaper/Endangered Durham
Truck hits bridge and breaks apart
05/09/1968 photo courtesy of the
Truck hits bridge and breaks apart
05/09/1968 photo courtesy of the Herald-Sun Newspaper/Endangered Durham