Tractor Trailer Merritt Parkway Connecticut Low Bridge
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A Dollar General Tractor Trailer decided to drive on the Merritt Parkway today. Even made it under a bridge before being stopped by state police. - Auta a dopravní prostředky
You know somethings wrong when your the only truck on the road
Robert H
That is so true !! He or she should have realized that a long time ago!! At least long enough before they got on that road 😂
@@Timrathmore I agree with you. They should also give drivers more warnings well before and time to turn off.
Well it looks like he got more than a “warning” from the state police. Hope that decision didn’t get the driver fired.
Why is every one going so slow?..want to see him hit the underpass lol
lol I think same way but sometimes u get some trucks ^_^
Anyone else expecting a crunch? Then he makes it out the other end and was like well ill be damned....he made it lol
That sign is a lie, its marked AT LEAST a foot lower than the actual bridge clearance. They do that to discourage trucks from illegally using Parkways
Way to spoil vid for every one douche bag
I like them smiling faces
@@AdamSmith-gs2dv He/she held up traffic driving on 2 lanes for a non-emergency, the clearance was so little that if they regraded the pavement that big rig driver be scraping the top of the truck, also one small miscalculation and that big rig would be scraping the top.
Great job centering ... failure as a trucker
It's a good thing a bridge wasn't 11'8".
Lol I know right
Unfortunately the city of Durham finally raised that can opener bridge by 8”, so only the biggest idiots are left to entertain us.
Inside joke lol
@@chasbodaniels1744 pretty sure the 11"8 bridge has been 12"4 for like the past 10 months now.
Would’ve been better if he could read a sign
I love driving Merrit Pkwy but didn't realize how low the bridges are. Those bridges are beautiful.
Been awhile since I drove trucks back east, but I definitely remember parkways being off limits to trucks. But I also remember having to drive for long distances on congested streets full of traffic lights because of the many restrictions to trucks. When you get paid by the mile driving in the NE is like almost working for free.
If you are moving from Boston to NYC, there's no way to escape Bridge crashes because you get directed to parkway wherever you go and that traumatizes the hell outta me
It doesn't really matter
Ironic considering how many tractor trailers are registered in Maine.
@@cisium1184 You see so many Maine plates on trailers because they are the cheapest "permanent tag" you can get for a non-powered unit.
Boo hoo
Well done driver.. You recognized the possibility
and handled it with proper decorum .. .. ..
Unbelievable! If I'd seen a sign driving that said 12'0" I'd be slammin' on the brakes! Nice video!
I'm guessing the driver knew what he was doing and had done it before.
That's the low side clearance,, the middle is higher, luckily for hi it was high enough those bridges on the Merritt are all different, every bridge was designed & looks diff. no 2 are the sae I think there's 150 , But they were designed by the same guy.
I went under a 13'-3" around the Philadelphia docks, a few feet at the time.
Must have been through there before!
I doubt it,, because if was through there before & did it again then he is an idiot. GPS doesn't specify it's a car only road. Rte 15 from Meriden Ct off 91 to NY where it becomes the Hutchinson River Parkway is cars only. But on GPS it looks like a short cut/
The damn 4 wheelers couldn't even get off his ass to let him maneuver. I have made local deliveries on Long Island, Ny and only way in is under 12' to 12'9" clearance. I put my hazards on and get in the middle of the road and idiots blow their horns and try and go around. Patience is something they need to learn!
Probably because that 12'9" bridge is 13'9" no four ways required.
+JoePJack1 I still have to get out in the middle of the lanes to go under the middle of overpass and block both lanes.
Nick Farrar that's the northeast for you. Four wheelers typically have no patience for us anyway but the further north of the mason Dixon, the worse they are. Complete assholes
Stuart Aaron I've been a Trucker for over 30 yrs. I couldn't agree with you more.
Stuart Aaron - It’s all these people that blindly follow their GPS and don’t read the road signs, or too busy playing with their phones to notice them. It’s bad enough in a car, but that’s a mistake that a truck driver just can’t afford to make. Especially with the low bridges on Rte 15. I’m at 11’7” with my flatbed, and it still freaks me out when I have to take it on the parkway to tow vehicles for the CT State Police.
No hate the tractor-trailer drivers. Sometimes the stress to deliver on-time, makes them take a road thats no the best for them. Its a noble trade. They keep towns and cites alive with the goods we all need. Im glad he knew what need to be done at the low overpass; Glad he made it. Remember, life could of made you live that life 'Instead'. -Stacy Orrico
yes but this parkway prohibits all commercial vehicles, he shouldn't have even gotten on
Don-York thank you
Air service lines
Don-York *sees dollar general truck
Daniel Pearson My guess is he missed the exit for I-691 in the Meriden area. They’re close together.
"Boy, whatcha doing driving that thang on my highway? I know you saw the signs."
I live in this area where this occurs on a regular basis. Part of the reason is GPS' but also the Merritt (route 15) Parkway is a fork at the south end of Interstate 684 and it appears as an alternative to Interstate 95 north. I'm not making excuses, but mistakes happen. At least this fellow had the sense not to crash into the bridge. Although the trucker made a mistake, he had way more sense than that idiot in the SUV trying to pass him on the right shoulder-an illegal move in its own right, not to mention stupid.
Dont understand why people thought they were gonna sneak on the side of him
They occasionally make their way down onto the Hutch (which, for those from not around here, is what the Merritt turns into once it crosses over into NY) and they end up slamming into the Mamaroneck Road overpass.
Just a little history lesson for everyone yelling about parkways. They were mostly designed in the 20s and built in the 30s to help reduce traffic issues in the city areas. Here in Ct the turnpike (Rt 95) wasn't built until the mid 50s and trucks were using the Old Post Road (Rt 1) to deliver goods, which clogged everything up once cars became more popular. IOW, the popularity of cars prompted building of a road to get cars away from city districts. I suspect this is very similar to the thinking in NY / NJ at the time. Once they realized that a limited access road was a good idea and the parkways were already full to capacity they built other roads on a larger scale to help the trucks. Of course most of that was done after WWII as RR traffic started to wane in favor of more trucks. BTW, the Merritt Parkway was constructed heavy enough to support military traffic (many armories along the route) in case of an emergency, but in that era the trucks were not as large as they are today.
Thank you for providing actual information. A lot of uninformed opinion in here.
rupe53 I was out that way on vacation. I will say it was nice not having big trucks everywhere. And I'm sure that truckers get upset they are not invited to the party. But on the other had it's that many less cars and traffic cutting big trucks off on the highway to try and make an exit. No way to do a study to see how many life's saved and accidents prevented.
122011jan I can't agree with you more but as a truck driver I can say this , Around 0500 to 0530 every morning the traffic starts to get heavy but from midnight till then the truck drivers are out there gettin the job done but as soon as those darn four wheelers start coming out of the wood work thats when the traffic jams start . I drive to and from the same place every day and I usually return from where I deliver around said time.It takes me and hour and forty five minutes to get there and sometime two hours to return because of all the cars clogging the roadway not the trucks because just about the same amount of trucks are there on the return as there were on the way out.If you want to compare accidents and cutting other vehicles off it is the fault of ALL those dang cars out there in a hurry to go no where .
robert moses built all these parkways, so he can get people out into the long island beaches that he built. he intentionally built those bridges low to prevent buses from using the parkway. the only people who rode buses were those who didn't own cars, i.e., poor people, poor BLACK people traveling to white only beaches.
Bobby Moses only had a hand in the parkways on Long Island, some of which were built to allow people traveling to and from the city before the LI RR became a commuter line. Out there the problem was the same with trucks needing to use Sunrise Highway to handle goods and cars were clogging up main roads locally. Bring in some parkways and you relieve the congestion. OTOH, the old saying goes "build it and they will come" which means the more roads you have the more vehicles will go that way. It took another 30 years for the LI "distressway" to be built and then that created another issue. Bottom line is he didn't build the bridges low to keep the buses away because buses and trucks were smaller back then anyway. Besides, in that era (pre WWII) the RR still handled the majority of long-haul freight so trucks were mostly for local delivery and didn't need a fancy highway.
The sign12ft clearance is for the left and right Lanes of tunnel at lowest point so middle will be higher but it was barely.
Was a pretty close fit
Idiots still amaze me, like the one in a blk suv that cant wait
Martin Griego exactly was I was thinking.
He has one of those drivers licenses stamped "Do anything you want, pay no attention to other drivers" Lot's of people here in South Florida have them.
NYC plate, what do you expect
Connecticut...enough said
It's Connecticut. What do you expect.
Somebody's going to get a big ticket
When I went to truck driving school, was warned to stay off the parkways of NJ! good advice. thanks.
Agreed. Although Merritt pkwy is in Connecticut
This isn't NJ :(
This is this though
Always one impatient a**hole who is willing to cause an accident by passing on the inside of a truck trying to stay out of trouble.
One of those rich uppity assholes from Greenwich or fairfield
Well the dickhead truck driver isn't supposed to be on the parkway to begin with !
that's a problem with GPS it doesn't tell the difference . You have to be from th area to know, The signs on the entrance ramp are too far up, by then you're committed. You sound like a dickhead fir just saying that.
@@donaldbartram6315 if you drive following a GPS you are a dumbass to start with. GPS programs are written by Prius driving Snowflakes. Learn to read a map. Or better yet. READ THE SIGN that says NO TRUCKS ON PARKWAYS.
@@nickhammer6408 typical self righteous assclown , he made a mistake. We all cant be perfect like you nancy
I've been driving OTR for 12 years. In the first 2 years I must've had 27 minor nervous breakdowns.
Me to😉
Me 3
@Mark Levy you would need to be or have been a truck driver to understand
@Mark Levy I wasn't sure if you were a trucker from your comment. I drove commercial 10 yrs coast to coast, border to border in the states. I would not go into Canada or Mexico. That was above my pay scale. I am retired now and I don't drive to far as I think I got burned out. Good luck to you and keep on trucking
Especially in Memphis, TN. I saw the clearance signs, knew I would fit, still held my breath because of how low it was.
As a truck driver the word parkway raises a Red Flag👍👍don't travel in clusters!
@mr fantastic Garden State is fine to drive on until you get around Perth Amboy. Then you will have to get off to avoid low bridges.
I learned the hard way to pay attention when entering addresses on the GPS. Theres a huge difference in Parkways, Avenues, Drives, and Streets.😂
The Merritt is one of my daily drives and I see trucks like this once a month or so. I can't figure it out because there are huge signs at the entrances that say NO TRUCKS.
He was pulling a Dollar General trailer. He probably had to deliver to a store in that area! Guarantee you it wasn't his idea to be in that area with a truck!
Troll tunnel?
It’s a interstate right, you take it for granted
Early 70s, I used to drive for a company called Caldor in NJ, one of our driver was high on weed and end up in that Parkway in Ct, made the trl convertible, found hus way out the Parkway, turnd around to our terminal, parked both units and we never saw him again.
I grew up in Wilton and know that exit well! Merritt Parkway has always banned commercial trucks. I imagine the trooper made him get off at that exit on Route 33, then he can head down to Route 7 and get back on 95 eventually in Norwalk.
I went under a railroad bridge in NYC, it was so close. That was the directions I was given. They said it is a low bridge but a 13’6” trailer can make it. It didn’t look like it, but I did. I was hauling a load of paper rolls to a box factory.
For all the folks wondering about how a 13'6 trailer could clear a bridge with a listed 12' height: look at the shape of the underside of the bridge. It's an arch, not a straight line. So yeah, if you're driving in either lane, the maximum clearance is 12', because that's the height at the outside edge of either lane. Straddling the line like this driver does, though, puts the truck under the highest point of the arch and gives a little more overhead clearance. Just enough, in this case.
Usually if I dont see any trucks in the opposite side of the highway or in my side, then i Fuxed up😂
Well, I didn't expect that successful outcome. An aware/hopeful driver.
That was really decent of you to straddle the lanes like that to let the truck driver get under the bridge 👍🏼
If it fits it ships!!!! Lol.
Matt Baker 🤣😂
🙏 amen
@Matt Baker lol true
Lmao
I see this on the Merritt all the time!
When I use to drive before Covid to NYC 4 times a week, there was a truck on the Merritt parkway every other day
"Boy, you in a whole HEAP 'A TROUBLE."
Cars 2006
he actually did a great job . there was no where else for him to go
Aleko Cook...As a professional driver he SHOULD have read the sign saying no commercial vehicles ALLOWED!!! Never ever trust that GPS.
@@miller7759 Did you by chance ever think his route done got routed differently by maybe a accident? He did good
Imo. Now a student driver would've wrecked it.
Go to the middle of the bridge. Fine job this driver did. ENCORE.👍👍👍👍😂😅
@@barbarasakatos3150 the driver just got fired the law say a CDL truck can not be on the parkway
@@dknowles60 he passed a runaway ramp and it is his responsibility to make sure his brakes are working. He did not. I stopped driving over the road in 2016. I know a drivers responsibilities to the public. There are no excuses. Brakes do not go out if you have done the proper brake checks test BEFORE you drive again. Do you ?
Seeing 12’ I can easily call Happy Feet. Tapping those air brakes like their is no tomorrow!😂
The truck driver must have forgotten that when the four-way flashers are on the turn signals don't work. It's hard to make a lane change safely when no one around you knows what you're doing. (Not that many drivers would yield anyway, but some might.)
No that's close. Person in the black 4x4 was out of order.
yep total ahole ,but they're everywhere
I'm with bill on this. Next to a semi trailer is right where I want to be while he is scraping parts off his roof off on a low bridge.
Fred Flintstone
I live on the stretch of Road and I have for the past 40 years. Look closely you'll see no shoulders and what this guy was trying to do was get by that truck before he went under the bridge not knowing whether or not he was going to get stuck.
Give the guy credit when credit is due he was trying to get by before the gate slam shut.
He's probably a veteran commuter on this road is well aware and has seen it all before.
Some major accident or truck gets stuck under a bridge, which doesn't happen very often, can stop up the road for 2 or 3 hours.
He took a shot and he would have made it if the guy got stuck.
As it was the truck went through smooth so for the SUV it looked like a bonehead move.
Personally from my experience I could see what he was trying to do
Theflick 1
Individuals like that should get their teeth kicked in.
Yeah, yet again another selfish dangerous driver.
If I'm not wrong it's US-15, trucks not allowed, I use I-95...!
It's CT-15, and is not a US highway, but a Connecticut state highway
Trucks are not allowed
Yes, it's also called the Merritt Parkway.
That's why the copy got out of this car
Just a thought, in most situations trucks are not allowed on parkways. If you think driving a truck is tough, try driving a car carrier. Most of the time I am 14 feet tall. You would like to have followed me out of downtown Boston. Thanks to all the people who can think, and were polite enough to allow me to use ALL of the road, and some of the sidewalk to clear the trees.
If I'm not mistaken, commercial vehicles are not allowed on the Merritt, even a standard commercial work van.
This is one very good reason.
I drive the Merritt all the time & see so many violators - rarely big rigs but tons of commercial vehicles - step vans, smaller box trucks, pickup trucks towing trailers with equipment, tools, generators, etc, smaller RV's, SUV's & pickups towing boats, campers, jet ski's, snowmobiles. I often wonder where the cops are. These vehicles are overweight & the bridges over other roads, creeks, rivers, etc, were not designed for repeated loads larger than passenger cars (the state snow plows are the largest legal loads) so they are taking a toll. Not to mention the exits/ entrances can't geometrically accommodate their turning radius. Lots of the step vans / box trucks have ladders on the roof so I wonder how many low bridge strikes there are, which could send a ladder piercing through some poor schmuck's windshield. Plus they're top heavy & the sharp curves have no "banking".
Also to any / all of you truckers complaining about your "taxpayer / fuel tax dollars going to roads I can't drive on" - most of the parkways in NJ/NY do not have any route designation, thus they get no federal funding. In CT, the Merritt / Wilbur Cross parkways are designated a "CT Route", NOT a Federal route, so the funding formula is mostly State funded, with only a small fraction Federal. Therefore if you're from Texas or wherever, you are not really paying much if anything for these parkways. But you do, as others have pointed out, reap the benefit of reduced car traffic on adjacent Interstates you can use (most parkways parallel Interstates or other expressways trucks can use).
In all fairness to the driver this shit happened to me too. The signs that say "Cars only" were posted half way down the fucking ramp. Luckily I was in a low roof flatbed with no load.
They really, REALLY, need better signage for some of these park way roads. Half way down the ramp, or mid turn off the main road doesnt cut it. Can't back up a 60 foot truck with impatient yankees behind you yelling, screaming and blowing the horn.
I just don’t take parkways to begin with
I was scared for him. Thank God he didn't touch nothing.
* Didn't touch *anything.* He *did* touch nothing (except the road).
Looks just like a Long Island parkway. Love those stone arch bridges.
Never seen a semi truck on one though, but sometimes commercial vans think they're above the law and sneak on
About once a month, a semi loses its roof on the Southern State or Northern State.
Slick. Lots of memories on the Merritt Parkway.
I was on the Hutchenson Pkwy when a truck carrying disposable diapers hit one of the low bridges. It looked as if we'd had a snow storm in July.
Diapers? No shit?
Crispy Critter 😂😂😂 I see what you did there.
good thing they weren't dirty diapers lol
I bet the wealfare collectors had a field day free diapers lol
Xgu
I'm an Arizona truck driver who loves the rest of America, but one of the things I don't like about the East is their "parkways" for cars only. Numbered State roads should be built for ALL highway users.
Well Arizona driver, it's pretty damn simple. Those roads are not built for tractor trailers. Signs are all over the place in the north east driver. Expressways are for trucks. Parkways are not for trucks. If you don't like it, rebuild all the overpasses to suit yourself.
No, it ISN'T "that damned simple." Standardized bridge heights are in place everywhere except the backwards Northeast. The fact that this accident happened at all is a reflection of that particular region's reticence to update its early 1900's infrastructure. it's being done in places like Oregon and Washington State. Catch up, Northeast!
You seem to be so butt hurt about the signs. How about getting butt hurt over this idiot driving on a parkway that he isn't supposed to be on? Yes, these parkways were never designed for tractor trailers. They were designed for passenger vehicles only. We don't have to change a thing to update anything. The roads were designed for their intended use, and we could care less what you do in the northwest. However, if you drive in NYC or the northeast in general, read and obey the signs. It is that simple. Can you comprehend? Read the damned signs or stay out of the northeast. We won't be butt hurt if you never come here. Fucking morons.
There are many legal truck routes in the north east. The roads that do not allow trucks is because they weren't planned to be truck routes. Why are so many truck drivers getting their feelings hurt over this? You can always get where you need to go on the legal truck routes. The routes that are built for trucks are plenty and if you cannot read and obey signs then you have no business driving.
Spoken like someone who has never driven anything larger than a Camry...and gets paid by the hour.
That's what I call excellent skillmanship drivn💯👍
Glad the Trooper was there. That guy deserved a ticket. In NJ / NY / CT and probably other areas, semi trucks are not permitted on Parkways .. Only on Expressways, Turnpikes or major roads, like Rt80 / Rt95 (interstate roadways)
Dam the state trooper was rite there uuggggghhhhhhh the trucker was lucky to clear the bridge
How much does anyone here wanna bet that the driver was using a GPS for cars instead of semis? The sign says clearly Passenger Cars Only on ALL parkways. I'm a trucker and I know this!
Dan Addis I am a truck driver. No GPS helps out. Regardless whether it's for semis or cars. That's why they make Road Atlas. They update the Atlas every year. Tells you which parts of the city are truck route parts and which are not. Gives you bridge height and length laws of each state. It's ok to use the GPS to see how long it'll take to get somewhere, but if you depend on a GPS all the time, you're bound to wind up in a situation you don't want to be in. Don't rely on that GPS. Whether it's a Rand McNally or not. Use your head, open that book and pay attention to road signs. It's all there for a reason. Also calling the customer ahead of time to ask for directions for deliveries helps out also. Sometimes if you're running ELogs, you can send a message about directions on how to get somewhere using truck route directions from a driver that's been there before and uploaded the directions for the next driver to follow.
Nah it's US Xpress. I used to drive for them and their own system put me on one of those parkways. I was lost and confused, even though I saw the signs and knew not to go on parkways, I didn't know where else to go. Fortunately I got off and was able to find my bearings. It was at night though so harder to see what I was really doing.
I drive Atlanta local & use an auto GPS. A truck only GPS naturally would have me going in circles, out of the way or never get there. just have to use common sense.
Even the GPS for trucks is wrong at times. I always brought an up to date yearly atlas with me even thought I had a GPS for trucks. You cannot go wrong. Check for low overpasses and routes not suitable for the big rigs. I drove for 33 yrs. You will not go wrong. Check your routes out before you start out in your run. Kudos to you drivers out there now. Love you all.😘
@@Kenwesttheartist yep, my Atlas is falling apart I use it so much. often the GPS will take you over mountains on a little state route, but if you look at the Atlas there will be a huge four lane hwy just a few miles away from it going in the same direction, smoother, faster, less hills, traffic. Always good to check your route & plan the best way.
THANK YOU. Helps immensely
I used to haul concrete sewer pipe & structures . Sometimes e had to go on the parkway when they were rebuilding it.. People would go nuts trying to flag me down, flashing lights, getting in front of me & slowing down waving their arms. LOL Luckily I had a flatbed,, use to do the NY parkways alaso under construction
Damn.Another 1/8 of a mile and he would have been free and clear. That ticket won't be pretty.
jeffthornton why do you think the fop was sitting right there revenue collector
Dumbass probably would have stayed on the parkway.
city need to spend money on fixing those low clearance bridges instead of stealing tax money for those dirty politicians
then stop whining about high taxes and vote for higher taxes.
dfgfdgf fsddsfdsff What part of stealing politicians did you not understand. Real smart to pay more taxes when its wasted now. Typical lberal view. At least more people got smarter this year.
I saw one stuck under the UN building on the FDR Drive, about 1am, going to work down the fish market. Turns out it was a fish truck and they took some air out of the tires to get it thru.
Now that's what I call one smart trucker.
We have minutes to decide on the correct road
More like seconds
Should not....have the routes planned before( I did ) and today should never be an issue not knowing what roads available and what clearances you have on the way. Poor planning and poor reactions
You don't plan your route before you release the air breaks? Extenuating circumstances like a detour are an exception but other than that you should already know where your going.
This is probably a route driver, Dollar General, puts stores in the most impossible areas.. for a truck to deliver their goods... their trucks have to get to them.. this driver knows the roads..
No it is not the route for Gen dollar. CT law reads no CDL truck allowed
Actually, the driver didn't know the road. there are huge signs at the on ramps for route 15 stating " no trucks over 7500 gvw, motorcycles, mopeds, or trailers. " You'd be surprised how often tractor trailers ignore the warnings for the route 15 ( Merritt parkway).
Bro U. S highways and state highways are for trucks this driver obviously did not pre planned for his trip.
Somebody used an inexpensive POV GPS rather than pay for the commercial trucking version.
The scenery there is beautiful
That no commercial vehicles sign has always been there.
But officer, my GPS say's...no, but... my GPS... ya, my GPS...
My uncle used to be a state cop who patrolled the Merritt and when he was dealing with truckers he'd ask them "How did you not notice that you were the ONLY truck on the road, all the way up from NYC?"
PhyllisJerry I bet he could write a book on the come back's to that question. Is he still with us?
He is, but he works a desk job now because he injured his back (thankfully not on the job) a few years ago. He got some interesting answers from truckers for sure--the scary thing is that some of them were such ignorant drivers that they hadn't noticed!
Is your gps going to pay the fine?
Honestly, at US Xpress with their stay on route mantra, it's easy to do this. It happened to me and I'm not even retarded.
I did get off ASAP to find my bearings but being nighttime and completely lost, it was easy to get misguided right onto it.
no harm no foul👍👍👍
Impressed with the driving ability of the trucker and even more impressed with the stupidity of the idiot in the SUV trying to pass a tractor trailer on the right shoulder because he/she needs that half of a second to get to the destination sooner.
Outstanding driving. I thought he would get stuck for sure. I wonder if that driver had been through there before and knew he would make it. I've been in that same situation but I floored it and just scrapped the top of my trailer. Damn, trucking ain't easy.
The 4th Horseman you always stay in the middle on low bridges n go slow. Avoid them when you can
hahaha I was in the same situation a month ago....but I did not see a cop. but I think I crapped my pants a few times. thankfully a construction worker told me where to get off....
I told my boss that I am not driving any thing south of maine.
Some one else got nabbed from a Ryder a few days later...
Or just run Midwest to west only lol to be safe
Damn that was very close. Less than 2''
If it fits it ships. Lol
Damn lucky he went center.
That was some smart driving on the semi,s part. congrats
I've been living in Faifield off Exit 44 since 1970 and have been driving this stretch for nearly 40 years so I know it well.
We see one of these about once a year
This guy got crossed up probably at Ex 40 in Norwalk where the highway portion of "Super 7" turns back to a local road, but then again, the only Dollar Store in that direction is along I-95 and there's nothing North of there he wouldn't take I-84 if he was heading East
That said... the video doesn't explain he probably got on at Ex 40B where it crosses 7 (assuming he would take the first possible exit once realizing his error) which after entering the parkway on a 5% grade for the first 3/4 mile (which is why the road is not meant for trucks) he traveled over 3 miles on that scenic route in all that car traffic and had to negotiate a total of 4 underpasses all alike, before arriving at Exit 41.
Nerve wracking I'm sure but aside from his navigation, it is safe to say he handled his rig admirably considering the heavy traffic in which he was driving.
His only other solution would be to pull over and call for a police escort
put in "11'8" " to see countless crashes at a low bridge.
Great channel
This time the truck won.
Drove that road a lot myself back in the day
Awesome! A 13-foot 6-inch trailer through a 12 foot Bridge :-)
Damn my guy got under it good I would of turned around if I seen a 12 foot 🌉
OMG... How I waited for this video 😂,life is good now
Truck Driver: DAMN...No problem, I got this...PHEW, made it.
1/2 Mile up the road...
Trooper: NOT SO FAST....!
Wow...a video of a truck going under a bridge. Thanks!
I dont care what anybody says, this kinda shit has happened to each and every trucker out there. Its a learning curve. Shit, try and pull a 215 footlong windmill blade. Even still, after 18 years its still a learning curve.
Agreed. I did the Dollar General account for 4 months and I have to say. A lot of people go "oh trip planning , proper routing" but there are times where these DGs are located and none friendly areas. Plus we usually get multiple stops meaning we're most likely driving back through the same obsticle
Philadelphia is pain with all of the low clearances and missing height signs and tight streets.
It will still be when you join me at 35 years, too
@David Wilson Chicago shows you the No Truck sign after you are turned onto the road. There is nothing wrong with the roads usually 4 lane city roads, I think they just use them for ticket writing.
I talked to a driver with 50 years experience waiting to load lemons, he said he still learned something new every trip.
How the hell do you get on the merrit in a truck? theres multiple signs at every onramp saying no trucks!
There's a lot of drivers, including truck drivers, who view traffic laws as optional. And of course truck drivers have dispatchers who don't really know their asses from their elbows but they have no problem at all ordering drivers where to drive. Kind of like Trump. Don't know shit but he's got all the "answers."
Barely speak/dont read english. GPS says get on here, they get on.
You're assuming the driver speaks/reads English I see...
There are also signs everywhere saying no hand held cell phones. Look out the window and 1/2 the people are using them.
They can't read and ignore road signs. just like they ignore signs for no parking but they park there anyways. it's a rule of thumb you can't drive on the parkway but you can park in the driveway.
WOW.....GOOD JOB DUDE you would've had fun backing up
Driver knows this route and General Dollar only sends these trailers, which are specially made for this part of the country. Nice video, thanks for posting.
I hate trucking in the northeast
fly1988 i hate the east coast..too many dumbasses crammed onto one side...
I want to say same but I never ran the west coast to compare
Driving in the south is even worse. Nobody has a license or insurance.
Sorry, our fault for being here 400 years.
Simple solution. All roads should be built to the 75 ft long 53' 13' 6" high 8.5' wide. 40' California bridge standard. That is today's standard and most popular truck size. But roads like that is why I love my day cab and 40ft standard height container.
Been on that road. I know how it is to make a mistake and take a bad exit
I’d say the relief that guy felt when it went under the arch😰
I've taken little 1 ton trucks up the Merrit parkway. The cops never bothered me.1 Saturday a 1 ton dump truck got on the parkway was stopped real quick. Had rug overhanging the headache board. & out the back almost touching the ground
the exit was there!! He almost made it with out getting bucked smh
In the northeast if it’s a “Parkway” no trucks allowed. That cop on the grass waiting for him will teach the driver that fact with a large instruction fee
Exactly.
It’s a miracle he made it that far with the tons of 10ft bridges on Merritt pkw
One heck of a driver.
Hate it happens but it does. BTW, Why didn't someone get the license plate # of the Yankee bastard driving the dark SUV trying to pass on the shoulder??!! Northeast, NO WAY!!!!
@Chuck it's posted everywhere, i drive on the Merritt Parkway alot.
The whole state of CT sucks . Terrible roads and drivers that can’t drive
CONTENDER791 I’m born and raised in Connecticut. I have a CDL and agree that there are lots of rude drivers.
Try being in Jersey bruh they treat 2 way roads like it’s the highway and they drive like they own the road. They flip you off and all... It’s never their fault!
CONTENDER791 agreed 💯 %
You should see how certain people drive in my country... in Italy it's even worse
@@DesertEagle90V2 jersey drivers are worse than CT, specially women. They never give you the right of way, prefer causing an accident instead.
Well done knew how to tackle the problem, and did so with minimal inconvenience to other road users. By the way, that little off-white car in the next lane looks to be travelling far too close to the car in front of it.
The driver has done that before, there are a bunch of bridges like that in NY also.
That's not 12'-0"!
It's 13'-7" as long as you're 1/4 in the left lane and 3/4 in the right! : )
Bridge clearances are measured from the lowest point over a roadway or at the point where the sign is posted on the bridge.
Looks like he knew that fact down to the inch!
@@dragonmeddler2152: And notice the idiots trying to pass him on BOTH SIDES as he squeezes under! : )
I'm sure the cop at the end wanted to congratulate the driver for a job well done.
Me and my friend was just in this situation same highway. Shxt was terrifying.
There's always some tool that gets on a NY parkway with a 15 foot box. 9 foot underpass... Peeled open like a sardine can.
Trucks are not for parkways and truckers should know that
The police officer, being incredibly impressed by the truck driver's pure skill, stopped him so he could get the driver's name in order to send him a Facebook friend request and also to follow him on Twitter and Parler.
🤣🤣😪😪😂😂
Wow, the driver was smart & experience
I grew up in Connecticut an i love it