Most of you probably have a hobby – maybe it’s woodworking or crochet. For Jurgen Henn, it’s collecting video of trucks whose tops scrape the bottom of a notoriously low-hanging railroad overpass in Durham. Henn posts these videos on his web site, 11foot8.com – that’s the bridge’s clearance. He has good view from his office window, and he just keeps cameras rolling for when the crashes inevitably come.
The bridge is owned by North Carolina Railroad. The company says it’s too expensive to raise the bridge, but notes there are multiple mechanisms on the road to warn drivers of the height.