Avoiding bridge strikes
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Bridges, including sign and pipe gantries restrict the
available headroom over roads.
Only those bridges with less than 16'-6' (5.03m) minimum actual
clearance over the carriageway are signed.
The signed height denotes the maximum vehicle/load height which can
safely travel under the bridge. On arch bridges the safe area is
indicated by a chord line:
- Know your maximum height - don't guess it.
- If your maximum height is greater than 16'3" (4.95m) then, if
you cannot lower your load, you must check out your route with the
relevant traffic authorities as you cannot otherwise tell which
bridges you can safely pass under.
If in any doubt always contact the relevant traffic
authority.
If your height is 16'3" (4.95m) or less then plan your route
using the mapping on
Elgin website or with other proprietary
routing aids but remember;
- Know your height
- Drive to the actual signs at the bridge, do not ignore
them.
For more information two documents have been prepared
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