The Canopener Bridge
On June 21, a moving truck comes cruising down Gregson St. and trips the overheight sensor, runs the red light and strikes the bottom of the canopener bridge. This was crash #187 since April 2008.
A local canopener fan pointed me to this crash, which happened a month ago. A reefer truck ended up with an expensive-looking roof modification after ignoring the red traffic light AND the warning sign at the canopener bridge. The truck was stuck under the bridge for almost an hour. This was crash # 185 (note that 185 and 184 are now out of chronological order).
On May 6th, a recycling truck challenged the 11foot8 bridge to a sort-of jousting duel. In this clash of the steel giants the old canopener got a bit rattled but I don t know that the truck escaped completely unscathed. This was crash #182 since 2008.
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Only the second crash this year at the 11foot8 bridge, but on July 6 a box truck driver ignored the warning signals and hit the crash beam of the Canopener bridge. Pieces of the roof were scattered all over the road! This was crash # 178 since 2008.
After a veeery long dry spell, the canopener snagged some pieces off of a red-light running rental truck. The truck came down Gregson Street at a good clip, most likely faster than the 25MpH speed limit, ran the light by a solid 2 seconds and ended up leaving a couple of pounds of metal debris under the bridge. After a short break presumably to assess the damage the driver decided to continue,…
On Jun 14, a Penske truck turned left onto Gregson St, only to find the canopener bridge waiting to pounce. This was crash # 176 since 2008.
The last 4 months were quiet at the canopener bridge presumably due to construction and frequent road closures on Gregson St. right at the bridge and on the stretch south of the tracks. However yesterday, on April 26 a camper trailer had some of its rooftop equipment removed at the canopener bridge. This was recorded as crash # 175 since April 2008.
On December 6, 2021 a box truck made a left onto Gregson St and made contact with the canopener bridge. Trucks turning from Peabody St onto Gregson should be able to see the low-clearance sign at the stop light, but if the driver is not aware of the truck s clearance requirements, that information might not help. This is crash #174 since 2008.
On October 21, a semi truck damaged the faring and stacks when the driver pulled under the canopener bridge. When the driver then reflexively decided to just put it in reverse and back out, he REALLY messed up the fairing and lost one of the exhaust stacks. This was crash # 173 since 2008.