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11Foot8+8 bridge claims another victim

There's one apex predator on the road that every driver fears: the 11-foot-8 bridge, also known as North Carolina's greatest cultural export. This one particular bridge has become nothing short of ...
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29 sad pics of trucks and buses that tried to fit under a bridge and regretted it immediately

The Norfolk Southern–Gregson Street Overpass is commonly known as the 11-foot-8 Bridge and... The Can Opener. But more on that later. This railroad bridge in Durham, North Carolina, was built in 1940 ...