it s also home to this low rare low bridge. a clearance of only 11 feet, 8 inches which is clearly marked here. and here. some of the trucks when they pull up, they look like sardine cans that have been opened, so we call it the can opener. ever since henn moved to durham from germany in the 1990s, he s been fascinated by the city s history. and the bridge at the center of so many accidents. the buildings here were built around the early 20th century. the tobacco warehouses around 1904. that s probably around the time that this bridge was clearance and i suspect clearance wasn t a big issue then. but as trucks grow taller over the years, the bridge doesn t. i found photos on the website of truck crashes from the 40s and 50s and 60s. intrigued by the sheer volume
don t suspect clearance wasn t a big issue then. but as trucks grow taller over the years, the bridge doesn t. i found photos on the website of truck crashes from the 40s and 50s and 60s. intrigued by the sheer volume of accidents at the bridge he sets out to document exactly how many occur. we were wondering if we could record the crashes to get a more accurate record of the frequency of these crashes. i have a camera set up here in the store and in my office across the street. from april 2008 to april 2011, henn records crash after crash after crash. 31 in three years. he post the crash videos online. i m hoping that i m putting out these videos helps at least to raise awareness especially for people who rent trucks, because that s really the vast majority, i d say, of the truck drivers who run their trucks into the bridge.
around the early 20th century. the tobacco warehouses around 1904. that s probably around the time that this bridge was built and expect that clearance wasn t a big issue then. but as trucks grow taller over the years, the bridge doesn t. i found photos on the website of truck crashes from the 40s and 50s and 60s. intrigued by the sheer volume of accidents at the bridge he sets out to document exactly how many occur. we were wondering if we could record the crashes to get a more accurate record of the frequency of these crashes. i have a camera set up here in the store and in my office across the street. from april 2008 to april 2011, henn records crash after crash after crash. 31 in 3 years.
so many accidents. the buildings here were built around the early 20th century. the tobacco warehouses around 1904. that s probably around the time that this bridge was clearance and i suspect clearance wasn t a big issue then. but as trucks grow taller over the years, the bridge doesn t. i found photos on the website of truck crashes from the 40s and 50s and 60s. intrigued by the sheer volume of accidents at the bridge he sets out to document exactly how many occur. we were wondering if we could record the crashes to get a more accurate record of the frequency of these crashes. i have a camera set up here in the store and in my office across the street. from april 2008 to april 2011, henn records crash after crash after crash.
so many accidents. the buildings here were built around the early 20th century. the tobacco warehouses around 1904. that s probably around the time that this bridge was built and i suspect clearance wasn t a big issue then. but as trucks grow taller over the years, the bridge doesn t. i found photos on the website of truck crashes from the 40s and 50s and 60s. intrigued by the sheer volume of accidents at the bridge he sets out to document exactly how many occur. we were wondering if we could record the crashes to get a more accurate record of the frequency of these crashes. i have a camera set up here in the store and in my office across the street. from april 2008 to april 2011, henn records crash after crash after crash.he post the c.