The Drive

Watch the Famously Low ’11-Foot-8′ Bridge Claim Two Refrigerated Box Trucks in Two Days

In fairy tales and folklore, it’s a grumpy old troll who guards the bridge and tries to devour all who dare pass. In Durham, North Carolina, it’s the bridge itself. The South Gregson Street train ...
Fleet Owner

Could this be the end of the 11foot8 bridge videos?

A screenshot from Jürgen Henn's 10-minute compilation of all crashes on the 11foot8 bridge uploaded to YouTube between 2008 and 2016. (Photo: Jürgen Henn/11foot8.com) Truck drivers don't like to see ...
autoevolution

175 Drivers Missed All the Warnings and Met "The Can Opener"

A bridge in North Carolina claims victims among vans and RVs. It's so famous that it has several nicknames, its own YouTube channel, and even a website: 11foot8.com. It's named after the original ...
Yahoo

A legendary Durham bridge still mauls trucks, though not as often as it used to

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Durham’s renowned “Can Opener” bridge doesn’t open as many cans as it used to. The number of trucks and RVs getting their tops ...
Gizmodo

Watch This Bridge Destroy Dozens of Trucks and Buses

Truckers of the world! No matter how many times you try it, no matter how much you duck inside your cabin as get through it, no matter how strongly you believe the warning signs don’t apply to you, ...
Carscoops

North Carolina’s Infamous ’11foot8′ Bridge Kills A Caravan’s A/C Units

The 11foot8 bridge in Durham, North Carolina has claimed yet another victim, namely a caravan being towed by a pickup truck. This particular incident happened on September 22 and was captured by a ...