Infamous Kansas City bridge demolishes another truck
The truck driver was not hurt
The truck driver was not hurt
The truck driver was not hurt
A tractor-trailer was damaged Thursday afternoon as it tried to pass under the notoriously low Independence Avenue Bridge in Kansas City, Missouri.
The bridge has a 12-foot clearance.
The driver of the big rig, who was not hurt, told KMBC that he's been driving for 14 years and never had an accident until Thursday. He also said this was his first time in Kansas City.
The underpass is clearly marked with a sign noting the height. It also has yellow flashing lights.
The city has said that as long as the bridge has been there, trucks have been hitting it. As KMBC reported in June, Kansas City is working with Kansas City Terminal Railroad, which owns the bridge, to install a warning system with plastic tubes to let truck drivers know if they can clear it before they get to it. When a truck hits the tubes, they make a loud warning noise.
City officials were working to secure funds for the warning system.