The Independence Avenue Bridge is a railroad bridge in Kansas City, Missouri. The bridge was built in 1912. The first patent for the semi-trailer came in 1914. Since that time, semi-trailers have grown vastly in size. The Independence Avenue Bridge, however, has not.
On average, about twice a year, imprudent truck drivers try to defy the laws of physics and jam their over-sized trucks through this under-sized bridge. The clearance for the bridge is clearly marked with a sign well before the bridge and on the bridge itself, complete with yellow blinking lights.
The bridge is a concrete beast, though. It will always win.
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