On March 20, six days before the Stay-at-Home order for Durham went in effect, the canopener snagged another quick bite out of a boxtruck. Now it’s already quiet in Durham, and soon state-wide, as we shelter at home to try to weather the Coronavirus pandemic. I don’t expect the bridge will be getting many trucks to munch on for a while. Stay safe and healthy, y’all!

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On Feb. 21, after getting a bit of snow the night before, the canopener bridge grabbed another Penske rental truck as a snack. This was crash #154 since 2008 … and the 4th crash since the bridge was raised to 12 foot 4 inches last October.

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January 3 the 11foot8+8 bridge managed to chew a pretty good bit off of a Penske rental truck. This is getting pretty close to a proper meal, now This is crash #153 since 2008.

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Dec. 19, a junk hauler lost a piece of furniture at the canopener. The guy came back and removed it. No biggie Enjoy the video … we’re counting this as “crash” 152.

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On November 26, 22 days after it was was raised to a 12foot4 clearance, the canopener tried to snag its first truck, but it only managed to get a nibble! Still, we’re counting it as “crash #151” since the truck was clearly damaged. I actually collected the piece that fell off

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+++ Please support us on Patreon +++ One of the two “lost crashes” from September. This is a classic canopener and yes, it did happen of Friday the 13th! They managed to back out the truck, but it was in bad shape. Drive safely and enjoy the video! We’ll count this as crash # 150 (since 2008).

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One of two “missing” crashes from September. This truck from Budget rental is trying to sneak up on the 11foot8 bridge from the side street. The truck almost gets stuck, but they can back it out and get away. Some pretty interesting approaches to road safety by some of the other drivers. Stay safe, y’all! We’re counting this as crash #149 (since 2008).

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After a bit of a summer lull, on Oct. 3rd the 11foot8 bridge tried to snag a nibble from the trailer of an unsuspecting construction truck, but ended up choking on this little snack. No idea how bad the damage was to the excavator, but the impact did knock a bunch of accumulated debris from the crash beam, and the bridge seemed to get a pretty good jolt from this impact. This is one of the rare moments where a “victim” of the our little monster fought back the bridge and almost got the better of it. This is crash #148 since April 2008.

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On June 18, a bucket truck fell prey to the “monster of Gregson Street” … the driver said he was sure the vehicle would fit, but he was clearly mistaken. The bucket was pretty badly damaged and the “hinge” where the two arms connect hit the beam pretty hard and knocked down a bunch of old canopener debris. They stopped and checked out the problem and cleaned up a bit before carrying on. Enjoy the video, and please drive carefully! This was crash #147 since 2008.

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A boxtruck hit the crash beam at the canopener bridge and then almost backed into another overheight truck right behind it, as that one was turning onto the side street. After a bit of back and forth and a honk, the dance was over and everyone went about their business. This is crash #146 since 2008.

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