<P> The 11 foot 8 Bridge ( formally known as the Norfolk Southern -- Gregson Street Overpass and nicknamed The Can - Opener ) is a railroad bridge in Durham , North Carolina , United States , that has attracted media coverage and popular attention because tall vehicles such as trucks and RVs frequently collide with the unusually low overpass , resulting in damage ranging from RV roof air conditioners being scraped off to entire truck roofs being removed . The 78 - year - old bridge along South Gregson Street provides only 11 feet 8 inches ( 3.56 m ) of vertical clearance . It can not be raised , because nearby railroad crossings would also have to be raised with it . The street also can not be lowered , because a major sewer line runs only four feet ( 1.2 m ) under Gregson Street . </P>
<P> The 11 foot 8 Bridge ( formally known as the Norfolk Southern -- Gregson Street Overpass and nicknamed The Can - Opener ) is a railroad bridge in Durham , North Carolina , United States , that has attracted media coverage and popular attention because tall vehicles such as trucks and RVs frequently collide with the unusually low overpass , resulting in damage ranging from RV roof air conditioners being scraped off to entire truck roofs being removed . The 78 - year - old bridge along South Gregson Street provides only 11 feet 8 inches ( 3.56 m ) of vertical clearance . It can not be raised , because nearby railroad crossings would also have to be raised with it . The street also can not be lowered , because a major sewer line runs only four feet ( 1.2 m ) under Gregson Street . </P>
where is the 11 foot 8 inch bridge
where is the 11 foot 8 inch bridge
Durham , North Carolina
Durham , North Carolina