Truck-Eating Bridge in Kirkland, Washington

Known to local residents as “The Truck-Eating Bridge,” this pedestrian overpass tends to stop trucks in their tracks, on what seems like a weekly basis. The bridge’s clearance is only 11’6″, and doesn’t appear to provide enough forewarning for oncoming traffic. (Much like the also-famous “Can-Opener” in Durham, North Carolina.)  According to Google Maps, the Truck-Eating Bridge is a tourist attraction, complete with a community-derived collection of eaten-truck sightings and 29 five-star reviews at the time of this writing. The Cross-Kirkland Corridor that passes over the bridge is now a…

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