The Washington Street Bridge

The railroad bridge over Washington Street in Ann Arbor, Michigan allows 10 feet 6 inches of clearance. This isn't enough for trucks to pass under it, but a few times each year, someone tries.

October 2021

This time, it was a bus:

Photo by @dramastic.

August 31, 2017

Local truck confused by "no trucks" signs; film at 11. pic.twitter.com/p6cSRrN5qf

— Kyle Lady (@kylelady) August 31, 2017

@ryanjstanton Got a few shots of a truck that ran into the bridge by the YMCA on Washington this AM. pic.twitter.com/xwBg8d9T5l

— Chase (@billchase2) August 31, 2017

Photo Album from Tom Brandt

Ann Arbor News / MLive / AnnArbor.com Coverage

• September 1, 2017: Another truck strikes Ann Arbor railroad bridge
• Seprember 3, 2016: Moving truck crashes into Ann Arbor railroad bridge, gets top torn off
• September 3, 2016: Trucks hitting railroad bridges in Ann Arbor is 'fairly common'
• May 13, 2015: 3rd truck since March crashes into Ann Arbor train bridge
• Apr 17, 2015: Truck strikes bridge in downtown Ann Arbor