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The Best 11-Foot-8 Bridge Wreck Videos of All Time

The Best 11-Foot-8 Bridge Wreck Videos of All Time

Is there anything more satisfying than watching a big truck try to make it under a low bridge?

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Life is full of small pleasures, like your first sip of morning coffee, an uncommonly good day, or watching very tall cars get absolutely creamed by one very low bridge.

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That’s right. We’re talking about the 11-foot-8 bridge.

This bridge has been bringing Jalopnik readers delight for years, and today, as I seek new ways to bring a smile to my own face, we’re going to be running through some of the absolute best clips of this bridge taking yet another sacrifice. Buckle up and get ready to watch some box trucks weep.

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Not Even 8 More Inches Can Save You

Not Even 8 More Inches Can Save You

Roof modification at the 11foot8+8 bridge

You can raise the bridge, but you can’t raise the IQ of the folks out there on the road.

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Just A Tap

Just A Tap

Was this a bump or a high-five at the 11foot8+8 bridge?

Is this one of the most sensible 11'8" videos we’ve ever seen? Can you believe he merely tapped and turned? I never thought I’d see the day.

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Take It from the Top

Take It from the Top

Speeding truck runs red light and hits the 11foot8+8 bridge

I’m not saying you should expect a brush with a bridge any time you’re speeding. I’m just saying you probably don’t want to find out you’re going too fast the hard way.

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On Your Left

On Your Left

Another left turn crash at the 11foot8+8 bridge

I know the front-on videos are great, but these turns are so satisfying — though I do have to feel for the driver. That bridge might seem like it comes out of nowhere if you’re not looking.

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Vacation: Ruined

Vacation: Ruined

Camper trailer loses equipment at the 11foot8+8 bridge

This driver thought they could make it, but they were oh so wrong.

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An Innocent Bystander

An Innocent Bystander

Rental truck crash debris hits innocent vehicle at the 11foot8+8 bridge

I actually think my favorite part of this video is the slow-mo closeup of the crash, largely because we get to see all the damage to the yellow warning barrier.

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Lost, but not Found

Lost, but not Found

Dazed and confused at the 11foot8 bridge.

I have to respect the audacity of this box truck driver, who not only decided to just go for it despite seeming to realize that the truck would not fit under the bridge but who then proceeded to just... stop.

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The Train Keeps a-Comin’


The Train Keeps a-Comin’

Boxtruck wrestles with 11foot8 bridge while train crosses.

The infamous low bridge is low in large part because it’s a train crossing. Watching a Ryder box truck try — and fail — t o slide through while a train slips by is just too good.

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Like an Orange

Like an Orange

Perfect peel at the 11foot8+8 bridge.

This is one of the most satisfying 11-foot-8 bridge videos in the world. I’ve never peeled anything that successfully in my life.

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Trapped!

Trapped!

HVAC truck comes in hot and gets stopped cold at the 11foot8+8 bridge.

I feel like you really have to commit if you’re going to try to take a large vehicle under a low bridge. Just full-throttle send it and pop out the other side.

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Slow Won’t Save You

Slow Won’t Save You

Semi truck gets fairing stuck at the 11foot8+8 bridge.

I desperately love how this semi driver decided to drive very slowly, as though that would somehow make a large truck fit under the low-ass bridge.

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No Stacks for You

No Stacks for You

Semi truck loses stacks at the 11foot8+8 bridge.

There’s so much to love about this video, but I think my favorite part is the fact that the damage ended up so much worse because the semi tried to back out of the bridge. Sir, your vehicle is already desperately damaged. It’s too late to save it.

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We’re Moving In

We’re Moving In

Two Men, a Truck and a Bridge.

If your moving truck literally explodes here, I feel like you’re legally obligated to live under this bridge now.

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Too Hot to Handle

Too Hot to Handle

Camping trailer gets A/C deleted at the 11foot8+8 bridge.

Hope you weren’t heading anywhere warm!

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A Satisfying Crunch

A Satisfying Crunch

Reefer truck breaks the spell at the 11foot8+8 bridge.

The slow-motion shots of this crash are just too good to be true. I could watch it all day.

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Even the Military Isn’t Immune

Even the Military Isn’t Immune

Secret military equipment gets banged up at the 11foot8 bridge.

Not even our nation’s military can escape the wrath of the low-ass bridge.

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That’ll Leave a Mark

That’ll Leave a Mark

Excavator on trailer “bites” back at the 11foot8 bridge.

I have no idea how much heavy equipment like this excavator costs, but I’m assuming it’s a lot. Too much to be smacking it around into bridges.

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Penske (Im)Perfect

Penske (Im)Perfect

Spectacular truck crash at 11foot8 bridge.

There’s a phrase in racing that goes something like “Penske Perfect,” since the Penske teams are always immaculately prepared and dressed. This guy must not have gotten the memo.

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So Close!

So Close!

Crane truck almost defeats the 11foot8+8 bridge.

Oh, the confidence! The hubris! This is exactly the kind of attitude that got Caesar killed!

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Bad Bus

Bus crashes into bridge and loses A/C.

I would hate to be a passenger on that bus.

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Trapped in Comfort

Trapped in Comfort

Mattress truck stuck for an hour under the 11foot 8 bridge.

Well, if you’re going to be stuck, I guess you might as well be stuck in a truck full of soft things.

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