In NYC if a bridge says 12'6 does that mean 13'6?

It's easier to say read this Landline Magazine article.

http://www.landlinemag.com/Story.aspx?StoryId=24233#.U1Je7vmuQ3k

 

NYC measures bridges from the lowest point. Typically it is at the very end of the bridge. System has been criticized for years and years.

 

if the truck in front of you makes it, your good to go lol...on 95 they all will allow a 13'6 if not on shoulder. Dont count on it being the same in the rest of the city.

 

there are also some bridges that a truck must use a certain lane and you need to read the signs before you hit it. Dont ever assume all bridges are the same in your example.

also bridge heights are not altered but the road beneath it can be, rather its several pavings, snow etc, when in doubt pull over on the shoulder, get out and make sure your good unless you just watched other trucks go through it. Get an atlas which tells you low bridges within a state, every driver should own an atlas and not depend on GPS like most do these days.

 

Being from new York. State not the city. All bridges in the state are a foot higher then marked. So if it says 13 6 then it's actually 14 6. The only time had to be careful was right after this winter. One bridge local is marked 12 6 which could normally make but the cold temps and such this winter made the road raise up a bit so we couldn't fit under that one. But otherwise when in ny add a foot to the signs

 

I went to NYC one time several years ago, had a 379EXHD with the dome and a 13'6 van trailer I was going underneath the bridges standing on the running board, I jumped in shut the door under one of them and a guy hollard on the radio and said follow me where going the same place and I know the route. I said thanks. "You were asking to get your truck stole going through a city like that" "Nah that 45 layin on the dash is my theft deturent". After we unloaded he unloaded first and gave me directions out and left, so a old black guy came out and said, "You've been a mice guy and you haven't been rude, I'm gonna stay here late and unload you but when your unloaded get the hell out of this city, get atleast a 100 miles"

 

My company doesn't force dispatch to NY. Its one state I can say I am glad to not see.

 

NYC bridges, and all of NY State are "Supposed" to be marked 1 foot lower than they are actual. In NYC, off the BQE or Cross Bronx Exp. meaning surface streets, don't trust the sign. If it's close, stop and look. You can run the BQE the whole length at 13'6" without trouble. Cross Bronx also.

Oh and by the way for the out of staters...don't get caught with an unregistered handgun. Mandatory 1 year in the clink.

Force me to NYC every trip. Easy if you take your time and look at a map. Throw the GPS in the trash.