Truck Loses Load, Smashes Hwy. Bridge Overpass

[frizgolf]

Truck Loses Load, Smashes Hwy. Bridge Overpass
http://www.wcpo.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=3999994b-e995-415b-a7f1-0a20e380e1c0

Yikes. That's some serious damage.



The damage done to the eastbound I-74 overpass of southbound I-275 is titanic.

An old locomotive engine on a trailer, pulled by a truck, broke lose and crashed into three pilings under the bridge.

Investigators believe the trailer suffered an equipment failure and broke free from the hitch.

The trailer and locomotive pair then crashed under the bridge.

"I was real scared, real scared," said Matricia McMullen, who was driving behind the truck when the collision happened.

McMullen's passenger, who suffers from high blood pressure, was so alarmed at nearly becoming a part of the crash that he was transported to a nearby hospital.

"I'm just thankful we weren't closer and that everybody is still here to talk about it," said McMullen.

The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office says the truck is owned by Machinery Transport out of Mt. Enterprise, Texas.

Hamilton County sheriff's deputies investigating the crash suggest the driver could be cited for the equipment failure.

"As of right now, we're not moving the trailer," said Deputy Mike Tarr.

Tarr suggested much of the locomotive is now supporting the pilings that once supported the bridge.

Eastbound traffic on I-74 traveled over the damaged bridge for about 10-minutes before officials were able to re-route traffic.

First responders were initially given incorrect information that the crash happened at the I-74/275 interchange in Colerain Township.

The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is now assessing the damage.

Officials suggest the overpass could be closed for weeks if not more.

[wileE]

What a mess. Those locomotives are a bit on the heavy side.

[dannyboy]

I just hope the trucking company had some good insurance.

[Duemellon]

I can't see that pic at work. : (

U'kno I can't help but stare at a train wreck. Especially a train wreck this ironic.

[markalot]

It just goes to show you that, statistically, there is a chance of being hit by a train on the highway with no tracks in sight.

You have to be careful.

[markalot]

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080521/NEWS01/805210387

Can you see that article with pics?

[frizgolf]

Damn. That locomotive was so angry at being decommissioned, it decided to take it out on the trucking industry as it saw fit.
"Take that, interstate highway system!"

[frizgolf]

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080521/NEWS01/805210387

Can you see that article with pics?

You wouldn't catch me walking under that overpass.

[Slar]

Damn. That locomotive was so angry at being decommissioned, it decided to take it out on the trucking industry as it saw fit.
"Take that, interstate highway system!"It's like the Hulk. "You don't want to make me angry."

[frizgolf]

Click on the photo link in this story. (this story.)
Yikes!
You know, that's a four-post overpass, and the supports are pinned connections. Once they get hydraulics under that to support it, they'll build another support right where the old one was.
Cars were driving over it for about 15 minutes after the collapse.

ETA: I just watched the video in the story, and they may have something temporary (I'm thinking hydraulics) for the Memorial Day weekend.

[watusi]

Too bad I don't have my CDL anymore, I know where there's a job that just became available.

[frizgolf]

Too bad I don't have my CDL anymore, I know where there's a job that just became available.

Hah!
Yep, in Texas. :p

Have you been around that ramp lately? It needs to be resurfaced. It's a hard turn, banked well enough, but starting to get pockmarked. I'd be willing to bet the truck and its load started bouncing over the bumps and he couldn't control it.

[watusi]

Hah!
Yep, in Texas. :p

Have you been around that ramp lately? It needs to be resurfaced. It's a hard turn, banked well enough, but starting to get pockmarked. I'd be willing to bet the truck and its load started bouncing over the bumps and he couldn't control it.

No, I don't think I've been there, but from the pics it looks like the trailer separated from the gooseneck. The sum'bitch driving probably shit himself when he saw the trailer start to pass him in his mirrors. :D

[frizgolf]

No, I don't think I've been there, but from the pics it looks like the trailer separated from the gooseneck. The sum'bitch driving probably shit himself when he saw the trailer start to pass him in his mirrors. :D

I think that's what happened to the passenger in the car behind him. They treated him for stress. I hope it wasn't a cloth seat he 'stressed'. :eek:

[jcarwash31]

Now I'm confused. I thought it was the pilot that lost his load.

[the_birds]

So the obvious question here is...

Its a Locomotive...?

If you're going to transport a Locomotive anywhere except overseas...why wouldn't you be doing it on the railroad? :confused:

[Duemellon]

So the obvious question here is...

Its a Locomotive...?

If you're going to transport a Locomotive anywhere except overseas...why wouldn't you be doing it on the railroad? :confused:Not if...-You were transporting to someplace without rails

-It was a decommished & non-functioning engine

-It was going to a museum for display

-You hate logic

[TripleShockPowa]

This VVVV

So the obvious question here is...

Its a Locomotive...?

If you're going to transport a Locomotive anywhere except overseas...why wouldn't you be doing it on the railroad? :confused:



-You hate logic[/indent]

and this ^^^^!

[Fourthisto]

It's a hard turnThat was my first thought about this "intersection". I don't understand why they had this wide, oversized load (160,000#) taking a turn like that. Isn't there an alternate route that would have put a little less stress on that fricken thing?

I deal with shipping truckloads out all the time at work, when you're dealing with wide or overweight loads they have specific routes that you are/are not allowed to take, depending on the size and weight involved. I find it hard to believe that this is a usual route for such a shipment. I wonder if somebody goofed....

[frizgolf]

That was my first thought about this "intersection". I don't understand why they had this wide, oversized load (160,000#) taking a turn like that. Isn't there an alternate route that would have put a little less stress on that fricken thing?

I deal with shipping truckloads out all the time at work, when you're dealing with wide or overweight loads they have specific routes that you are/are not allowed to take, depending on the size and weight involved. I find it hard to believe that this is a usual route for such a shipment. I wonder if somebody goofed....

Well, it is two lanes, and it's banked well enough (before the potholes showed up, anyway) to maintain x-way speeds. And it is the Cincinnati bypass on the western loop. If there was a truck ban on I-75 like in Atlanta, it would see a helluva lot more traffic. I would suspect this longer route was chosen for a wide load to stay off I-75 through Cincy.

[drougan]

So the obvious question here is...

Its a Locomotive...?

If you're going to transport a Locomotive anywhere except overseas...why wouldn't you be doing it on the railroad? :confused:

It wasn't the whole locomotive, just the big ol' diesel that runs it.

[Fourthisto]

Well, it is two lanes, and it's banked well enough (before the potholes showed up, anyway) to maintain x-way speeds. And it is the Cincinnati bypass on the western loop. If there was a truck ban on I-75 like in Atlanta, it would see a helluva lot more traffic. I would suspect this longer route was chosen for a wide load to stay off I-75 through Cincy.Ah, I was thinking for some reason that the load slipped and slid off the truck, but now I've read that the entire trailer became detached from the truck and the driver actually looked back, saw what was going on and gunned it to avoid the load colliding into him. All that weight going at that speed - yikes.

Methinks your comment about the potholes had more to do with it than the angles involved. :)

I'm just glad no one was injured. Smaller accidents become fatal every hour on the hour, unfortunately.

[dannyboy]

New lane will ease I-74 traffic (http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080522/NEWS01/305220023)

BY JENNIFER BAKER | JBAKER@ENQUIRER.COM
WHITEWATER TWP. - The eastbound Interstate 74 detour won't be as long as originally planned.

A new, temporary eastbound lane is under construction along westbound I-74 so that eastbound motorists soon can cross over the highway and continue without diverting onto the current detour at southbound I-275, said Sharon Smigielski, a spokeswoman for the Ohio Department of Transportation.

The I-275 detour was set up Tuesday evening after the eastbound I-74 overpass was severely damaged when an 80-ton locomotive on a flatbed trailer broke loose from the cab hauling it and slammed into the concrete structure.

The crossover, which will run about a mile long, could be complete in about two weeks.

"We are building it as quickly as possible," Smigielski said.

Road crews began construction on it Wednesday by closing the left-hand westbound I-74 lane.

The left lane will reopen at 6 p.m. Friday in time for Memorial Day weekend and then re-close Tuesday morning, Smigielski said.

[Homsar]

Why build a new overpass? The train is doing just fine.

[frizgolf]

To be specific, the overpass will be fine, pending inspection. This was a pinned connection, so they'll just rebuild the support underneath.