waddy640:
muckles:
In the Highway code the description below a height sign says words to the effect of vehicles over that height prohibited, not vehicle over the marked height, those the same height and those close to that height at the drivers discretion prohibited.
Also in the guidelines’ for marking bridge heights it does state a measurement (3" I think) as a margin between the actual bridge height at its lowest point and what it should be marked at at.
So yes if I had a trailer marked up as 16ft pulled by a truck with the correct fifth wheel height for that measurement, then I’d go under it, all be it with some care.
The words Norfolk and bridge heights can only mean one place, North Walsham.
It’s that Famous 
spent many year working for a Haulage company based there, I think the local hauliers used the bridges (mostly the 13’9" one) as a quick way of converting curtainsiders to flatbeds so they could carry more empty spud boxes. 
Just looked at Google streetview and that bridge is now marked up as 13’3", that’s either a lot of new tarmac or trying stop almost all high traffic going under it, which really must please the people on the alternative routes.
Remember the triangles are a warning and circles are an instruction. Triangles often have an extra couple of inches to spare, but circles tend to be quite near the mark
DickyNick:
If your pulling a trailer marked at the same height as a bridge is it perfectly fine to go through or too close for comfort/too risky…
Ie if I’m pulling a double decker trailer marked up at 16’0” and there is a bridge marked with a circular sign at 16’0” does that mean you CAN go through or not? Would you personally or not?
I have always wondered the same question, when I asked different drivers most weren’t sure. Found it best just to creep under or it I do some agency work for stobarts take a run at it!
muckles:
waddy640:
muckles:
In the Highway code the description below a height sign says words to the effect of vehicles over that height prohibited, not vehicle over the marked height, those the same height and those close to that height at the drivers discretion prohibited.
Also in the guidelines’ for marking bridge heights it does state a measurement (3" I think) as a margin between the actual bridge height at its lowest point and what it should be marked at at.
So yes if I had a trailer marked up as 16ft pulled by a truck with the correct fifth wheel height for that measurement, then I’d go under it, all be it with some care.
The words Norfolk and bridge heights can only mean one place, North Walsham.
It’s that Famous
spent many year working for a Haulage company based there, I think the local hauliers used the bridges (mostly the 13’9" one) as a quick way of converting curtainsiders to flatbeds so they could carry more empty spud boxes.
Just looked at Google streetview and that bridge is now marked up as 13’3", that’s either a lot of new tarmac or trying stop almost all high traffic going under it, which really must please the people on the alternative routes.
Know the bridge well, Us Norfolk lads know how to save money. We don’t spend money doing conversions just use a bridge when you need a flat trailer, then claim off the insurance and buy the trailer back 
Yes i’m good at counting money ive got 2 extra fingers to use
yourhavingalarf:
Some belters on this…
youtube.com/watch?v=lFsmytsboqw
Ha ha ha, some of those are brilliant, especially the last one where he takes the bridge with him as it perches on his roof!
This is one of the better bridge compilations I’ve seen.
muckles:
waddy640:
muckles:
In the Highway code the description below a height sign says words to the effect of vehicles over that height prohibited, not vehicle over the marked height, those the same height and those close to that height at the drivers discretion prohibited.
Also in the guidelines’ for marking bridge heights it does state a measurement (3" I think) as a margin between the actual bridge height at its lowest point and what it should be marked at at.
So yes if I had a trailer marked up as 16ft pulled by a truck with the correct fifth wheel height for that measurement, then I’d go under it, all be it with some care.
The words Norfolk and bridge heights can only mean one place, North Walsham.
It’s that Famous
spent many year working for a Haulage company based there, I think the local hauliers used the bridges (mostly the 13’9" one) as a quick way of converting curtainsiders to flatbeds so they could carry more empty spud boxes.
Just looked at Google streetview and that bridge is now marked up as 13’3", that’s either a lot of new tarmac or trying stop almost all high traffic going under it, which really must please the people on the alternative routes.
I did five years casual driving with Jack Richards so made a few visits to North Walsham. The diversion route is atrocious as well.
waddy640:
muckles:
waddy640:
muckles:
In the Highway code the description below a height sign says words to the effect of vehicles over that height prohibited, not vehicle over the marked height, those the same height and those close to that height at the drivers discretion prohibited.
Also in the guidelines’ for marking bridge heights it does state a measurement (3" I think) as a margin between the actual bridge height at its lowest point and what it should be marked at at.
So yes if I had a trailer marked up as 16ft pulled by a truck with the correct fifth wheel height for that measurement, then I’d go under it, all be it with some care.
The words Norfolk and bridge heights can only mean one place, North Walsham.
It’s that Famous
spent many year working for a Haulage company based there, I think the local hauliers used the bridges (mostly the 13’9" one) as a quick way of converting curtainsiders to flatbeds so they could carry more empty spud boxes.
Just looked at Google streetview and that bridge is now marked up as 13’3", that’s either a lot of new tarmac or trying stop almost all high traffic going under it, which really must please the people on the alternative routes.
I did five years casual driving with Jack Richards so made a few visits to North Walsham. The diversion route is atrocious as well.
Working from just outside North Walsham we had to use the diversion route for almost all trips that went through Norwich as the Norwich road bridge was 13’ at the time, its now marked as 12’9".
In fact the whole route until you got the other side of Norwich was a bit of a chore and if you were running trailers between the Crane Fruehauf factories at North Walsham and Dereham you could be doing that trip several times a day or night as I did for a bit. 
The words Norfolk and bridge heights can only mean one place, North Walsham.
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It’s that Famous
spent many year working for a Haulage company based there, I think the local hauliers used the bridges (mostly the 13’9" one) as a quick way of converting curtainsiders to flatbeds so they could carry more empty spud boxes.
Just looked at Google streetview and that bridge is now marked up as 13’3", that’s either a lot of new tarmac or trying stop almost all high traffic going under it, which really must please the people on the alternative routes.
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I did five years casual driving with Jack Richards so made a few visits to North Walsham. The diversion route is atrocious as well.
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Working from just outside North Walsham we had to use the diversion route for almost all trips that went through Norwich as the Norwich road bridge was 13’ at the time, its now marked as 12’9".
In fact the whole route until you got the other side of Norwich was a bit of a chore and if you were running trailers between the Crane Fruehauf factories at North Walsham and Dereham you could be doing that trip several times a day or night as I did for a bit.
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I would load at Plasticum and then head for Derby, this entailed driving through Grantham, another town over endowed with low bridges