AA Truck Map, Low bridge in Marlborough, Wilts?

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My AA Close up map indicates a 13’ bridge on the A4 Marlborough High Street, but I went through there today Westbound and no such bridge exists at the point specified. Was wondering if anyone who has the first edition AA close up map (1.5 miles to 1 inch) could confirm that this is some kind of error?

There is only this one on the way out of town, a bridge that links the college across the road.

maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&q=m … 87,0,2.66

Oddly, it isn’t marked at all as a hazard so I assume it is beyond 16’ or whatever the standard unmarked clearance is. I saw other similar curtainsiders going the other way and I went under it at 14’ 8’’ but it didn’t fill me with confidence that it was unmarked, especially as there was supposed to be a low bridge somewhere in Marlborough.

As a side note, I was slightly irriated in Lechlade also, as there is a left turn that you cannot make with a long vehicle, even though there is nothing that tells you so until you are right on top of it. I was attempting to follow the A361.

maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&sourc … .7,0,4.15

I have a satnav, and I have it running, mainly just for time estimates and to pinpoint the final postcode, but I haven’t once followed it’s directions, I follow my own directions using the above mentioned AA map, as an experiment to see how unfriendly the satnav is for trucks (understandably I guess, as it is just an entry level car model).

That’s the first error I have found with the map so far. Though I could be mistaken. Anyone found any others?

Thanks for any replies. :slight_smile:

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Lived in that area for years, I can only remember the bridge you mention in Marlbrough as the only one there, don’t remember the height of it but anything I drove went under it, maybe I was just lucky :slight_smile: :slight_smile: :slight_smile: And as for Lechlade the turn left for Highworth can be done without a lot of trouble, halfpenny bridge maybe a problem to a low loader, don’t know never tried to drag one over there. :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

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I found a discrepancy on my AA map. There was aparrently a 9’9’’ or so bridge in a village called Cromer in Herts. Being fairly local, I know there’s no such bridge. When I next went through I had a look around. It turns out that there’s a building which is overhanging the footpath at that height. Useful info but not quite comprehensive enough :slight_smile:

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Lived in that area for years, I can only remember the bridge you mention in Marlbrough as the only one there, don’t remember the height of it but anything I drove went under it, maybe I was just lucky :slight_smile: :slight_smile: :slight_smile: And as for Lechlade the turn left for Highworth can be done without a lot of trouble, halfpenny bridge maybe a problem to a low loader, don’t know never tried to drag one over there. :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

I think the length limit in Lechlade goes back to the days before they had traffic lights on that junction when a wide sweep was needed , turning left towards Highworth.Dont think it was anything to do with the bridge over the Thames.Up until recentley there was a sign in Highworth warning of a 13 feet length limit :confused: in Lechlade .
Methinks the powers that be got their ft and mtrs in a mucking fuddle when they put that sign up :laughing:
As said already, no low bridge in Marlborough that ime aware of.

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all he bridges in grantham seem to have diff hights to my aa map also :imp: