36000 lbs on a 3 ton rated wooden covered bridge

[eljefino]

And what you think happens, happened. This bridge is probably 5 miles from me and I've driven across it.

Linkaroo

 

[tedsweet]

opps

 

[burbguy82]

and where are the pics?

 

[joekingcorvette]

That's sad...those old bridges are very unique. Good the truck driver was ok.

 

[burbguy82]

I wonder how many dually pickups have went through there

 

[eljefino]

 

[Owen Lucas]

That's going to be an expensive tow bill!

 

[nomas]

WHY would this idiot attempt this ?

 

[Hall]

WHY would this idiot attempt this ?

• Road closure elsewhere
• GPS led them there

 

[nomas]

• Road closure elsewhere
• GPS led them there

He didn't know that he was extremely over the weight limit ?

 

[eljefino]

Interestingly, and I'm not a carpenter nor structural engineer, but the deck boards look like 4x10s or so and they span about 3 feet between the next larger structural supports underneath.

 

[RoadDukie]

Play stupid games...Win stupid prizes. What a moron.
I know it's the weight that matters... but, "Loaded with gravel ".

 

[SC Maintenance]

Darwin award candidate?

 

[Chris142]

was the weight limit marked on the bridge?

 

[eljefino]

^ Yup, 3 ton limit, signed.

 

[02SE]

• Road closure elsewhere
• GPS led them there

• Extremely stupid

 

[IndyIan]

Interestingly, and I'm not a carpenter nor structural engineer, but the deck boards look like 4x10s or so and they span about 3 feet between the next larger structural supports underneath.

With nothing obvious tying the 4x10 decking together either? I guess a 4x10 of white oak beam on 3' centres would hold 2000lb per tire on big pickup pretty well? But it seems not even the front tires of a dump truck.
We have a few wood deck bridges around my place but they make the deck into a 10-12" thick monolithic slab so if they were to fail, the whole deck would have to break in half at once. The have a iron trusses supporting them so they are good for something like 8 tons per axle, up to 24 tons.

 

[4WD]

That's sad...those old bridges are very unique. Good the truck driver was ok.

Yeah, never the same …
Guy needs his license pulled for good …

 

[I<3oil]

/surprised pikachu face

 

[Egg_Head]

Looks like he almost made it.