Camper stuck under Golden Gardens bridge

Posted by Geeky Swedes on July 9th, 2009

A driver with a camper got a big surprise today when everything came to an abrupt halt under a train bridge at the entrance to Golden Gardens.

It happened a little before 1:30 p.m., and a tow truck responded a short time later. My Ballard reader Susan saw the scene shortly after it happened. She says it looks like the truck drove under the overpass, the camper hit the top of the bridge and slid right off the back of the truck.

David emailed us to say the underpass is blocked off, but it should be cleared by this evening. (Thanks Jen, David, Susan and Rob!)

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ballardmike

D-oh!! I wondered why I saw this camper on a flat-bed tow truck yesterday. =}

Silver

Remember years ago when a semi got stuck in the Mercer exit tunnel from I-5?

I think it peeled part of the top back like the incident Jules2 mentioned.

I have a vague memory of the investigation finding that re-paving of the exit had reduced the clearance.

Not sayin' that it wasn't plain 'ol American stupidity in this case...

chopper_74

Ah, bingo, Silver. "plain 'ol American stupidity", always a safe bet...

Sinic

Can just imagine the "I can make it" "No you can't" argument as the the bridge got closer. Then, "YOUR AN IDIOT!"

Ballardmom

Campers can just slide off? Hmmm ... I don't think I'm ever going to drive behind one of those things ever again!

err

I bet they read the sign but figured they'd go for it since there were no cops around.

boardbrown

It just doesn't get any better than that. It just doesn't.

jody

How embarrassing!

Jules2

All over town at U-Haul rental places are pictures of the stone bridge in the Arboretum...and the various accidents of this ilk that have occured there. I witnessed two myself over the years; sheared off the top of one truck like a sardine can.