Looking at video same bridge from 10yrs ago, it seems every encounter is worse on the driver side then passenger side. The clearance right beside the supports to horizonal barrier are most likely within tolerance. The middle of the roadway seems to buckle/rise towards centre line decreasing clearance allowance.
Yes, the road has a crown. IIRC, they measured the newly raised bridge and it’s actually 12’8" from crown to crash bar, so there’s some safety margin. Nevertheless, oblivious drivers of (mostly) rental trucks are still getting clipped.
‘They’ may have measured during warm summer days when the ground is subtle. During freezing conditions the ground acts funny due to moisture expanding. I do not structural engineer but if I was an insurance agent, I would be measuring that tolerance from top of road crown to horizontal barrier in cold, then measure right beside vertical supports… see if specs are accurate.
From my local newspaper, back in the days when people towed garbage from China to the US. Caption:
STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / AUGUST 29, 1972
The Oceania, which will become Hawaii’s first floating restaurant, was towed into Honolulu Harbor this morning. The 1,200-ton steel boat was docked at Pier 6 after a six-week voyage from Hong Kong.
