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Title:

OVERHEIGHT VEHICLE COLLISIONS WITH HIGHWAY BRIDGES

Accession Number:

00977259

Record Type:

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Abstract:

The objective of this study was to assess the magnitude of overheight vehicle collisions with highway bridges that caused structural damage, injuries, and sometimes even fatalities at both the Maryland and the national levels. The seriousness of the collisions was exemplified by a case in 1999 in which a truck hauling an overheight excavator struck and collapsed a pedestrian bridge over the Baltimore Beltway, killing one motorist and injuring three others. Statistics on overheight collisions in Maryland were collected from overheight vehicle detector records, the statewide accident database, and bridge inspection reports. An analysis of the data revealed that the frequency of overheight accidents reported in Maryland increased by 81% between 1995 and 2000. Of the 1,496 bridges susceptible to impact by overheight vehicles statewide, 309 (20%) have been struck, with 58 (4%) having required repairs. No nationwide databases on overheight collisions exist, so a survey was sent to each state to collect national statistics. Of the 29 states responding, 18 (62%) indicated that they consider overheight collisions to be a significant problem, but few were able to provide hard data.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1865, Highway Safety: Older Persons; Traffic Law Enforcement; Management and Trucking.

Monograph Accession #:

00977247

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Fu, C C
Burhouse, J R
Chang, G-L

Pagination:

p. 80-88

Publication Date:

2004

Serial:

Transportation Research Record

Issue Number: 1865
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

ISBN:

0309094585

Features:

Figures (6) ; References (14)

Uncontrolled Terms:

Overheight vehicles; Structural damage

Geographic Terms:

Maryland; United States

Subject Areas:

Data and Information Technology; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I81: Accident Statistics

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Aug 31 2004 12:00AM

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