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I hit a disused railway bridge when I was a driver on Bristol Omnibus back in the 70's. My bus was 13' 6" high and the bridge was marked 13' 9". The actual height was in fact only 13' 4" as the road had been resurfaced twice over the years. No one thought to check that the bridge sign was still set at the right height. When checks were made, it was found that the sign on one side was correct but the other side was wrong and the road had been cold plain-ed before it was resurfaced, but not under the bridge. As I had just turned right into the road and the bridge is only a few feet from the corner, I was able to stop before too much damage was done to the bus. Bristol Omnibus had 7 open tops all vir low bridges.
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The Old Git, Syd
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