Yeggy
Active Member
Truckers used to have special gps navigation that prevented this. I winder if google maps has become the replacement.
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High Level Bridge
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ADob
Active Member
Out of town, illiterate, and yellow-specific colour blind. The perfect storm...
I lived nearby and used to walk across the bridge almost daily and watched a bus driver, a random elderly passerby, and twice the police stop traffic and help the dingbat manoeuvre back out.
I honestly don't buy the "I'm not from around these here parts" because the warning signs are getting bigger and bigger and harder to miss. I think this is the same attitude that makes people turn into the oncoming LRT, turn right on a "no right on red" intersections, and blow through red lights. Yes, there are laws (including in this case the laws of physics), they just don't pertain to me because I'm special.
Gronk!
Senior Member
The Pulse: Feb. 12, 2026
In this edition: Housing advocates on both sides unhappy with proposed infill changes; executive committee backs 'Happy Beer Street' entertainment district proposal; and more headlines and happenings
edmonton.taproot.news
- Charges are pending against the driver of a tractor-trailer that became lodged on Edmonton’s High Level Bridge on Feb. 11. The Edmonton Police Service said there was significant damage to the bridge. No injuries were reported, and the investigation continues.
AJo
New Member
I agree that they need to put a over-height barrier before the bridge. However my biggest question is: Why is 109th street a 24 hr truck route when it cannot accommodate most trucks and passes through mostly residential zones?
Edmcowboy11
Senior Member
One of the saddest things about this last incident with the semi truck on the bridge is due to our current social culture right now, i witnessed a significant amount of individuals spewing out racially charged redirect regarding the driver of the truck. I won't repeat what was said but their work a significant amount of commentary from privileged and self entitled individuals calling out the race of the driver, etc.
David A
Senior Member
That is unfortunate and probably says just about as much about the intelligence of the people stuck because of the incident as the driver.
Almost anyone who have lived here more than a minute knows these incidents happen on a regular basis and I suspect other drivers have been different races.
So if we as a city are smart, and I wonder if we are in this case, just going on and on about how stupid this or that driver is not going to fix things. We need to think about what we can do so this happens less often or not at all.
There have been some possibly good suggestions here, such as not having this as a truck route, moving or changing the overhead signage so vehicles are stopped before they get to the bridge which we should look into further.
kcantor
Senior Member
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I'm pretty sure the High Level Bridge is already not a truck route.
I'm pretty sure the High Level Bridge is already not a truck route.
Edmcowboy11
Senior Member
Hey I know, we should have sensors on the approach roads. If a truck tries to do that way, steel bollards can pop out of the ground and stop the trucks cold before they get to the bridge itself.
AJo
New Member
If you open the official truck route map for Edmonton )which has not been updated since 2015) it show both High Level and Walterdale as truck routes.
kcantor
Senior Member
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You could have won money with that bet -thanks for the correction!
With a 10’-6” height restriction plus the problems that come with it I have no idea why they’ve retained it!
You could have won money with that bet -thanks for the correction!
With a 10’-6” height restriction plus the problems that come with it I have no idea why they’ve retained it!
Pro.N
New Member
High Level can handle more compact single-axle delivery trucks, but many local drivers use other routes for obvious reasons. I think most of these long-haulers (semi's) that get stuck are probably out of towners. Signage is there, but I do think we need bigger American size signs, or maybe some more ominous signage like "ENTER HERE TO RUIN YOUR TRUCKING CAREER".
ADob
Active Member
Have you seen the signs?! They are not small! And getting bigger each year for obvious reasons and, sadly, to no avail.
Pro.N
New Member
haha yes! I saw a semi reversing out of the east entrance a couple sunday's ago, although it was using half the sidewalk to do so....ya win some, ya lose some!
AJo
New Member
Keeping 109th street and high level as 24 hour truck routes (even if we replace the High Level) is a poor idea in my opinion. At a minimum they should be converted to restricted truck routes.
I think changing 63rd/Argyll and 75 Street to full 24 hour truck route is the better of the two options as this routes the big trucks around the core districts.
David A
Senior Member
Categorizing it as restricted could help get more attention, particularly from out of town truckers and this would be a good place to highlight the height restriction as well as hours.
Bigger signs with something to stop anything over the height restriction placed further back, would help too.