Oversize load
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In road transport, an oversize load is a load that exceeds the standard or ordinary legal size or weight limits for a truck to convey on a specified portion of road, highway, or other transport infras
Long bridge beam oversize load with pilot car escort
125 feet (38 m) long oversize load "Superload"
Boeing 727 fuselage being transported by a lorry, with escort including police, on the M5 motorway, England
Oversized load on Carnarvon Highway, Queensland
On May 23, 2013, at approximately 7:00 pm PDT, a span of the bridge carrying Interstate 5 over the Skagit River in the U.S. state of Washington collapsed. Three people in two different vehicles fell i
Oversize load
…due to having critical support members over the roadway. An over-height load struck the overhead beams on the I-5 Skagit River bridge in 2013, which caused the bridge to collapse. Different countries have different approaches to licensing oversize or overweight loads. Licenses may be issued for a specific load, for a period of…
Boats in the water and a helicopter overhead about an hour and a half after the bridge collapse
The bridge before the collapse
The bridge as seen while driving southbound, showing its curved trusswork. This photo was taken two weeks before the collapse.
Crews at the scene of the collapse on the day following the accident