News Channel 4, KFOR, even came up to do interviews about the bridge. Below are just a sample of the truck collisions and the recent video that has gone viral on social media. Over the years we've collected tons of photos from the bridge.
#SHARK BRIDGE TAKES OUT TRUCKS DRIVERS#
Drivers receive tickets for hitting the bridge and many leave their vehicles in such bad condition that they cannot even be driven. We're also told that the railroad (who actually owns the bridge by the way), inspects it each time it is hit. We've been told that the bridge is remeasured each time there is work on the road so the height is correct. Trucks have been running into the bridge for decades but larger truck sizes in recent years have dramatically increased the times it has been struck. The bridge has gotten so infamous that it even has its own East Main Street Bridge Facebook page. As far as we know, none of the drivers have been injured in any of the bridge collisions. There is an unofficial count that we are trying to get our hands on at this time. It should also be noted that Maine Street is not a truck route.Įven with all of these warnings the bridge has snagged dozens of trucks over the years. The bridge currently has warning signs, yellow blinking lights, yellow trim and a very large, tooth filled, sharks mouth painted on both sides. And although marked with warning signs many a trucker has tried to slide under the bridge. At 11'-4" there are not many large trucks that can make it under the bridge.
The bridge has become somewhat of a celebrity due to the fact that it eats trucks like they are going out of style.īy eating trucks I mean that it peels the tops off of trailer trucks, box trucks and more. One of the most talked about subjects on Enid Buzz media is the train bridge on East Maine Street. Photos came flooding into Enid Buzz just moments after the crash. Unlike the truck in the video, this happened in broad daylight. Photo courtesy Jennifer Hemstreet.Īnd yet another truck has slammed into the Maine Street bridge. The bridge peeled the top off of the truck revealing its contents. An unmarked truck driving east on East Maine struck the train bridge early in the morning. The Enid Buzz message and text apps were on fire Wednesday morning.
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