Quote: If anyone knows of any low clearance areas not able to accommodate a Class B Motor Home here in NYC give a holla!!**
Fred S
NYC
If you head east from NYC avoid the Southern State Parkway - it surprised us to see a few overpasses in mid-Nassau posted at less than 8'6" - most likely this was for the right lane, as the middle looked like it had a lot more clearance - but I would not want to take a chance.
I also noticed in Shadow's post he said "all bridges" but didn't mention any tunnels. I remember reading somewhere that because of the propane tanks, RV's are not allowed in tunnels, however it wasn't city or state specific. I am thinking somewhere like the Hampton Roads area in VA it would be next to impossible to have such a restriction, since from what I recall there are such limited routes outside the tunnels.
Overhead clearances shrink when the roadway is repaved without removing the old paving. Some signs are not to be trusted.
The older parkways were built in the 30s under the direction of Robert Moses. His vision was that they would be for "pleasure driving", no trucks allowed. He did not ever have a drivers license. He was chauffeured around in a limo. I saw him a few times riding along in the back seat reading his newspaper. He was adamant that the speed limit would be 35 mph on "his" parkways.
topless wrote: Wow, 7'10" isn't tall enough to get a lot of vehicles under around here, much less a B. I don't think I've ever seen a bridge that low on a busy road.
We might drive 3/4 ton and 1-ton pickups as passenger cars here. Some lifted 4x4s might go well over eight foot. In the NY metro area, they don't use that kind of vehicle as a passenger vehicle. They also don't stop at the farm and ranch to pickup up feed for the horses or a few dozen steel fence posts on the way home from work. Great Plains, New York City: different cultures.
The the original question, is a van a passenger car? Here, no doubt that it is, so is our pickup. I've lived in some cities where "passenger cars only" means your privately-owned pickup or full size van is going to get a ticket.
If they can allow some of those larger SUVs like the Escalade on the parkways then you should not be uncomfortable w/your vehicle. Just make sure you have height clearance for the underpasses. Some of them only have 10' clearance. Just north of White Plains, NY there is one that is only 9'7"(north of Valhalla).
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