I would have thought that just watching clearances would be good enough, but like I said, I was driving on some E-way on Long Island in a car, limited access, and there were a series of low underpasses that were NOT RV friendly. I wouldn't have thought to be looking for such signs (if there were any) on the on-ramps. There was plenty of warning about the bridges, so you could stop in time, but I'm not sure what one would do once on the highway confronted with a rather low stone archway. It got me to thinking.
Driver25 wrote: Thanks all, this is great information.
I would have thought that just watching clearances would be good enough, but like I said, I was driving on some E-way on Long Island in a car, limited access, and there were a series of low underpasses that were NOT RV friendly. I wouldn't have thought to be looking for such signs (if there were any) on the on-ramps. There was plenty of warning about the bridges, so you could stop in time, but I'm not sure what one would do once on the highway confronted with a rather low stone archway. It got me to thinking.
You were probably on something like the Northern State or Southern State Parkway. It's a well known theory that the bridge designer was a racist and purposely built low bridges because minorities were dependent upon public transportation to get places. That meant that the buses used by many minorities could not travel to certain locations, especially the beach.
I don't know the exact regulations, but things like large buses and semi's are not allowed on those parkways due to the low clearance. There are signs everywhere informing of this. A few times a year you will hear a story about how some semi drove onto the parkway and sheared off the roof of his trailer or got stuck. What I consider to be the main highway, the Long Island Expressway, will not be a problem for any vehicle.
Driver25 wrote: Thanks all, this is great information.
I would have thought that just watching clearances would be good enough, but like I said, I was driving on some E-way on Long Island in a car, limited access, and there were a series of low underpasses that were NOT RV friendly. I wouldn't have thought to be looking for such signs (if there were any) on the on-ramps. There was plenty of warning about the bridges, so you could stop in time, but I'm not sure what one would do once on the highway confronted with a rather low stone archway. It got me to thinking.
In NYS, anything over 7'10" is not permitted on any state road with the name "Parkway". Some on ramps will say this - some do not. And a GPS will route you on these every time. This is why you can't trust a GPS intended for a car. Worst part is with the 7'10" posting on one of these parkways there is an overpass that has a clearance of 6'9" - and you don't see this until you are right on it - surprise!
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