Known to local residents as “The Truck-Eating Bridge,” this pedestrian overpass tends to stop trucks in their tracks, on what seems like a weekly basis. The bridge’s clearance is only 11’6”, and warning messages are not always effective for oncoming traffic. (Much like the also-famous “Can-Opener” in Durham, North Carolina.)
According to Google Maps, the Truck-Eating Bridge is a tourist attraction, complete with a community-derived collection of eaten-truck sightings and 29 five-star reviews at the time of this writing.
The Cross-Kirkland Corridor that passes over the bridge is now a 5.75-mile crushed gravel trail for cyclists and pedestrians in Kirkland. It was originally part of the 42-mile Eastside Rail Corridor, developed in the early 1900s. The bridge’s history as a hefty, train-supporting bridge is probably what has kept it intact today, despite its frequent munching on unsuspecting vehicles.
