US EditionPennDOT Launches 'Know Your Height' Campaign to Combat Bridge Strikes
NEW YORK STATE AND PENNSYLVANIA, JUL 22 – The campaign targets commercial and non-commercial drivers to reduce costly bridge strikes, with over 600 incidents reported in Pennsylvania alone from 2013 to 2023, PennDOT data shows.
- On July 22, 2025, PennDOT launched the 'Check your height, know it's right' campaign statewide to reduce vehicle strikes on low bridges.
- The campaign responds to over 600 bridge strikes in Pennsylvania from 2013 to 2023, many caused by drivers unaware of their vehicle height or ignoring signage.
- PennDOT officials highlighted significant recent damage including a $300,000 repair to Neff’s Mill Covered Bridge caused by a box truck in May 2023.
- PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll stated drivers must know their vehicle height and heed posted bridge clearance signs to prevent costly damage and traffic delays.
- The campaign seeks to enhance safety, protect infrastructure funding, and ease demands on emergency responders by engaging both commercial drivers and those operating leased or recreational vehicles through targeted outreach efforts.
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Bridge strikes are the emphasis of an awareness initiative involving several state Departments of Transportation. From Tuesday, July 22 through Saturday, July 26, the “Check Your Height, Know It’s Right” campaign will remind drivers to make sure their vehicles can pass safely beneath overpasses on state and local roads. This effort is supported by the Eastern Transportation Coalition – a partnership of 20 states and Washington, D.C., focused on …
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