‘Can opener just got another truck here’: Two semi-trucks stuck under Peace Street bridge

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — The Peace Street peeler has struck again on Thursday, taking two transport trucks down.

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“The can opener just got another truck here,” Raleigh Police Department radio dispatch said.

On Peace Street near N. West Street in Downtown Raleigh sits a bridge that has been known for the number of trucks that have crashed into it.

“Turned the corner to see what was going on and the entire truck just looked like it got canned opener, just sliced from the bridge,” Manager at Endless Grind, Andrew Wright said.

As big trucks attempt to drive under the bridge, many get stuck, and the roofs of the cargo boxes “peel” back. Giving the bridge many names, like “can opener” or “Peace Street peeler.”

“I think everybody has settled on the peace street peeler as the bridge name,” Olivia Harrison said.

Harrison said that the number of big trucks crashing into the bridge has become a normal occurrence.

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“I think that’s the fifth one in the past two weeks that we have seen come through, and it’s usually when we are in office,” Harrison said.

The standard size of a semi truck is 13.5 ft. The Peace Street peeler is cleared for only 12.4 ft.

“I would assume, which is an assumption, that truck drivers know their clearance, so if you are looking at the sign, you know whether you can make it or not,” NCDOT, Kim Deaner said.

According to the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration, Norfolk Southern owns the railroad underpass.

Norfolk Southern told CBS 17, “Safety is our top priority for both the public and our railroad operations.” The company added that while they operate over the bridge, they do not own the structure.

According to NCDOT and the City of Raleigh, Norfolk Southern does own the structure.

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CBS17 is still working to learn who maintains the bridge.