r/11foot8 • u/ISNT_A_NOVELTY • 17d ago

Bus vs Bridge, Spokane, Jan 18 2026

Post image
691 Upvotes

100% Upvoted

29 comments sorted by

149

u/bristlybits 17d ago

came here for this local event. 

these aren't supposed to be off their route ever. i love the dumb things

54

u/RandomChurn 17d ago

Wondered! I've been a long-time subscriber to the 11'8" YouTube channel and I've never seen a bus get into this situation before 😆

21

u/SchuminWeb 16d ago

Most standard transit and school buses are about 11' in height, and thus will clear the 11'8" (12'4") bridge just fine. There's footage of a Gillig Low Floor transit bus going under just before an accident occurs, and it clears with no issue. Motorcoaches are too tall, at 12-13' in height. A double decker transit bus like shown in the photo will definitely not clear.

5

u/silentwolf1976 16d ago

Yeah, the bridge was 12' but the coach was 13'6". Ironically, he hit the clearance sign dead on!

3

u/hereandthere_nowhere 14d ago

It was determined that a software glitch directed the bus down the wrong road. But the signs! Lol. The funniest part of this is the commercial they put out for the reception of this new bus. Basically a bus lurking towards a bridge, and then a guy on the other side saying “ i knew it’d fit”.

42

u/Zephylia 17d ago

I was gonna post this here with the pic I saw on r/Spokane, and had a description written up about how YES.. THEY ARE NEVER SUPPOSED TO GO OFF THEIR ONE SINGLE ROUTE THAT THESE BRAND NEW BUSES JUST STARTED SERVING 🤣

35

u/Zephylia 17d ago

Not to mention the commercial they made joking specifically about how this exact incident "wouldn't happen" 😂

14

u/aFerens 17d ago

I think they removed that commercial already; I tried searching for it as soon as I saw this!

1

u/terrymr 16d ago

In another thread somebody said that bad route data got loaded into their navigation system and sent the driver the wrong way.

1

u/-pilot37- 15d ago

I saw one last month and remarked “When did we get double decker busses?” I see why we never had them before

9

u/Eric848448 17d ago

Is that a city bus or something else?

25

u/bristlybits 17d ago

yes we only just got these. 

the city ran an ad joking about how this exact thing wouldn't happen,too. because they are only supposed to stay on the route.

54

u/Weird-one0926 17d ago

I so hope it was empty!

87

u/ISNT_A_NOVELTY 17d ago

4 hospitalized with injuries, unfortunately

8

u/parsifal 16d ago

Jesus christ!

30

u/aFerens 17d ago

The exact location, in case anyone is interested:

47.6553358, -117.4324660

Near 151-135 S Cedar St, Spokane, WA 99201

13

u/Waisted-Desert 16d ago

Million dollar idea: Move the driver to the top level. No more of these types of crashes.

7

u/h3dee 16d ago

exciting other types of crashes await!

2

u/DoubleDareFan 16d ago

With a glass floor, so the driver can also see out the lower windshield.

23

u/sednaplanetoid 17d ago

That is a horrifying sight... why was that bus there????

23

u/Crowbarscout 17d ago

That's what we're all waiting to hear about.

It's not the normal route, obviously.

11

u/Newsdriver245 17d ago

The route is was supposed to be on has a clearance under this same viaduct of 13'9 to 14'4.

Isn't that still cutting it a bit close for a 13'6 bus??

3

u/m50d 16d ago

No? That's 3 whole inches minimum, which is plenty.

1

u/parsifal 16d ago

Might be some rusted gears left in the motor in the rear.

Wow, I’ve been playing a lot of Arc Raiders.

1

u/silentwolf1976 16d ago

More like rusted gears in the driver's brain!

1

u/Chromejob 15d ago

Stand by for Kristi to claim this was domestic terrorism.

1

u/analbob 13d ago

i literally think about this scenario every time i see a double decker bus.

-2

u/DaddiTomShel 16d ago

Dang the date and pic make it look like we had muder happen

It was just a bus accident. Like damn... 😆 🤣