Boat caught under freeway bridge in Orange County
November 11, 2009 | 2:03
pm
An L.A. County Sheriff’s Department boat being hauled on a trailer became trapped under a freeway bridge in Orange County today, police said.
The 55-foot boat was being towed on City Drive in Orange at 11:20 a.m. when it reached the California 22 overpass and the boat’s cabin “caught the lip of the bridge,” said Sgt. Dan Adams of the Orange Police Department.
Traffic was blocked for a short period until the boat was removed. There were no reported injuries.
The boat was built in Anaheim and was being transported to the coast, Adams said.
-- Baxter Holmes
Must be part of that 22 bridge-raising project.
Posted by: Richard Deight | November 11, 2009 at 02:44 PM
Should have waited until the low tide. You know those freeway bridges are tricky.
Posted by: SeanBoy | November 11, 2009 at 03:16 PM
Should have waited until the low tide. You know those freeway bridges are tricky.
Posted by: SeanBoy | November 11, 2009 at 03:16 PM
Afterall the work done on the 22, did anyone re-measure the clearance? Or was this just a bone head mistake by whomever charted the route for the boat and trailer?
Posted by: Figgins | November 11, 2009 at 04:08 PM
Why does the L.A. County Sheriff's Dept have a 55 foot boat?
Posted by: Mike | November 11, 2009 at 05:05 PM
A picture is worth a 1,000 words!
Posted by: Karen | November 12, 2009 at 06:54 AM
Mike - the Sheriff's dept is the Harbor Patrol for LA county marinas.
Posted by: KoaKai | November 12, 2009 at 03:42 PM