A Friday of ‘storrowing': 3 trucks hit bridges on Storrow Drive
First, a tractor-trailer hit the Bowker Overpass, then a truck with the logo of Trillium Brewing (maker of a beer called "Storrowed") hit the Longfellow Bridge and later, a moving vehicle struck a train bridge
A box truck marked with the Trillium beer logo damaged after striking an overpass on Storrow Drive Friday.
Three trucks struck overpass bridges in unrelated crashes on Boston's Storrow Drive Friday.
A box truck hit the Longfellow Bridge overpass on Storrow Drive eastbound around noon, according to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. The right lane is closed and drivers should expect delays in the area.
The truck was marked with the logo of Trillium Brewing, makers of a double IPA called "Storrowed." The description of the season beer on the website says it "serves as a PSA to warn against the Boston phenomenon of lodging a box truck under a low clearance overpass on Storrow Drive."
Box truck Bridge-Strike in #Boston on Storrow Dr EB at the Longfellow Bridge. Right lane closed. Expect delays.
It was the second "storrowing" of the day - in the first incident, an overheight tractor-trailer struck at the Bowker Overpass on Storrow Drive westbound around 6:30 a.m., leading to traffic delays.
Tractor trailer Bridge strike in #Boston on Storrow Dr WB at the Bowker overpass. Storrow WB closed.
The vehicle is expected to be there for some time as Massachusetts State Police processes the scene and the cleanup begins.
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation had arrived at the scene by 7:30 a.m. and begun inspecting the bridge. A large tow truck had also arrived at the scene.
Traffic Alert - #Boston. This bridge-strike from the Bowker Overpass to westbound Storrow Drive is causing delays at this hour. No injuries. This will be here for sometime as @MassStatePolice process the scene and the cleanup begins. 📸@pictureboston pic.twitter.com/DPAqeC5tEl
The day's final "storrowing" -- at least for now -- happened around 2 p.m. on Storrow Drive westbound. A Penske moving truck reportedly struck a train bridge.
MassDOT said none of the bridges that were struck sustained any structural damage, and all three scenes were clear as of 2:45 p.m.
Mark Garfinkel
A truck got stuck on Boston’s Storrow Drive under the Silber Way footbridge, Eastbound.
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A box truck filled with water and ice overturned on Aug. 7 on the westbound side of Storrow Drive under the overpass of Kenmore Square.
The top of a truck ripped off after the driver tried to squeeze under the Dartmouth Street footbridge on Storrow Drive on July 27. The truck was then moved to Beacon Street to get it out of the way of traffic.
Yet another tractor-trailer truck fell victim to one of the low bridges on Storrow Drive in Boston, getting stuck underneath on July 22.
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The aftermath of a Ryder box truck striking the overpass on Thursday, July 5, 2018.
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A struck truck on Storrow Drive on January 12.
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This truck got stuck on August 30, 2016, just in time for college move-in day.
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This truck got "storrowed" on May 6th.
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Aftermath of a "Storrowing" on Memorial Drive in Cambridge on June 9th.
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This one happend on June 21st.
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Diane McLaughlin shared this photo of a stuck truck on July 5.
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Here's Teddy Kokoros' photo of a truck on July 20.
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This truck was "Storrowed" on the Bennington Street ramp onto Route 1A southbound on August 11th.
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A truck hit an overpass and rolled over on Jan. 12, 2018.
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This moving van out of Maine hit an overpass on Storrow Drive westbound on July 24, 2018.
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A Storrowed truck in Boston on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021.
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A truck gets “Storrowed” overnight in Boston.
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(Boston, Ma 011218) Workers unload the contents of a Servpro truck as it lays on its side, on the Kenmore off ramp from Storrow Drive west bound. January 12, 2018 Staff photo by Chris Christo (Photo by Chris Christo/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images)
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BOSTON – MAY 4: A tractor trailer truck became stuck under the Fenway/Charlesgate ramp on Storrow Drive on May 4, 2015. (Photo by Jaclyn Reiss/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
