- Elevation, modelled
- 119 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Occoneechee Mountain261 m · 12.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Colonial Heritage Byway2.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:36local time
- Coordinates
- 35.9991, -78.9101
11-foot-8 Bridge is a attraction in North Carolina, at a modelled 119 m. Occoneechee Mountain stands 261 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is The History Hub Museum, a museum 0.3 miles away. Colonial Heritage Byway passes 2.7 miles off. 163 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.
Careful drivers! Room under bridge is only 12 feet 4 inches! View less fortunate drivers here: https://11foot8.com
low-clearance bridge in Durham, North Carolina
Dates from 1940.
Wikidata Q22905940, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
- Structure
- beam
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of 11-foot-8 Bridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Occoneechee Mountain | WNW 290° | 261 m | 12.6 mi |
| Glenns Mountain | N 2° | 244 m | 18.1 mi |
| Red Mountain | N 359° | 243 m | 16.7 mi |
| Pickards Mountain | W 260° | 237 m | 14.2 mi |
| Brown Elfin Knob | WNW 291° | 234 m | 12.2 mi |
| Bald Mountain | W 262° | 232 m | 11.4 mi |
| Terrells Mountain | WSW 238° | 232 m | 17.1 mi |
| Scarlett Hill | W 280° | 228 m | 10.4 mi |
- 2.7 mi off the Colonial Heritage Byway
- 8.1 mi off the North Durham Country Byway
- 10.7 mi off the Scots-Welsh Heritage Byway
- 11.8 mi off the Football Road
Overlooks nearby
- #44 Racecar · 11 mi
- #12 Racecar · 11 mi
- Historic Grandstand · 11 mi
- Trading Path View · 11 mi
163 named places within 25 miles
- Mercury Rocket: 2.2 mi
- Sheep: 2.2 mi
- Donkey: 2.2 mi
- Parasaurolophus: 2.3 mi
- Edmontonia: 2.3 mi
- Major the bull: 0.5 mi
- Turtle: 0.5 mi
- Cardinal: 0.5 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Peace Pole: 2.3 mi
- Huckleberry Hill: 3.9 mi
- Couch Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Piney Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Nunn Mountain: 8.4 mi
- Blackwood Mountain: 9.9 mi
- The History Hub Museum: 0.3 mi
- Nasher Museum of Art: 1.1 mi
- Museum of Life and Science: 2.2 mi
- Duke Homestead Tobacco Museum: 2.6 mi
- Hugh Mangum Museum of Photography: 4.8 mi
- Bobbit's Hole: 5.6 mi
- Crosswinds Beach: 18.2 mi
- White Oak Beach: 18.8 mi
- Parker's Creek Beach: 19.2 mi
- Seaforth Beach: 20.1 mi
- Cedar Falls: 7.6 mi
- Moosejaw Falls: 21.8 mi
- I-85, Northbound - Granville County: 22.3 mi
- I-85, Southbound - Granville County: 22.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 19:58 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:26 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Chapel Hill · 8 mi
- Research Triangle · 11 mi
- Raleigh · 19 mi
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