New york city!!! pass the grits

[joebob1_30132]

all you super truckers.. have a delivery mon in brooklyn ..every maps keeps taking me to th GW bridge ..can I not cruise south to Elizebeth Nj..hit I278 right in to brooklyn.. 13' 1'' box

 

[nightcreacher]

sorry to tell you,but the tunnels are 13' and 12'6",your 13'1 wont fit and will get you big fine for trying

 

[mrgoodtude]

Dude,
Verrazono just pull your cheeks tight.
Where ya been?
Mike and Cyn

 

[joebob1_30132]

Thanks guys I knew it looked to good to be true..

 

[cheri1122]

Relax, JoeBob, the George Washington bridge is no worse than the Ambassador - and the graffiti is cool to look at while you wait in line, too.

 

[joebob1_30132]

Graffitti Lurking ... God ur my kind of women!!!!!

 

[cheri1122]

I'd be real flattered by that, except I suspect it just means I'm the kind who's breathing, lol

 

[joebob1_30132]

come on now ...ive been on the road a while ..but not that long ...jeeeez

 

[Crazynuff]

>sorry to tell you,but the tunnels are 13' and 12'6",your
>13'1 wont fit and will get you big fine for trying
Nightcreacher , do you think he needs a quick lesson on how to interpert clearance signs in Brooklyn ? I can just picture the quick stops , head scratching and driving slowly under the bridges after seeing other trucks clear . The horn blowing and one finger salutes just add to the fun .

 

[TeamCaffee]

We and a lot of other trucks take the I278 across the Verrazano - Narrows bridge into Brooklyn from Elizabeth NJ. There are no tunnels that we saw. There is one overpass that has a huge sign all trucks must exit here, stay in the middle lane and follow the truck in front of you they don't slow down a bit. We got off once there to turn around and there are people just waiting for trucks to exit so they can tell you how to get where you are going for a nominal fee!

 

[joebob1_30132]

alright bob/linda your saying it is crossable for my straight truck?? thats good news only been to NY city once .. Picked up paperwork to P/u load at newark airport.. Only day in 2.5 years i felt like what I was doing was work.

 

[TeamCaffee]

Anytime you go into that city all of the sudden our job feels like work.

 

[joebob1_30132]

thanks ..to all.. this expediting is the best kept secret.Although I can understand the frustration of some drivers out here and would never minimalize it, You couldnt drag me into another manager meeting, regonal reveiw, employ meeting..( I was in restaurant managment 4 17 yrs) i back up .they put stuff in my truck. I drive, listen to sirius look out my window ..back up again they take it off .. and mail me money!!

 

[JohnO]

After PU jump onto NJ Turnpike south bound to exit 13 get onto 278 cross over Goethals Bridge drive thru Staten Island. The large mountain range you pass isn’t a sky resort but NY City’s closed Fresh Kill Landfill...lol. Cross over Verrazano Narrows Bridge and you’re in Brooklyn the 3rd most populous city in the USA behind LA and Chicago

Commerical Truck Bridge Tolls:
Outer Bridge Crossing, Goethals Bridge, Verrazano Narrows Bridge & George Washington Bridge

EZ-Pass peak hours and toll M-F 0600-0900hrs & 1600-1900hrs Sa & Su 1200-2000hhrs $6 per axle

EZ-Pass off-peak toll $5 per axle

EZ-Pass M-F 0000-0600hrs toll $3.50 per axle

Cash toll 24/7 $6 per axle

http://www.panynj.gov/CommutingTravel/bridges/pdfs/01_08_05_TollRatesFile.pdf

 

[joebob1_30132]

that'll work johno ..nice hiking site ..will definatly have to get into that, while sitting somewhere ..wishing i was somewhere else. Wanted to do the appalacian by the age 40 myself.. didnt happen. went into this thing called expideting,,you may have heard about it.. Ill have to tell ya about sometimes.. do alot of north georgia camping Cohutta wilderness. Close to springer mountain.. Beach camping ..do alot of surfing and fishing..

 

[cheri1122]

Good info, John - does anyone know if there's anywhere on Staten Island where you can see the Statue of Liberty? Without doing the tourist thing, I mean - just driving or parking.

 

[JohnO]

Thanks Cheri

You’re about 6 miles away from Statue of Liberty when you go over Verrazano Narrows Bridge. Viewing from Liberty State Park in Jersey City, NJ is the closest one can get to see statue...

 

[nightcreacher]

when i mentioned the tunnels,I thought he was going into nyc and I 78,not I278.
my screw up,but the gothels is closed til 0600 in the am for construction,outer bridge best way to I278,BQE

 

[JohnO]

Thanks Joebob

Great thing about the Appalachian Trail (AT) it'll be there for all to enjoy forever, so no rush. I volunteered for 3 years as editor for the Appalachian Trail Thru-Hikers' Handbook. A large number of thru-hikers are retired. Thru-hiker's are those who hike the entire Trail all 2,175 miles in one year.

Glad to see you take the time to enjoy our wilderness areas.

 

[BigBuzd1]

I'll tell ya right now...don't miss your exit and approach a tunnel. the fine is $150 just to turn around at the toll booth at the queens midtown tunnel me thinks.