I worked in an office on the first floor in that building (Brightleaf Square) right next to that trestle in Durham We were actually between the trestle and the camera in the shots from the right side of the road. Atleast twice a week. The drivers were usually hispanics. Not all... but a solid majority. We had to park in a lot on the other side of the tracks and walk along the road under that trestle to get to the office. I was on the side walk under the trestle on one occasion when a truck hit. That will wake you up in the morning! Holy CRAP! After a period of time, they erected an I-beam structure out in front of it to minimize the wear and tear on the old trestle and added more warnings and flashing lights. As God as my witness, within an hour after they painted the I-beam with black and yellow stripes and closed the lid on the paint cans...
WHAM!And so it continued. But at the very least, they were no longer hitting the train trestle :-)
Also used to watch the local tree-cutters from Asplundt pull up every morning. One guy would jump out of the first truck and guide each of the 5 or 6 trucks under the trestle as far to the right as possible. After the last truck cleared by a matter of an inch or less, he would hop in the last truck and off to work they went.
The bridge clearance I believe in Syracuse is 10’9”...
That is low.. in any language.. unless you play basketball.. that extra nine inches would be tougher to dunk on..