Artist’s painting on ‘truck-eating’ bridge goes viral in Kansas City

When a Kansas City artist decided to pay homage to the popular bridge, he didn’t get the reaction he expected.
Published: Feb. 16, 2024 at 3:26 PM EST

(InvestigateTV) — A Kansas City bridge is known for winning a game truck drivers don’t even know they’re playing. That is until it’s too late.

The Independence Avenue bridge in the northeast part of the city has a clearance of just 12 feet.

On average, semi-trucks are 13.5 feet tall.

The standard bridge height is now 16 feet, but that wasn’t established until 2005.

The Independence Bridge was built back in 1912.

When a Kansas City artist decided to pay homage to the popular bridge, he didn’t get the reaction he expected.

Reporter Sharon Chen shows us how this creation is getting a lot of attention.