Long-time readers may recall my affinity for truck-eating bridges. In the years since that 2021 mention of Boston’s Storrow Drive, we’ve seen a reduction in the number of crashes, though the problem is far from solved. Boston.com has details on what’s changed, including improved signage.
This past Tuesday, Boston’s biggest moving day1, I ran alongside Storrow Drive. While I didn’t manage to catch another Storrowing in the wild, I did see a near-miss. Right past the eastern entrance to the roadway, there was a large box truck pulled over, pre-bridges. I believe the driver was waiting for assistance in backing out. I wonder how he managed to catch himself after entering the road, but before running into a bridge. That’s a pretty lucky day, all things considered.
Also, an update! When I first wrote about Storrowings, I said:
While Boston lacks its own site devoted entirely to this phenomenon, local news blog Universal Hub does track the incidents, which we refer to as “Storrowings”.
As of 2026, that’s no longer the case, thanks to the new StorrowRankings.com. The site allows all and sundry to weigh in on the quality of Storrowings. What a time to be alive.
Footnotes:
Data indicates that 107% of leases in Boston turn over on September 1st. ↩︎
