2025 Session
Last amended: 1953 session
§ 169.84 — Load Limit on Bridge
Plain-Language Summary
Road authorities can set weight limits on bridges based on engineering assessments. You must obey posted bridge weight limits.
169.84 LOAD LIMIT ON BRIDGE.
Subject to the limitations upon wheel and axle loads prescribed in this chapter, the gross weight of any vehicle or combination of vehicles driven onto or over a bridge on any highway shall not exceed the safe capacity of the bridge, as may be indicated by warning posted on the bridge or the approaches thereto.
History:
(2720-276) 1937 c 464 s 126; 1953 c 22 s 1
History: History: (2720-276) 1937 c 464 s 126; 1953 c 22 s 1
Practical Notes
Always obey posted bridge weight limits. Driving an overweight vehicle over a weight-restricted bridge can cause a collapse and result in serious penalties.