Section 10.08A.070 Emergency restrictions—Maximum gross load and/or speed.

10.08A.070 Emergency restrictions—Maximum gross load and/or speed.

Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 10.08A.040 and 10.08A.050, whenever any county road by reason of rain, snow, climatic or other conditions will be seriously damaged or destroyed unless the permissible weight and/or speed of vehicles traveling thereon is reduced, the county engineer may enforce the following restrictions on all county roads throughout Clark County:

(1) Weight.

(a) All motor vehicles will be limited to fifty percent (50%) of the gross vehicle weight authorized pursuant to RCW 46.44.041 as amended, not to exceed three hundred (300) pounds per inch of manufacturer-rated tire width for any axle; and/or

(b) All loads must be evenly distributed.

(2) Speed limits may be reduced as necessary to minimize road damage.

(3) The following weight restrictions apply to the following bridges:

(a) Bridge No. 6 Gibbons Creek [SE Evergreen Way over Gibbons Creek, County Atlas Pg. 4]:

EV3 29 Tons

(b) Bridge No. 96 Rock Creek [Rock Creek Rd. over Rock Creek, County Atlas Pg. 46]:

EV3 34 Tons

SU4 19 Tons

SU5 19 Tons

SU6 18 Tons

SU7 19 Tons

EV2 20 Tons

EV3 14 Tons

(d) Bridge No. 213 Morgan [NE 182nd Ave. over Morgan Creek, County Atlas Pg. 29]:

SU4 19 Tons

SU5 19 Tons

SU6 18 Tons

SU7 19 Tons

EV2 22 Tons

EV3 14 Tons

(e) Bridge No. 217 Venersborg [NE 209th St. over Salmon Creek, County Atlas Pg. 38]:

SU7 33 Tons

EV3 25 Tons

(f) Bridge No. 222 None [NE 167th Ave. over Mud Creek, County Atlas Pg. 28]:

EV3 24 Tons

SU5 29 Tons

SU6 29 Tons

SU7 30 Tons

(g) Bridge No. 299 Landon [CC Landon Rd. over Yacolt Creek, County Atlas Pg. 48]:

EV3 23 Tons

SU6 30 Tons

SU7 33 Tons

(h) Bridge No. 30 Flatwood [NE 239th St. over Mill Creek [EV3—Max 37 Tons], County Atlas Pg. 36]:

EV3 35 Tons

(i) Bridge No. 116 Lucia Falls [Hantwick Rd. over East Fork Lewis River, County Atlas Pg. 47]:

EV3 37 Tons

(j) Bridge No. 201 Brush Prairie [NE 156th St. over Salmon Creek, County Atlas Pg. 27]:

EV3 29 Tons

(k) Bridge No. 212 JC Ward [NE 182nd Ave. over Salmon Creek, County Atlas Pg. 29]:

SU4 24 Tons

SU5 25 Tons

SU6 28 Tons

SU7 32 Tons

EV3 37 Tons

(l) Bridge No. 11 Whipple Creek [NW 179th St. over Whipple Creek, County Atlas Pg. 25]:

EV3 28 Tons

(m) Bridge No. 12 Knapps Station [NW Krieger Rd. over Whipple Creek, County Atlas Pg. 24]:

EV3 25 Tons

SU6 30 Tons

SU7 31 Tons

(n) Bridge No. 63 Carson [NE 67th Ave. over Mills Creek, County Atlas Pg. 36]:

EV2 16 Tons

EV3 15 Tons

SU4 20 Tons

SU5 21 Tons

SU6 20 Tons

SU7 20 Tons

(o) Bridge No. 169 Matney South [NE 232nd Ave. over Matney Creek, County Atlas Pg. 20]:

EV2 15 Tons

EV3 18 Tons

SU4 24 Tons

SU5 24 Tons

SU6 24 Tons

SU7 26 Tons

(p) Bridge No. 33 Pleasant Valley [NE 50th Ave. over Salmon Creek, County Atlas Pg. 27]:

EV2 26 Tons

EV3 20 Tons

SU5 27 Tons

SU6 27 Tons

SU7 27 Tons

(q) Bridge No. 229 172nd Avenue [NE 172nd Ave. over China Ditch, County Atlas Pg. 19]:

EV3 39 Tons

(r) Bridge No. 275 Van Atta [NE 112th Ave. over Salmon Creek, County Atlas Pg. 28]:

EV3 29 Tons

SU4 25 Tons

SU5 27 Tons

SU6 27 Tons

SU7 30 Tons

The SU and EV abbreviations above are AASHTO designations for certain vehicle types. (Sec. 7 of Ord. 1991-07-13; amended by Sec. 1 of Ord. 2018-12-62; amended by Sec. 1 of Ord. 2019-06-06; amended by Sec. 1 of Ord. 2019-11-04; amended by Sec. 1 of Ord. 2020-05-02)