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)    –

(i)    Repealed by Ord. 2025-05-02.

(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]:

EV3 24 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]:

EV3 16 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 32 Tons

(s)    Bridge No. 337 LaLonde Culvert [NE 119th St. over LaLonde Creek, County Atlas Pg. 26]:

EV3 38 Tons

(t)    Bridge No. 32 Knowles [NE Salmon Creek Ave. over Mill Creek, County Atlas Pg. 26]:

EV3 28 Tons

(u)    Bridge No. 39 Glenwood [NE 139th Ave. over Curtain Creek, County Atlas Pg. 27]:

EV3 27 Tons

(v)    Bridge No. 127 Arch Mckee [Gerber-Mckee Rd. over Chelatchie Creek, County Atlas Pg. 57]:

SU6 33 Tons

SU7 37 Tons

EV2 28 Tons

EV3 23 Tons

(w)    Bridge No. 203 Boulder Creek [Lessard Rd. over Boulder Creek, County Atlas Pg. 22]:

EV3 25 Tons

(x)    Bridge No. 261 119th China [NE 119th St. over China Ditch, County Atlas Pgs. 19, 20, 28, 29]:

SU6 33 Tons

SU7 37 Tons

EV2 27 Tons

EV3 22 Tons

(y)    Bridge No. 272 202nd Shanghai [NE 202nd Ave. over Shanghai Creek, County Atlas Pg. 20]:

EV3 29 Tons

(z)    Bridge No. 274 Shanghai Creek [NE 212th Ave. over Shanghai Creek, County Atlas Pg. 20]:

EV3 31 Tons

(aa)    Bridge No. 308 Bonneville [NE 222nd Ave. over Shanghai Creek, County Atlas Pg. 20]:

EV3 33 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; amended by Sec. 1 of Ord. 2025-05-02)