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hbelkins:
--- Quote from: 74/171FAN on November 17, 2022, 08:24:22 AM ---Yeah it makes sense to me HB that it is a federal requirement. I still think it is odd that there would not be a weight limit for other vehicles as the ones I saw on the KYTC website definitely have a higher Emergency Vehicle Weight Limit than for cars or trucks.
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At one time, there was a better link to the information about weight limits for emergency vehicles, but I couldn't find it.
This is definitely a federal directive. KYTC inspectors were told to check out all inventoried structures (20' or longer) not only on the state system, but local roads. There are signs posted now for non-inventoried structures such as concrete box culverts.
I really wish I could find the pertinent references, but they seem to have disappeared.
Mapmikey:
--- Quote from: hbelkins on November 17, 2022, 03:06:27 PM ---
--- Quote from: 74/171FAN on November 17, 2022, 08:24:22 AM ---Yeah it makes sense to me HB that it is a federal requirement. I still think it is odd that there would not be a weight limit for other vehicles as the ones I saw on the KYTC website definitely have a higher Emergency Vehicle Weight Limit than for cars or trucks.
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At one time, there was a better link to the information about weight limits for emergency vehicles, but I couldn't find it.
This is definitely a federal directive. KYTC inspectors were told to check out all inventoried structures (20' or longer) not only on the state system, but local roads. There are signs posted now for non-inventoried structures such as concrete box culverts.
I really wish I could find the pertinent references, but they seem to have disappeared.
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Here is Virginia’s version: https://www.virginiadot.org/business/resources/bridge/Manuals/IIM/SBIIM86.4.pdf
74/171FAN:
From page 21:
--- Quote ---All posting signs apply to all vehicles, including EVs. As such, EV Weight Limit signs should generally be needed when either:
• If the structure is not currently posted, but EVs ratings do not rate then only the EVs weight restriction sign may be needed.
• If the structure is already posted but EVs rate lower than the currently posted weight limits (R12-1/R12-V6, R12-V2/R12-V3, etc.) then a determination of whether or not a new EV sign is required will need to be made.
• If the structure is already posted but EVs ratings are higher than the currently restricted weight limits (R12-1/R12-V6, R12-V2/R12-V3, etc.) then a determination of whether or not a new EV sign is required will need to be made. If using the new EV weight restrictions can provide "relief" for fire departments where the EV rating is higher than the existing posting, but lower than the required capacity, then it can be used.
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I guess the bridge I am referring to falls under the first category.
Mapmikey:
--- Quote from: Dirt Roads on November 16, 2022, 10:45:40 PM ---
--- Quote from: 74/171FAN on November 16, 2022, 07:59:51 PM ---1. The "1" here would look really ugly for Central VA if those VA 10 signs were not still in Hopewell.
(https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10217882404372266&set=a.10217882434013007)
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I didn't realize that any of these signs remained. At one time, the huge single digit signs were scattered all over US-1, as were similar signs for VA-2 and VA-3. I never saw any on VA-4, VA-5, VA-6, VA-7, VA-8 or VA-9, but some of these routes I didn't clinch until the early 1990s. I vaguely recall seeing some US-11 signs with the huge font, but can't remember where.
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Here's a 1956 Va. Hwy Bulletin photo of oversize VA 2:
I also have pics of single digit numbers that are large within cutouts for VA 3, VA 5, VA 7 and VA 8 but i'm not sure if that's quite the same.
Thing 342:
The Skiffes Creek Connector between VA-143 and US-60 is now open: https://www.dailypress.com/virginiagazette/va-vg-skiffes-connector-opens-20221118-m4okj4ic75dijlnoqmipamhroe-story.html
I drove it today, it's a curious design for its stated purpose of improving truck access to I-64, seeing as the VA-143 interchange nearby is missing a few movements. I assume adding additional ramps directly to I-64 was not an option.
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