Iowa Admin. Code r. 761-511.8

Current through Register Vol. 47, No.14, January 8, 2025

Rule 761-511.8 - Annual oversize/overweight permits

Annual oversize/overweight permits are issued for indivisible vehicles or indivisible loads for travel when either the dimensions or the weight or both the dimensions and the weight exceed statutory limits. Travel is not allowed on the interstate. However, a carrier moving under this annual oversize/overweight permit may operate under the same restrictions as an annual oversize permit under rule 761-511.7 (321,321E) when the vehicle meets the dimensions required by that rule. Routing is subject to embargoed bridges and roads and posted speed limits. Annual oversize/overweight permits are issued for the following:

(1) Vehicles with indivisible loads, including special mobile equipment, mobile homes and factory-built structures, provided the following are not exceeded:

a.Width. 13 feet 5 inches.

b.Length. 120 feet 0 inches.

c.Height. 15 feet 5 inches.

d.Weight. See rule 761-511.17 (321,321E).

e.Routing. The owner or operator shall select a route using a vertical clearance map, bridge embargo map, pavement restrictions map, and construction and travel restrictions map provided by the department. Route, detour and road embargo information may be found online at www.511ia.org or the department's website for the embargo bridge maps.

(2) Reserved.

This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections 321.454, 321.456, 321.457, 321.463, 321E.2, 321E.3, 321E.8 and 321E.9.

Iowa Admin. Code r. 761-511.8

Amended by IAB July 5, 2017/Volume XL, Number 01, effective 8/9/2017

Amended by IAB March 11, 2020/Volume XLII, Number 19, effective 4/15/2020

Amended by IAB February 10, 2021/Volume XLIII, Number 17, effective 3/17/2021

Amended by IAB December 1, 2021/Volume XLIV, Number 11, effective 1/5/2022

Amended by IAB July 13, 2022/Volume XLV, Number 1, effective 8/17/2022

Amended by IAB October 4, 2023/Volume XLVI, Number 7, effective 11/8/2023