19A N.C. Admin. Code 2D.0538

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024

Section 02D .0538 - VEHICLE WEIGHT LIMITATIONS

(a) Maximum weights permissible for 150-foot Hatteras Class ferries are as follows:

(1) 2 axles plus front steer axle with standard load and length of 35 feet: 40,000 lbs.;

(2) 3 axles plus front steer axle with standard load and length of 40 feet: 60,000 lbs.;

(3) 4 axles plus front steer axle with standard load and length of 65 feet: 80,000 lbs.; and

(4) 5 axles plus front steer axle with standard load and length of 65 feet: 80,000 lbs.

(b) Maximum weights permissible for 180-foot River Class, and 220-foot Sound Class ferries are as follows:

(1) 2 axles plus front steer axle with standard load and length of 35 feet: 40,000 lbs.;

(2) 3 axles plus front steer axle with standard load and length of 40 feet: 60,000 lbs.;

(3) 4 axles plus front steer axle with standard load and length of 65 feet: 80,000 lbs.;

(4) 5 axles plus front steer axle with standard load and length of 65 feet: 92,000 lbs.;

(5) 6 axles plus front steer axle with heavy load or extra-long lowboy: 108,000 lbs.; and

(6) 7 axles plus front steer axles with heavy load or extra-long lowboy: 120,000 lbs.

19A N.C. Admin. Code 02D .0538

Authority G.S. 136-82; 143B-10(j);
Eff. July 1, 1978;
Amended Eff. November 1, 1991;
Readopted Eff. June 1, 2019.

Authority G.S. 136-82; 143B-10(j);
Eff. July 1, 1978;
Amended Eff. November 1, 1991.

Readopted by North Carolina Register Volume 34, Issue 01, July 1, 2019 effective 6/1/2019.