Bridge weight

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  1. Jan 25, 2020 #1
    timidlady

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    Someone PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE tell me how you check for bridge weights in your routing. I had a 22 ton limit on my company recommended routing this morning. Fortunately, I run 2 routing programs and even Google maps in a picture in picture in my phone for closures. So I got myself a reroute. I've never had a clearance just pop up but bridge weights just are suddenly there. They dont give you any notice at all.
     
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  3. Jan 25, 2020 #2
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    Pages A26 through A 50.

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  5. Jan 25, 2020 #4
    timidlady

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    Is that what the restricted routes means? Low weight bridges too? Yep. Sorry. I can read. It does. thanks.
     
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  7. Jan 25, 2020 #5
    timidlady

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    I was on TN48. Bridge isn't liste . Grr. Why are bridges so darn hard?
     

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  8. Jan 25, 2020 #6
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    Yes - restrictions are for a variety of reasons.

    I planned my routes this way for years.

    Keep an updated version handy, they’re cheap - much cheaper than tickets and bridge strikes :)
     
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    In Clarksville?
     
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    Waaaait a minute, does this have anything to do with your other overweight post?
     
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  11. Jan 26, 2020 #9
    PE_T

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    Bridge or road weight restrictions are not found on the Rand McNally road atlas. However, some of the restrictions in the atlas will be due to road/bridge weight limits. Some states like ND will have a website where they show all of their road/bridge weight limits. I remember asking the same question you’re asking, but there isn’t an easy solution yet.

    A truck GPS can help with this, but I have found out several times that the information isn’t accurate. For example, it will sometimes flag a good truck route because it thinks there is a low weight sign ahead.
     
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