Connecticut General Statutes 13a-88 – Load capacity
Each highway bridge existing on July 1, 1921, maintained in whole or in part by the state, shall be so maintained as to permit the safe passage of a two-axle vehicle having a gross weight of not less than eight tons, and each bridge constructed thereafter shall be so built and maintained as to permit the safe passage of a two-axle vehicle having a gross weight of not less than sixteen tons or a three-axle vehicle having a gross weight of not less than twenty tons, provided each bridge constructed by the commissioner on a state highway after July 1, 1955, shall be so built and maintained as to permit the safe passage of any vehicle or combination of vehicle and trailer or semitrailer or any other object not exceeding the weights specified in § 14-267a.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 13a-88
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Transportation and includes each successor in office or authority. See Connecticut General Statutes 13a-1
- Highway: includes streets and roads. See Connecticut General Statutes 13a-1
- State highway: means a highway, bridge or appurtenance to a highway or bridge designated as part of the state highway system within the provisions of chapter 237, or a highway, bridge or appurtenance to a highway or bridge specifically included in the state highway system by general statute. See Connecticut General Statutes 13a-1