19A NCAC 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.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 136‑82; 143B‑10(j);

Eff. July 1, 1978;

Amended Eff. November 1, 1991;

Readopted Eff. June 1, 2019.