Bridges
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Bridge Weight Limits
The Engineering Department is responsible for ensuring that bridges incapable of supporting legal highway loads are properly posted. All Larimer County bridges are inspected every two years. The following table details the bridges which are posted as of February, 2018.
Weight Limit Map-2018.pdf showing the posted bridge locations.
| Map No. |
Road No. |
Bridge No. | Load (Tons) |
I | II | III | Feature Intersected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | LR17-0.0-70 | 25 | North Poudre Canal | |||
| 2 | 25E | LR25E-1.3-52E | 25 | Pleasant Valley & Lake Canal | |||
| 3 | 43H | LR43H-0.1-45B | 15 | 24 | 24 | Little Thompson River | |
| 4 | 45E | LR45E-1.0-S287 | 21 | 32 | 33 | Dale Creek Tributary | |
| 5 | 54E | LR54E-0.7-27E | 25 | Pleasant Valley & Lake Canal | |||
| 6 | 56 | LR56-1.1-I25 | 25 | Larimer County Canal | |||
| 7 | 63E | LR63E-11.8-44H | * | * | * | * | Cache Le Poudre River |
| 8 | 80C | LR80C-2.6-59 | 25 | North Fork Cache La Poudre River | |||
| 9 | 103 | LR103-6.0-S14 | 16 | 25 | 26 | Laramie River | |
| 10 | 103 | LR103-6.8-S14 | 25 | 38 | 40 | Laramie-Poudre Canal | |
| 11 | 16 | 16-0.10-21 | 22 | 34 | 34 | South Side Ditch | |
| 12 | -- | LRCROWN PTDR1 | 10 | 15 | 16 | Cache La Poudre River |
*1-Lane Bridge for All Vehicles Over 27 Tons.
TOTAL NUMBER OF POSTED BRIDGES IN THIS LIST = 12
DATE LAST UPDATED: February, 2018
Larimer County's bridge posting program seeks to make known the safe load carrying capacity of structures which cannot presently withstand the maximum legal load permitted on the highway. The sign restrictions meet federal bridge inspection standards and requirements. To minimize inconvenience and difficulty, truckers are urged to consult a map and this table in planning or predetermining available routes for a particular vehicle and load.
NOTE: This restricted bridge list is not static. As bridges are replaced or rehabilitated, the load limit restrictions may be removed or changed. Also, as existing bridges deteriorate or are damaged, load limit restrictions may have to be placed upon them. It is imperative that all users of this table make certain that they have the latest version. Larimer County will make every effort to keep users informed of any changes but cannot accept responsibility or liability for any user not utilizing the latest version of this document. In all cases, with the possible exception of gross load posting as described below, the weight limit signs posted at Larimer County bridges shall take precedence over this table.
If the 'gross load' field shows a value, it indicates that the bridge is posted for a gross load only. If the 'truck type' fields also show values, it indicates that trucks over the gross load amount may safely cross the structure provided that the truck weight does not exceed the value given for the truck's axle configuration for Type II and Type III vehicles.
Additional information about Colorado legal vehicle dimensions and weight limits.
Bridge Weight Limit Sign Examples
Truck Type I
2-Axle, Single Unit Truck
3-Axle, Single Unit Truck
4-Axle, Single Unit Truck
Truck Type II
2-Axle Tractor, 1-Axle Semi-Trailer
2-Axle Tractor, 2-Axle Semi-Trailer
3-Axle Tractor, 1-Axle Semi-Trailer
3-Axle Tractor, 2-Axle Semi-Trailer
3-Axle Tractor, 3-Axle Semi-Trailer
Truck Type III
2-Axle Truck, 1-Axle Balanced Trailer
3-Axle Truck, 1-Axle Balanced Trailer
2-Axle Truck, 2-Axle Full Trailer
2-Axle Truck, 3-Axle Full Trailer
3-Axle Truck, 2-Axle Full Trailer
3-Axle Truck, 3-Axle Full Trailer
3-Axle Truck, 2-Axle Trailer, 2-Axle Trailer
2-Axle Tractor, 1-Axle Semi-Trailer, 2-Axle Full Trailer
2-Axle Tractor, 2-Axle Semi-Trailer, 2-Axle Full Trailer
3-Axle Tractor, 1-Axle Semi-Trailer, 2-Axle Full Trailer
3-Axle Tractor, 2-Axle Semi-Trailer, 2-Axle Full Trailer
3-Axle Tractor, 2-Axle Semi-Trailer, 3-Axle Full Trailer
Bridges
Attn Bridges
Larimer County Engineering Department
200 West Oak Street, Suite 3000
P.O. Box 1190
Fort Collins, CO 80522-1190
(970) 498-5739
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