Connecticut General Statutes/Title 13a/Chapter 238/Section 13a-121

CGS § 13a-121. Notice of load capacity; appeal.

When the load-carrying capacity of any bridge on any highway is such that it will not carry safely any vehicle or combination of vehicle and trailer or semitrailer or any other object within the limits of the weights specified in section 14-267a, the authority having control of such bridge shall maintain notice at each end of such bridge legible at a distance of fifty feet, stating the maximum weight of vehicle which such bridge will carry safely. Any person may appeal from the restriction of the use of such bridge under the provisions of section 13a-89.

Short History

(1949 Rev., S. 2186; 1955, S. 1189d; 1958 Rev., S. 13-73; 1963, P.A. 226, S. 121; P.A. 79-188, S. 3, 10.)

Long History

History: 1963 act replaced previous provisions: See title history; P.A. 79-188 substituted Sec. 14-267a for reference to repealed Sec. 14-268.

Citations

When read with Sec. 14-222, amounts to a penal statute; where there was no evidence that the sign on the bridge was legible for 50 feet, defendants were not proved guilty of reckless driving beyond a reasonable doubt. 24 CS 155.

See Also

See Sec. 13a-88 re load capacity of bridges.

See Sec. 13a-151 re violation of load capacity of bridge.

See Sec. 14-269 re exemptions from weight restrictions for certain vehicles engaged in construction work.

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