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CMVs are restricted by gross weight (total weight of vehicle and cargo), and by axle weight (i.e., the weight carried by each tire). The federal weight limits for CMVs are 80,000 pounds (36,000 kg) for gross weight (unless the bridge formula dictates a lower limit), 34,000 pounds (15,000 kg) for a tandem axle, and 20,000 pounds (9,100 kg) for a ...
In 1964 the Highway Research Board recommended to congress that weight limits be set based on a bridge formula table. Not until 1974 was the limit raised to 80,000 lb in conjunction with the federal bridge formula limits. I will incorporate this info into the article. --ErgoSum88 19:45, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
If no bridge is located on the route, the worst section of road governs the route's classification. Vehicles having higher load classifications than a particular route are sometimes able to use that route if a recon overlay or a special recon [ clarification needed ] shows that a change in traffic control , such as making a bridge a single-flow ...
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Austin K2/Y ambulance with prominent bridge plate. Bridge Plates are markings used on Allied vehicles beginning in World War II that indicate the weight of the vehicle in tons as well as the weight classification of the vehicle. This was used to calculate whether a vehicle, or series of vehicles, could safely cross a bridge with a given rating.
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A weigh bridge in a hump classification type of yard. A rail weighbridge [4] is used to weigh rollingstock including railroad cars, railroad cars, goods wagons and locomotives, empty or loaded. When loaded, the net weight of the cargo is the gross weight less the tare weight when known. It is also used to weigh trams.