HomeMy WebLinkAbout750128.tiff CORRECTED RESOLUTION
RE: REGULATING, WARNING AND GUIDING TRAFFIC ON COUNTY ROADS
AND BRIDGES IN WELD COUNTY, COLORADO.
WHEREAS, a multitude of complaints have been made to the Board of
County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, that motor vehicles are
habitually being driven over the bridges of Weld County without regard to
weight limitations of said bridges and thereby causing damage to the bridges
at great expense to Weld County, and
WHEREAS, said Board is authorized by the statutes of the State of
Colorado to regulate the gross vehicle weight of vehicles using the bridges
of Weld County based upon the weight limitation of each bridge, and
WHEREAS, said Board, pursuant to such complaints, has determined
upon the basis of engineering computations, traffic investigation and special
field inspections that the maximum safe gross vehicle weight should be
limited to those weights on bridges designated, and as are set forth in sur-
veys marked Exhibits A to G, inclusive, which are attached hereto and made
a part hereof by reference.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of County
Commissioners, Weld County, Colorado, that the Board deems it necessary
to regulate gross vehicle weight on County bridges, and it hereby authorizes
and orders the posting of such traffic control devices as shall be reasonably
necessary to regulate, warn and/or guide traffic thereon for the safety of
the general public and that said traffic control devices shall conform to
computations, traffic investigation and special field inspections of each
bridge, and as are more specifically set forth in Exhibits A to G, inclusive,
which are attached hereto and made a part hereof by reference.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, by the Board of County Commissioners,
Weld County, Colorado, that no motor vehicle shall be driven on or over said
bridges numbered 13/66A, on County Road #13; 46/21A, on County Road #46
(District 2); 23-1/2/46.A, on County Road #23-1/2; 21 3/4/48.&, on County
Road #21 3/4 (District 2); 33/54A, on County Road #33; 10/49A, on County
Road #10 (District 3); and 23/64A, on County Road #23, when said vehicle
gross weight shall exceed the maximum safe weight limit for each designated
bridge as set forth in Exhibits A to G, inclusive, which are attached hereto
and made a part hereof by reference; and that the driving of any vehicle
which is in excess of the aforementioned weight limit on each designated
bridge, shall be prima facie evidence that said weight is not reasonable,
safe or prudent, and that it is unlawful.
Dated this 21st day of May, A.D. , 1975.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
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4 .m OFFICE OF COUNTY ENGINEER
:- b RICHARD L.STRAUB
COUNTY ENGINEER
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5 '* " PHONE 13031 353-2212
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((� ' P. O. BOX 758
GREELEY,COLORADO 80631
COLORADO
TO : County Commissioners
County Attorney
Bridge Supervisor
Traffic Technician
District Supervisor
FROM : County Engineer
RE : Weight limit on County Bridge 234/46A
on County Road 234
A field inspection has been made on the above bridge on
3/2U75 75 DISTRICT 2
Engineering computations to determine the safe weight ,limit
have been made based on the field inspection .
It is our recommendation that the maximum safe weight limit
(gross vehicle weight ) for the above bridge be limited to
0 tons for all types of vehicles or as shown
below ._..-
tons for type 3 unit (Single vehicle)
tons for type 3S2 unit ( Semi Trailer)
tons for type 3-3 unit (Truck plus full trailer)
Signs have been placed on /g/'C as per attached
sketch .
The appropriate resolution should be prepared.
REMAPKS This bridge is unsafe for all types of vehicles and
the road must be closed.
Submitted by Date 102 4 c
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Form 17 4/75
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