This is what can happen if load limit postings are not obeyed. Any vehicle is at risk when crossing a bridge that has been weakened by overweight trucks. Portable weight scales. Length and number of axles determine gross weight.
Trucks pull slowly onto the portable scales so they can be weighed.
The Problem Bridge load limits are serious business. The problem is severely aggravated by trucks that exceed legal weight limits. That vehicle could be a school bus or a family car passing over the weakened bridge. To protect Butler County's roads and bridges, the Butler County Engineer's Office in conjunction with the Butler County Sheriff implemented a truck enforcement program on January 1, 1991. The program is designed to reduce the number of overweight trucks on our bridges, but has also evolved into a comprehensive truck safety enforcement program which benefits not only the motoring public, but the truck drivers themselves.