Chapter 10.24
TRUCKS, TRUCK ROUTES AND WEIGHT LIMITS
Sections:
10.24.020 Street signs required.
10.24.030 Freight-loading zone.
10.24.060 Weight restrictions on certain bridges.
10.24.070 Weight restrictions on certain roads.
10.24.080 Truck tractors and semitrailers restricted from certain roads.
10.24.010 Definitions.
“Semitrailer” means every vehicle with or without motive power other than a pole trailer, designed for carrying persons or property and being drawn by a motor vehicle, and so constructed that some part of its weight and that of its load rests upon or is carried by another vehicle.
“Truck” means any vehicle used for the transportation of goods or property whose total gross weight with load exceeds twenty thousand (20,000) pounds, and if a tractor-trailer combination, the length of the trailer exceeds thirty-five (35) feet.
“Truck-tractor” means every motor vehicle designed and used primarily for drawing other vehicles and not so constructed as to carry a load other than a part of the weight of the vehicle or load so drawn.
(Prior code § 71.01)
10.24.020 Street signs required.
The joint traffic department established under Chapter 2.28. of this code, is directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs on the county highways giving notice of the restrictions as to the use of these highways.
(Prior code § 71.02)
10.24.030 Freight-loading zone.
No person shall stop, stand, or park any truck on any county highway except at established freight-loading zones for the purpose of loading or unloading merchandise or materials at a commercial or industrial establishment. Loading or unloading operations shall take place at established warehouses, terminals, or freight-loading zones. Freight-loading zones shall be established by the board of county commissioners after it has been determined on the basis of an engineering and traffic study that the establishment of a freight-loading zone will not reduce the safety of or hinder the efficiency of the traffic system.
(Prior code § 71.03)
10.24.040 Violation--penalty.
Any violation of Sections 10.24.010 through 10.24.030 is punishable by a fine of up to two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00).
(Prior code § 71.99)
10.24.050 Truck routes.
A. No person shall drive or operate a truck, as defined in Section 10.24.010, on any county highway within the confines of Vanderburgh County, except on the through truck routes established below. This restriction does not apply to farm trucks or vehicles when loaded with farm products. A truck may leave a designated truck route in order to make a local delivery or if traveling to or from a local destination, provided the truck follows the most direct route to and from the designated truck route. The traffic engineer from the joint traffic department shall erect and maintain appropriate signs on the county highways giving notice of the restrictions on the use of the highways.
|
Street |
From |
|---|---|
|
Highway 41 |
Gibson County line to the Evansville city limits |
|
Highway 57 |
Gibson County line to U.S. Highway 41 |
|
Highway 62 |
Posey County line to the Evansville city limits |
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Highway 65 |
Posey County line to Highway 460, 66 |
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Highway 66 |
Evansville city limits to the Warrick County line |
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Highway 460, 62 |
Evansville city limits to the Warrick County line |
|
Highway 460, 66 |
Posey County line to the Evansville city limits |
B. Any violation of this section shall be punishable by a fine of up to two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00).
(Prior code Ch. 72, Schedule IV)
10.24.060 Weight restrictions on certain bridges.
A. When signs are erected giving notice thereof, no person shall operate any vehicle having a gross weight which exceeds that specified on any of the following bridges:
|
Road Name |
Stream Crossing |
Gross Wt. Limit (tons) |
Bridge Number |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Heckel Road |
Bluegrass Creek |
8 |
810 |
|
Kleitz Road |
Branch of Locust Creek |
9 |
1131 |
B. All gross weight limits on bridges previously listed in this schedule are hereby specifically amended or repealed.
C. Any person violating the restrictions established in this section is subject to a fine not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00).
(Ord. 03-21-004 § 1, amended, 3/16/2021; Ord. 06-15-003 § 1, amended, 6/9/2015; Ord. dated 3/20/95; prior code Ch. 72, Schedule V)(10-24.060, Amended, 02/22/1999; 10.24.060 (A) amended 12/11/2007)
10.24.070 Weight restrictions on certain roads.
A. When signs are erected giving notice thereof, no person shall operate any vehicle having a gross weight which exceeds that specified on any of the following roads.
|
Road |
Between |
Weight Limit |
|---|---|---|
|
Eleventh Avenue |
North from Allen’s Lane to dead end |
10 tons |
|
Twelfth Avenue |
North from Allen’s Lane to dead end |
10 tons |
|
Wimberg Road |
St. Joe Avenue and Kratzville Road |
5 tons |
B. Any person violating the restrictions established in this section is subject to a fine of up to two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00).
(Prior code Ch. 72, Schedule VI)
10.24.080 Truck tractors and semitrailers restricted from certain roads.
A. Truck-tractors and semitrailers as defined in Section 10.24.010, are prohibited from using the following roads or sections of roads. However, truck-tractors and semitrailers may use these highways for local deliveries or these highways within the jurisdiction of the board of county commissioners which intersect these highways. The traffic engineer from the joint traffic department shall erect and maintain signs along the portion or portions of these designated highways, giving notice of the restriction of the use on these highways by truck-tractors and semitrailers.
|
Street |
From |
|---|---|
|
Greenriver Road |
North from Ind. State Highway 57 to Old Petersburg Road |
|
Greenriver Road |
North from Theatre Drive to Ind. State Highway 57 |
|
Oak Hill Road |
North from Pigeon Creek to Ind. State Highway 57 |
|
Eleventh Avenue |
North from Allen’s Lane to dead end |
|
Twelfth Avenue |
North from Allen’s Lane to dead end |
B. Any violation of this section shall be punishable by a fine of up to two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00).
(Prior code Ch. 72, Schedule VII)