2021
BY-LA1\r NO 2021
OF
THE CORP_ŒV\TIOI~LD.L THE .~mIlITL OF _,.3.LQlli
RESTRTCTJ¿:riL THE W'SIGH'r__DF ~VI~lgCI..E~
PASSING OVER BRI~GEâ
WHEREAS subseci;ion 8 of Section 52 of the Highway
Traffic Act (H..S.O. 1960) provides th¡:d;:
The Municipa1'corporation or other authorit;y having
jurisdiction over a bridge may by By_Law approved
by the Department make regulations limiting the
weight of any vehicle or combination of vehicles
or any class thereof passing over such bridge:
AND WHEREAS it is: deemed expedient to limit the
weigh"c of vehicles passing over certain bridges in the County
of Elgin:
NOW 1'HEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the
County of Elgin enacts as follows:
1. No vehicle or combinaioion of vehicles or any class
thereof, w'hei;her empty or lpaded, shall be operated
over any bridge designa'l;ed in Schedule Noo 1, 2, and 3,
forming part of this By-Law with a weight in excess
of weight limit prescribed in the Schedule for
such bridge.
2. Any person violating any of the provisions of this
By-Law shall be subject to the penalty provided in
Section 52 of the Highway Traffic Act.
3. This By·-law shall not become effective until approved
by 'I;he Departmen't of 'rransport and until a not;ice of
the weig'ht permitted, legibly prin'l;ed, has been
posted up in a conspicuous place at either end of
each bridge designated in the attached Schedules.
4. By-tAW No. 1916 of the County of Elgin is hereby
repealed.
ENACTED and passed this 22 day of May 1968.
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W'ARDEN
SCHEDULE NO. 1
BRIDGES ON COUNTY ROAD!?
Schedule Weight Year of Type of
1. Bridge Road Name of Limit Con- FlooI'
No, No. Bridge Location 'fons struc'tion Finish
--- --- -.----------.--- - -- ----"---------
1. 26 21 Shelbourne Lot 16, 10 1900 Concrete
or Warren St. N.L.R.
Village of
Pt. S·tanley
2. 29 45 Catfish Lot 25. 10 Unknown W'ooden
Creek Con. 5 &' 6
Twp. of Yarmouth
3. 30 30 Patterson Lots 8 &' 9. 15 1908 C'oncrete
Con. II.
Yarmouth
4. 50 42 Port Lot 11. 20 1910 Concrete
Bur,,¡ell Con. I
Village of
por·t Burwell
5. 54 43 Cooks Lot 1. Con. 5 8 1907 C'oncrete
Bayham
6. 55 43 Phi11more Lot 3 15 1909 Concrete
Con. 6
Bayham
7. 63 52 Carrs Lot 5 10 early Bituminou
Range II 1900ls
North of
Edgeware Rd.
Yarmouth
7
6
5
4.
3.
20
1.
.
.
SCHEDULE NO 2
COUNT¥.. BRTDGES ON TOí,'lNSHTP ROADS
Bridge Name of Location ~'leight Umit Year of Type of
No Bridge Tons Constr- Floor
uction Finish
- -------- -- ----
23 H.obbins I.ot 5, 5 1898 'tloodem:.
River Road,
Southwold
24 Ful·ton Lots 3 &I 4, 15 1912 Concrete
Mill Road,
tf1'out~hwold
25 t1eek 's Lot; 16, 20 1900 Concrete
N. U. Road,
SOLrthwold
27 Jamestown Lot 28, 15 1908 Conc.t'ete
Con. 2
Yarmouth
44 Orwell Lot 29, 10 1908 Concrete
Con. 9
Yarmouth
52 Vienna Lot 14, 20 Unknown Concrete
Con. 3, "{{eco11.';"
Bayham, N 0\" in struct-
Village of ed in
Vienna 1933
61 Acacia Lot 22, 2 1908 'i'looden
Con. 10,
Bayham
(Road in
poor condition)
SCHEDULE NO. 3
BOUNDARY BRIDGES '\'JI'rH OTHER HTLNIGIPl!.!;"I.'t:ŒS
ADJOy¡.¡:m G ELGIN
ALSOR!l~D FRmf,j;DJOINING HUNICYPALI't'£
Bridge Road Name of Locai~ion Weight Year of Type of Adjoinin
No. No. Bridge Limit; Construct~ Floor Municipa
'fons ion Finish ity
-'--' -- - .- -,--
1. 3 5 'l'lalker Lot 1, 10 1902 Bitu~ Coun'l:;y 0
B.F.C. minous MiddleseJ
Dunwich
2. 4 Taitts Lot 7, 15 1914 Concrete II
B.F.A.
Dum-dch
3. 5 8 "lilley's Lot 14, 10 1907 Concrete II
B.F.A.
Dum~ich
4. 17 J"ing t s Lot 49, 15 1907 Concr,ete IIf
East Side
T.R.N. B1".
Southwold
5. 22 33 Kains Lot 1, 15 1899 Concrete City of
Con. 3 St.
Yarmouth 'J~homas
ONTARIO
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT
OFFICE OF PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS
DEPUTY MINISTER TORONTO 2
July 2nd, 1968.
Mr. R. G. Moore, P. Eng.,
Engineer and Road Superintendent,
County of Elgin,
Court House,
St. Thomas, Ontario.
Dear Sir,
Following up our letter of June 3rd, we~nc1ose
an approved copy of By-law Number 2021 of the County of Elgin.
You will note that approval is limited to a
period of three years, this limitation being applied as a result
of reconnnendations made by the Bridge Office of the Department
of Highways.
Yours truly,
/71. ~~&
(Miss) M. Edmond
By-law Officer