03-36
COUNTY OF ELGIN
By-law No. 03-36
BEING A BY-LAW TO RESTRICT THE WEIGHT OF VEHICLES
PASSING_OVER BRIDGES'
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WHEREAS Section 123 (2) of the Highway Traffic Act, being Chapter H.8, RS.O
1990, as amended, provides that the Municipal Corporation or other authority having
Jurisdiction over a bridge may by by-law limit the gross weight of any vehicle or any class
thereof passing over such bridge, and the requirements of Subsection 1 with respect to
the posting up of notice apply thereto; and
vehicles passing over
of
imit the weight
WHEREAS it is deemed expedient to
certain bridges in the County of Elgin.
the Municipal Council of the Corporation of the County of Elgin
NOW THEREFORE
enacts as follows:
1 That no vehicle or any class thereof, whether empty orloaded, shall be operated
over any bridge designated in Schedules NO.1 and No, 2, forming part of this By-Law,
with a weight in excess of the weight limit prescribed in the Schedule for such bridge,
2. That any person violating any of the provisions of this By-Law shall be subject to
the penalty provided in Section 125 of the Highway Traffic Act.
3. That this By-Law shall become effective once a notice of the weight permitted,
legibly printed, has been posted up in a conspicuous place at either end of each bridge
designated in the attached Schedules.
November 14,2005
That this By-Law shall be effective upon passing and unti
By-Law No. 01-36 be and is hereby repealed
That
4.
5
time this 25th day of November 2003
READ a third time and finally passed this 25th day of November 2003.
\
Mark G."Mcuona.~,
Chief Administrative Officer.
READ a first and second
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By-Law No. 03-36
SCHEDULE NO
Type of
Floor
Finish
Year of
Construction
BRIDGESQN_CQUNTY ROADS
Weight
Limit in
Tonnes
Location
Name of
Bridge
Road
No.
Bridge
No.
(MTO)
No
Concrete
1900
8
Lot 16, Range 1
North of Union
Road, Township
of Southwold
Meeks
27
5-133
1
Associates as
This weight limit is based on the detailed evaluations and recommendations of Spriet
per their report dated October 4, 2003.
Steel
1938
Level 1-13
Level 2-18
Level 3-23
Reg. Plan 117,
former Village of
Port Stanley,
now Municipality
of Central Elgin,
East Side Kettle
Creek, Lot 5,
West Side Kettle
Creek, Lots 5 and 6
King George
Lift Bridge
4
5-136
2
This weight limit is based on the detailed evaluations and recommendations of Byrne Engineering
Inc, as per their report dated November 17, 2003.
SCHEDULE NO.2
By-Law No. 03-36
BRIDGES ON LOCAL ROADS
No Bridge Name of Location Weight Year of Type of
No. Bridge Limit in Construction Floor
(MTO) Tonnes Finish
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1. 5-60 Fulton Lots 3 and 4, Range Level 1-12 1912 Concrete
I, West of River Level 2-18
Road, Township Level 3-23
of Southwold
2. 5-138 Jamestown Lot 28, Con. II, 2 1909 Wood
Municipality of
Central Elgin
3, 5-158 Vienna Lot 14, Con. III, Level 1-10 1925 Concrete
Municipality of Level 2-15
Bayham Level 3-24
4. 5-139 Gillets Lot 27, Con. IV, Level 1-25 1930 Concrete
Municipality of Level 2-32
Central Elgin· Level 3-34
This weight limit is based on the detailed evaluations and recommendations of Spriet Associates as
per their report dated October 14,2003.