NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1977 SESSION

CHAPTER 306

HOUSE BILL 822

AN ACT TO AMEND G.S. 136-72 TO CLARIFY THE AUTHORITY FOR ESTABLISHING THE MAXIMUM SAFE LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY OF BRIDGES ON THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1.  The second sentence of G.S. 136-72 is hereby amended to read as follows:

"It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to drive, operate or tow on any bridge on the State highway system, any vehicle or combination of vehicles with a gross weight exceeding the safe load carrying capacity established by the Board of Transportation and posted at each end of the said bridge."

Sec. 2.  This act shall become effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 3rd day of May, 1977.