Restricted Routes, Designated Routes, and Length Laws..
#1
03-13-2009, 12:34 AM
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Restricted Routes, Designated Routes, and Length Laws..
This is sure to bring out the best in Mr. Hobo and others but i have serious question... If a Stretch of is highlighted orange for an designated route but has an section that is restricted for motor carriers just what in the hell does that mean??
Also how do you suppose to tell if a road has an length restriction or not from a map?? In virginia there's Route 60 that everybody wants to take over the mountain but they can't because most are over 65 feet but it's no telling from a map until you get up on the road and it say no trucks over 65 feet and alot of trucks has gotten tickets anyways cause they take the risk and get caught instead of taking the long way around
#3
03-13-2009, 01:57 PM
If in Doubt . .
. . try the internet. Really try.
From the VADOT website: http://www.virginiadot.org/info/reso...kMapLegend.pdf You can find similar resources for any state you plan on traveling through.
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#4
03-14-2009, 04:44 AM
Restricted Routes, Designated Routes, and Length Laws...
"has a section that is restricted for motor carriers, just what in the Hell does that mean??" It means a commercial vehicle can't run the route unless a freight pickup or delivery has to be made. Checked my MCRA and there's no explanation why other than the color coding. I also notice that US-60 intersects the Blue Ridge Parkway and many parkways and their underpasses/overpasses aren't built for commercial vehicles, another example is the Natchex Trace Parkway in Mississippi. BOL
#5
03-14-2009, 10:51 AM
The MCRA is just a road atlas. It carries no legal ramifications. In other words, it is a guide, not the law. Just because a route is not highlighted orange doesn't mean it is restricted to truck traffic.
Last edited by Creek Jackson; 03-14-2009 at 11:06 AM.
#6
03-15-2009, 12:53 PM
Mr. Hobo is still trying to figure out just what you are asking.... and chuckling over the answers posted so far. But he'll get back to you when he gets off line 5! :lol:
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#7
03-15-2009, 10:33 PM
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sorry Mr. Hobo if an Stretch of Highway is highlighted orange for an designated route but in the front of the atlas it has an Restriction on that same route, just what doest that mean??
#8
03-16-2009, 06:50 AM
Oh, and I wasn't REALLY chuckling at the other answers. Turns out, I'd bumped my funny bone and didn't know it!  Seriously.... the restriction SHOULD be explained in the front of your MCRA. Some are length, could be weight, and I suppose some are like 25E in Kentucky (or is it the Tennessee part?) that has a tunnel where there are restrictions for the types of explosives/hazmat allowed. BTW.... MISTER Hobo is my dad! You can call me Hobo!
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#9
03-17-2009, 10:12 AM
Yeah!That's why i always prefer the long route instead of taking my chances with some roads that aren't for trucks.Especially on the east coast!I have a friend that's doing car hauling and he has a lot of stories by being on the roads that trucks arent supposed to be in.
#10
03-17-2009, 12:15 PM
Speaking of atlas's....today I updated my laminated Rand Motor Carrier from a 2002 to the new 2009 one
 Pilot at Buckeye Lake had them on sale for $23 and then gave me a $10 rebate form to send in...final price $13
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