CASS COUNTY SPRING LOAD RESTRICTIONS
    
   Cass County will impose Load Restrictions on all Highways effective on March 8 , 2024 . Restrictions shall remain in effect until pavement subgrade conditions warrant removal , generally about the 15th of May .
   Additional information is available at
   www . casscountynd . govor at the Cass County Highway Department at 298 - 2370 .
   CASS COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT SPRING LOAD RESTRICTION POLICY
   Under authority of NDCC §39 - 12 - 03 , local authorities may restrict loads on their highways . The purpose of the load restrictions is to protect the highways from break - up during the spring thaw . Restrictions may be placed at other times during the year to protect highways with weak surfaces from load damage . The following tables list the Cass County Spring Load Restrictions . These restrictions are subject to change as conditions warrant . Actual load restriction postings take precedence over those listed here and are in effect when the load restriction signing is in place .
   It is the Department’s position to not implement Spring Load Restrictions any earlier than necessary . The Department monitors the daily high/low temperatures , which are used to calculate accumulated Freeze and Thaw Indexes . From these indexes , highway engineers can determine when to implement and remove load restrictions .
   Be aware that this method is only one decision tool the Department uses to determine when to implement and remove load restrictions . The Department still relies heavily on the existing highway conditions and past experience of its field personnel when making the final decision of when to implement and remove load restrictions .
   Implementation and removal of Spring Load Limit Restrictions is highly dependent on weather . It is the Department’s desire to protect its roads while minimizing the period the roads are restricted . The implementation and removal dates for the Spring Load Limit Restrictions are determined based on recommendations from field personnel and the Thaw Index . The Thaw Index is the average daily temperature as compared to a temperature of 29 degrees F . Anytime the average daily temperature exceeds 29 degrees F . we feel we have a thawing day . For example , if a day’s high and low temperatures are 42 degrees F . and 20 degrees F . respectively , then the average temperature for the day is 31 degrees F ( ( 20+42 ) /2=31 ) . When we compare the day’s average temperature of 31 to the previous referenced 29 we find we have 2 degree days of thawing taking place for that day . We monitor these temperatures daily and accumulate the amount of thawing degree days taking place . When the amount of accumulated thawing degree days approaches 25 to 50 degree days , we feel enough thawing has taken place to warrant implementing the spring load restrictions .
    
    

    
   By Legal Weight:
    8 Ton:
    7 Ton:
    6 Ton:
   Single Axle
   20 , 000 lbs
   16 , 000 lbs
   14 , 000 lbs
   12 , 000 lbs
   Tandem Axle
   34 , 000 lbs
   32 , 000 lbs
   28 , 000 lbs
   24 , 000 lbs
   3 Axles or more
   17 , 000 lbs/axle
   14 , 000 lbs/axle
   12 , 000 lbs/axle
   10 , 000 lbs/axle
   Max Axle Group
   48 , 000 lbs
   42 , 000 lbs
   36 , 000 lbs
   30 , 000 lbs
   Gross Vehicle Weight
   105 , 500 lbs
   105 , 500 lbs
   105 , 500 lbs
   80 , 000 lbs
    
   CASS COUNTY LOAD RESTRICTION TABLE
    
   Highway
   Location
   Approximate
   Posting
   Number
   Length
   Status
   1
   Steele Co . Line to 1/2 mile N . of Cass 10
   21 . 5
   6 Ton
   1
   Cass 10 to ½ mile N .
   0 . 5
   Legal Wt .
   1
   I - 94 to 3 miles S . of Cass 12
   8
   6 Ton
   2
   Barnes Co . Line to State 38
   4
   6 Ton
   2
   Cass 5 to Cass 81
   20
   6 Ton
   2
   Cass 81 to Cass 31
   7
   6 Ton
   3
   Steele Co . Line to Cass 26
   6
   6 Ton
   3
   Cass 26 to Cass 4
   7
   6 Ton
   3
   Cass 4 to Ayr
   0 . 5
   Legal Wt .
   3
   Ayr to I - 94
   11 . 5
   6 Ton
   4
   Barnes Co . Line to State 38
   6
   6 Ton
   4
   State 38 to Cass 3
   4
   Legal Wt .
   4
   Cass 3 to Cass 81
   26 . 5
   8 Ton
   4
   Cass 81 to Cass 31
   4 . 5
   6 Ton
   5
   Traill Co . Line to Cass 26
   6
   8 Ton
   5
   Cass 26 to Cass 4
   7
   8 Ton
   5
   Cass 4 to Cass 32 S . Jct .
   5
   6 Ton
   5
   Cass 32 S . Jct . to Cass 10
   4
   8 Ton
   5
   Cass 10 to I - 94
   2
   8 Ton
   5
   I - 94 to Cass 6
   7
   8 Ton
   5
   Cass 6 to State 46
   10
   6 Ton
   6
   Barnes Co . Line to Cass 38
   6
   8 Ton
   6
   Cass 38 to State 18
   16
   8 Ton
   6
   State 18 to Cass 17
   15
   6 Ton
   6
   Cass 17 to Fargo City Limits
   1
   Legal Wt .
   7
   I - 94 to 42nd Street SE
   5
   Legal Wt .
   7
   42nd Street SE to Cass 6
   2
   8 Ton
   7
   Cass 6 to State 46
   10
   6 Ton
   8
   Cass 15 to 1 mile W . of Cass 17
   4
   6 Ton
   9
   I - 94 to Durbin
   4 . 5
   8 Ton
   9
   Durbin to Cass 16
   6 . 5
   6 Ton
   9
   Cass 16 to State 46
   6
   6 Ton
   10
   Cass 1 to State 38
   6
   8 Ton
   10
   State 38 thru Buffalo
   1
   Legal Wt .
   10
   Buffalo to Cass 5 W . Jct .
   8
   6 Ton
   10
   Cass 5 W . Jct . to Cass 23
   6
   8 Ton
   10
   Cass 23 to State 18
   2
   Legal Wt .
   10
   State 18 to Cass 11
   7 . 5
   Legal Wt .
   10
   Cass 11 to Sheyenne Diversion Bridge
   6 . 5
   8 Ton
   11
   Hwy 81 to I - 29 ( Grandin )
   0 . 5
   Legal Wt .
   11
   I - 29 ( Grandin ) to 1 . 8 miles W .
   1 . 8
   7 Ton
   11
   1 . 8 miles W . of I - 29 to Cass 4
   13 . 0
   6 Ton
   11
   Cass 4 to Cass 22
   6
   8 Ton
   11
   Cass 22 to I - 94
   6
   Legal Wt .
   12
   Cass 1 to Cass 38
   6
   6 Ton
   13
   Cass 22 to Cass 20
   2
   6 Ton
   14
   Cass 15 to Cass 17
   5
   6 Ton
   14
   Cass 17 to Cass 81
   5
   8 Ton
   15
   Cass 10 to Kindred ( 53rd St SE )
   17
   8 Ton
   15
   Kindred to State 46
   1
   Legal Wt .
   16
   Barnes Co . Line to Cass 27
   30
   6 Ton
   16
   Cass 27 to Minnesota Line
   14
   8 Ton
   17
   I - 29 to Cass 10
   6
   Legal Wt .
   17
   Cass 6 to State 46
   12
   8 Ton
   18
   Cass 17 to I - 29
   3 . 5
   6 Ton
   18
   I - 29 to Minnesota Line
   2
   8 Ton
   20
   Cass 11 to 5 miles E .
   5
   6 Ton
   20
   2 miles W . of Cass 17 to I - 29
   4 . 3
   8 Ton
   21
   Cass 14 to Cass 16
   2
   8 Ton
   22
   Cass 11 to 2 miles E .
   2
   8 Ton
   22
   2 mile E . of Cass 11 to Cass 17
   5
   6 Ton
   22
   Cass 81 to Minnesota Line
   3
   8 Ton
   23
   Cass 10 to I - 94
   2
   Legal Wt .
   25
   Cass 81 to 0 . 4 mile S .
   0 . 4
   8 Ton
   26
   Barnes Co . Line to State 38
   6
   8 Ton
   26
   State 38 to Minnesota Line
   36
   Legal Wt .
   27
   Cass 16 to State 46
   6
   6 Ton
   28
   Main Ave . to Drain 21
   1
   8 Ton
   31
   Traill Co . Line to Cass 26 N . Jct .
   4
   6 Ton
   31
   Cass 26 N . Jct . to Cass 26 S . Jct .
   2
   Legal Wt .
   31
   Cass 26 S . Jct . to Cass 22
   12
   6 Ton
   31
   Cass 22 to Cass 20
   4
   8 Ton
   32
   Cass 1 to Absaraka
   13 . 5
   6 Ton
   32
   Absaraka to Cass 5
   1 . 5
   8 Ton
   32
   Cass 5 to Cass 81
   22
   6 Ton
   34
   Cass 5 to Minnesota Line
   27
   6 Ton
   36
   State 18 to Cass 16
   17
   6 Ton
   38
   I - 94 to State 46
   17
   Legal Wt .
   81
   Traill Co . Line to Cass 20
   21
   8 Ton
   81
   76th Ave . S . to State 46
   10
   8 Ton
    
    
   

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