Due to the new weight limit, heavier vehicles like fire engines can no longer use the bridge. The new weight limit is eight tons, which is 16,000 pounds.
PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. — The Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT) announced in July they were imposing a lower weight limit on the Fairfax Bridge near Carbonado in East Pierce County. ‘
The department lowered the weight limit to eight tons or 16,000 pounds.
The bridge leads to some homes that are south of Carbonado and leads to entrances to Mount Rainier National Park, like the Mowich Lake entrance and the Carbon River Ranger Station.
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