Axle & Wheel Weight Limits

NYS Bridge Authority Permit is required whenever:

The vehicle weight exceeds the weight limit of the particular bridge and/or
The vehicle width exceeds 8’6”

All NYSBA permits are administered via the NYSDOT HOOCS permitting system. Please visit https://hoocs.dot.ny.gov to apply and pay for all permits required on NYSBA facilities.

Gross Limits by Bridge:	Max Weight:	Max Height:	MaxWidth:
Rip Van Winkle Bridge	126,000 lbs.	14”	15’
Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge	108,000 lbs.	14’	15’
Mid-Hudson Bridge	110,000 lbs.	13’ - 6”	12’ - 6”
Newburgh-Beacon Bridge	106,000 lbs.	16’	16’
Bear Mountain Bridge	112,000 lbs.	14’	11’

Oversize Vehicle Time Restrictions

Unusually wide or long vehicles are prohibited from crossing Bridge Authority facilities during the periods outlined below.

All vehicles in excess of 8½ feet (102 inches) wide, exclusive of safety devices such as lights or mirrors, or 75 feet long (65 feet long at the Mid-Hudson Bridge), except legal tandem trailers, shall be deemed “unusual” for the purpose of this regulation.

At the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge and Rip Van Winkle Bridge, such vehicles shall be prohibited between the hours of 6:30 a.m. and 8:30 a.m., and between the hours of 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.

At the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge, such vehicles shall be prohibited between the hours of 6:30 a.m. and 10 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. and between the hours of 2:30 p.m. and 6 p.m.

At the Bear Mountain Bridge, such vehicles shall be prohibited between the hours of 6:30 a.m. and 8:30 a.m., and between the hours of 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.

At the Mid-Hudson Bridge, such vehicles shall be prohibited at all times when the bridge is being operated in a three-lane configuration, currently between the hours of 6 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. and between the hours of 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

Additional prohibitions may be posted from time to time during construction periods or weather related situations.

Operators should contact the facility to be used well in advance to assure that the desired crossing will be permitted.

All vehicles in excess of 8' 6" (102 inches) wide, exclusive of safety devices such as lights or mirrors, or 75 feet long, except legal tandem trailers, shall be deemed “unusual” for the purpose of this regulation.

Oversize vehicles must call the individual Bridge Office
to ascertain any additional lane closure or traffic restrictions.

Bear Mountain Bridge (845) 446-4721

Newburgh-Beacon Bridge (845) 831-3700

Mid-Hudson Bridge (845) 691-7221

Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge (845) 336-8181

Rip Van Winkle Bridge (518) 943-2360

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