1.1 Background
There are approximately 16,000 miles of load-restricted highways in Texas. These facilities were generally constructed prior to the late 1950s and were designed for lighter axle configurations and wheel loads than are currently allowed by law. In addition, environmental effects have weakened some structures.
The Maintenance Division, Pavement Asset Management Section, manages a database for load-restricted highways. The load-restricted highways can be accessed through the following link:
The Bridge Division manages a database for load-restricted bridge structures. Refer to
for the load restricted bridge application that includes both on and off-system load restricted bridges.