Size, weight, and load restrictions of vehicles operated within the city.
Fargo Municipal Code § 8-0920
in effect8-0920. - Size, weight, and load restrictions of vehicles operated within the city.
A. No person, partnership, or corporation shall drive, operate or park, or permit to be driven, operated or parked through any agent or employee on any street or alley within the city any vehicle in violation of the restrictions on size, weight, and load established by North Dakota Century Code Chapter 39-12.
B. No person, partnership or corporation shall drive, operate or park, or permit to be driven, operated or parked through any agent or employee on any street or alley within the city any vehicle the gross weight of which exceeds that determined by the bridge length formula calculation of:
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where W equals the maximum weight in pounds of any group of two or more axels; L equals the distance in feet between the extremes of any group of two or more consecutive axels; and N equals the number of axels in group under consideration.
C. No person, partnership or corporation shall drive, operate or park, or permit to be driven, operated or parked through any agent or employee on any street or alley in the city of Fargo which is not designated as a city truck route pursuant to § 8-0923 any vehicle the gross weight of which exceeds 80,000 pounds unless otherwise posted.
D. No person, partnership or corporation shall drive, operate or park, or permit to be driven, operated or parked through any agent or employee on any street or alley in the city of Fargo which is designated as a city truck route pursuant to § 8-0923 any vehicle the gross weight of which exceeds 105,500 pounds unless otherwise posted.
E. All maximum gross weight limitations in subsections C and D are subject to the bridge length formula calculation in subsection B. The maximum gross vehicle weight limitation is either the maximum allowed as per designation of the roadway or the bridge length formula calculation, whichever is the least amount of weight allowed.
Source: 1952 Rev. Ord. 1119 (1962), 2339 (1987), 5089 (2017).
Source: City of Fargo, North Dakota, Fargo Municipal Code and Home Rule Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nd/fargo/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=FARGO_MUNICIPAL_CODECIFANODA_CH8TRCO_ART8-09EQVEIZWEHELORE_8-0920SIWELOREVEOPWICIFetched: 11/7/2026