Additional Rules & Regulations
Regarding NYS Bridge Authority Bridges

HIGH WIND POLICY

The NYS Bridge Authority may reduce speed limits and prohibit certain types of vulnerable vehicles during high wind situations.

            HIGH WINDS are defined as:  Steady winds of 30 MPH and/or
                                                                   Winds gusting to 40 MPH

            SEVERE WINDS are defined as:  Steady winds in excess of 30 MPH and/or                                                                          Winds gusting over 40 MPH

OVERSIZE VEHICLE - TIME RESTRICTIONS

Unusually wide or long vehicles are prohibited from crossing Bridge Authority facilities during the following periods:

• At the Bear Mountain Bridge, the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge, the Kingston-Rhinecliff 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 4:00 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 6:00 A.M. and 9:30 A.M. and between the hours of 3:00 P.M. and 6:30 P.M.
• Additional prohibitions may be posted from time to time during construction periods or weather related situations.

All vehicles in excess of 8 1/2 feet (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.

General Rules and Regulations

The complete rules and regulations governing the operation of the NYS Bridge Authority under N.Y.C.R.R Title 21, Parts 200-208.