Bridge Restrictions
Southland District Council has fixed maximum weight and speed limits for heavy motor vehicles on bridges.
Every year Council undertakes testing of our bridges to determine the maximum weight and speed limits they can safely support. Below is a table listing the motor vehicle weight class and the speed limit as off June 2017.
Structure Number |
Name Of Road |
Name Of Waterway |
Weight Limits Max Wt on Any Axle (kg) Position on Bridge |
Gross And Axle Weight |
Max Speed Limit (km/hr) |
1692.001 |
Allison Rd 1 |
Otakau Cr Trib |
Central on bridge |
100% |
30 |
2861.001 |
Anderson Rd 4 |
Bastion Cr |
Central on bridge |
100% |
10 |
3248.001 |
Argyle Rd |
Steven Burn |
Central on bridge |
80% |
10 |
1164.001 |
Ashers Rd |
Gorge Cr |
Central on bridge |
80% |
10 |
1253.001 |
Badwit Rd |
Waituna Cr |
Central on bridge |
80% |
10 |
2865.001 |
Benmore Otapiri Rd |
Winton Stm |
Central on bridge |
100% |
10 |
2865.003 |
Benmore Otapiri Rd |
Winton Stm Trib |
Central on bridge |
80% |
10 |
2865.004 |
Benmore Otapiri Rd |
Winton Stm Trib |
Central on bridge |
100% |
30 |
2895.001 |
Benmore Rd |
Oreti R |
2400 Central on Bridge |
30% |
10 |
3143.002 |
Biggar Rd 2 |
Tomogalak Stm Trib |
Central on bridge |
90% |
10 |
1186.001 |
Birch Rd |
Waituna Cr |
Central on bridge |
80% |
10 |
1296.002 |
Braid Rd |
Waimahaka Stm Trib |
Central on bridge |
80% |
10 |
2494.001 |
Breeze Rd |
Mossburn Cr |
Central on bridge |
70% |
10 |
1606.001 |
Bridge Inn Rd |
Waikiwi Stm |
Central on bridge |
100% |
10 |
3346.001 |
Bruce Rd |
Mandeville Drain |
Central on bridge |
80% |
10 |
2825.001 |
Caird Rd |
Otapiri Stm |
Central on bridge |
60% |
10 |
3353.001 |
Carter Rd |
Waimea Stm |
Central on bridge |
60% |
10 |
2563.001 |
Channel Rd 1 |
Makarewa Flood Ch |
Central on bridge |
60% |
10 |
1183.001 |
Cook Rd |
Waituna Cr Brch |
Central on bridge |
70% |
10 |
3654.001 |
Cumming Rd |
Stag Stm |
|
100% |
10 |
1565.002 |
Davidson Rd 3 |
Gold Cr |
Central on bridge |
100% |
10 |
2647.001 |
Deans Rd |
Winton Stm |
|
70% |
10 |
2896.001 |
Dipton Flat Rd |
Dipton Stm |
Central on bridge |
100% |
10 |
2896.002 |
Dipton Flat Rd |
Dipton Stm Trib |
Central on bridge |
70% |
10 |
3015.004 |
Dipton Mossburn Rd |
Dipton Stm |
Central on bridge |
100% |
30 |
2371.002 |
Dunearn Rd |
Terrace Cr Trib |
Central on bridge |
80% |
10 |
3598.002 |
Dunrobin Valley Rd |
Aparima R Trib |
|
90% |
10 |
3598.003 |
Dunrobin Valley Rd |
Aparima R Trib |
|
80% |
10 |
3363.001 |
Duthie Rd 2 (Bdy Rd) |
Kelvin Stm |
Central on bridge |
100% |
10 |
2115.003 |
Feldwick Rd |
Orauea R |
Central on bridge |
90% |
10 |
3347.001 |
Fortune Rd |
Mckeller Stm |
Central on bridge |
100% |
10 |
1373.001 |
Frazer Rd (Bdy Rd) |
Waiarikiki Stm |
Central on bridge |
80% |
10 |
1992.001 |
Fryer Rd |
Taunoa Stm |
Central on bridge |
80% |
10 |
1057.001 |
George Rd |
Waikawa R W Brch |
Central on bridge |
40% |
10 |
1528.001 |
Halcrow Rd |
Waihopai R |
Central on bridge |
70% |
10 |
2373.001 |
Harbour Endowment Rd |
Henderson Cr Trib |
Central on bridge |
100% |
30 |
2373.002 |
Harbour Endowment Rd |
Henderson Cr |
Central on bridge |
90% |
10 |
1498.001 |
Hedley Rd |
Titipua Stm |
Central on bridge |
100% |
10 |
3902.002 |
Horseshoe Bay Rd |
Backwater |
|
80% |
10 |
2476.001 |
Howden Rd |
Lochiel Stm |
Central on bridge |
90% |
10 |
3736.001 |
Hume Rd |
Mataura R |
Central on bridge |
100% |
10 |
3342.001 |
Kingsbury Rd |
McKeller Stm |
Central on bridge |
70% |
10 |
1332.001 |
Klondyke Rd |
Caddon Burn |
Central on bridge |
100% |
10 |
3407.002 |
Lake Monowai Rd |
Waiau River |
7,000 |
28,500kg |
10 |
3407.003 |
Lake Monowai Rd |
Canal |
|
70% |
10 |
3407.004 |
Lake Monowai Rd |
Lake Overflow |
|
80% |
10 |
3004.002 |
Lang Rd 2 |
Dipton Stm |
Central on bridge |
100% |
10 |
1376.001 |
Lauderdale Bush Rd |
Marairua Stm |
Central on bridge |
100% |
30 |
2066.005 |
Lillburn Monowai Rd |
Dean Burn Trib |
Central on bridge |
90% |
10 |
2623.001 |
Mandeville Rd |
Makarewa R Trib |
Central on bridge |
100% |
10 |
3582.001 |
Mararoa Rd |
Mararoa R |
Central on bridge |
50% |
10 |
1065.001 |
Marinui Rd |
Marinui Stm |
Central on bridge |
100% |
10 |
1281.001 |
Mataura Island Titiroa Rd |
Mataura Island Backwater |
Central on bridge |
100% |
10 |
1334.002 |
Matheson Rd 2 |
Cadden Burn |
Central on bridge |
80% |
10 |
2826.001 |
McBride Rd |
Otapiri Stm |
|
60% |
10 |
1504.001 |
McDonald Rd 2 |
Hedgehope Stm |
Central on bridge |
70% |
10 |
3002.002 |
McDonald Rd 4 |
Dipton Stm Trib |
Central on bridge |
100% |
10 |
1584.001 |
McKerchar Rd 1 |
Myross Cr |
Central on bridge |
80% |
10 |
2515.001 |
McKinnon Rd 2 |
Mossburn Cr |
Central on bridge |
80% |
10 |
2444.001 |
McLeish Rd 2 |
Middle Cr |
Central on bridge |
90% |
10 |
3048.001 |
McLeod Rd 2 North |
Okaiterua Stm |
Central on bridge |
100% |
10 |
3224.001 |
McRorie Rd |
Washpool Cr |
Central on bridge |
60% |
10 |
1172.001 |
Moffat Rd 1 |
Moffat Cr |
Central on bridge |
90% |
10 |
3158.002 |
Murphy Rd |
Black Swamp Drain |
|
90% |
10 |
2475.001 |
Nelson Rd |
Lochiel Stm |
Central on bridge |
20% |
10 |
9567.001 |
Off Ardlussa Cattleflat Rd 1 |
Mataura R Trib |
|
60% |
10 |
9568.001 |
Off Ardlussa Cattleflat Rd 2 |
Mataura R Trib |
Central on bridge |
70% |
10 |
2619.001 |
Off Hall Rd |
Makarewa R Trib |
Central on bridge |
20% |
10 |
9576.001 |
Off Webb Rd |
Thornbury Stm |
|
90% |
10 |
2560.001 |
Off Tussock Ck Grove Bush Rd |
Makarewa R Trib |
Central on bridge |
80% |
10 |
1206.001 |
Orr Rd 1 |
Duck Cr N Brch |
Central on bridge |
80% |
10 |
2828.007 |
Otapiri Mandeville Rd |
Ruhtra Stm |
Central on bridge |
100% |
30 |
3694.001 |
Parawa Station Rd |
Parawa Stm |
Central on bridge |
100% |
10 |
3245.012 |
Piano Flat Rd |
Charcoal Cr |
Central on bridge |
80% |
10 |
1002.001 |
Progress Valley Rd |
Waikawa R Trib |
Central on bridge |
100% |
30 |
2503.001 |
Pullar Rd |
Grove Bush Cr |
Central on bridge |
60% |
10 |
2128.001 |
Purvis Rd |
Orauea Stm Trib |
Central on bridge |
100% |
10 |
2897.001 |
Riverside School Rd |
Dipton Stm |
Central on bridge |
90% |
10 |
2897.002 |
Riverside School Rd |
Dipton Stm Trib |
Central on bridge |
60% |
10 |
1733.001 |
Ross Rd |
Taunamau Cr |
|
70% |
10 |
2596.001 |
Scott Rd 2 |
Makarewa R |
Central on bridge |
50% |
10 |
2555.001 |
Sharks Tooth Rd |
Sharks Tooth Cr |
Central on bridge |
80% |
10 |
2661.001 |
Smith Rd 3 |
Oreti R Trib |
Central on bridge |
70% |
10 |
3652.005 |
Sutherland Rd |
Murray Cr |
Central on bridge |
80% |
10 |
3618.001 |
Taylor Rd 4 |
Oswald Stm |
|
60% |
10 |
2526.001 |
Thomsons Crossing Rd West |
Winton Stm |
|
60% |
10 |
3144.001 |
Tomogalak Rd |
Tomogalak Stm |
Central on bridge |
100% |
10 |
2856.002 |
Turnbull Rd |
Winton Stm Trib |
Central on bridge |
100% |
10 |
2466.002 |
Valley Rd |
Oporo Cr Brch |
Central on bridge |
60% |
10 |
2827.001 |
Wadworth Rd |
Otapiri Stm |
Central on bridge |
80% |
10 |
1168.001 |
Waghorn Rd |
Currans Cr |
Central on bridge |
50% |
10 |
1703.001 |
Waianiwa Oporo Rd |
Oreti R Trib |
Central on bridge |
50% |
10 |
1067.001 |
Wairata Rd |
Waimahaka Stm |
Central on bridge |
70% |
10 |
1166.002 |
Waituna Lagoon Rd |
Currans Cr Trib |
Central on bridge |
100% |
30 |
2654.001 |
Welsh Rd East |
Winton Stm |
|
10% |
10 |
3617.001 |
West Dome Station Rd |
Oswald Stm Trib |
Central on bridge |
100% |
10 |
3147.001 |
Wilson Rd 7 |
Larnach Stm |
Central on bridge |
80% |
10 |
2858.001 |
Winton Channel Rd |
Bastion Cr |
Central on bridge |
100% |
30 |
1355.001 |
Woods Rd 1 |
Oware Stm |
Central on bridge |
90% |
10 |
1321.001 |
Wyndham River Rd |
Kuriwai Cr |
|
10% |
10 |
1328.001 |
Wyndham Valley Rd |
Don Cr |
|
90% |
10 |
Council has revoked the maximum weight and speed limits for heavy motor vehicles on the bridges listed in the table below.
Structure Number |
Name Of Road |
Name Of Waterway |
Weight Limits Max Wt on Any Axle (kg) Position on Bridge |
Gross And Axle Weight |
Max Speed Limit (km/hr) |
2862.001 |
Taylors Bush Rd |
Winton Stm Trib |
|
60% |
10 |
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