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Ohio Rev. Code § 5577.08 (2026)

Classification of roads and bridges by board of county commissioners

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Effective:
May 31, 1988
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 409 - 117th General Assembly
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The board of county commissioners may classify the county and township roads and bridges and all other roads and bridges within their respective counties, except state highways and bridges on state highways, with reference to the maximum weights and speeds permitted on such roads and bridges.

The classifications made by the board under this section shall not apply to vehicles of a weight of five tons or less for vehicle and load.

In making the classifications, the board shall take into consideration the nature of the roadbed, construction, and any other factors which are material in the proper classification of such roads and bridges.

The board shall make rules governing the weight of vehicle and load and the speed permitted on the several classes of roads and bridges.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1956–1993 · leading case: Geauga Cnty. Bd. of Commissioners v. Munn Road Sand & Gravel, 67 Ohio St. 3d 579 (Ohio 1993).
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Geauga Cnty. Bd. of Commissioners v. Munn Road Sand & Gravel, 67 Ohio St. 3d 579 (Ohio 1993). “21(J) (local authorities “may authorize * * * higher prima-facie speeds”); R.C. 5577.08 (a board of county commissioners “shall make rules and regulations governing the weight of vehicle and load and the speed permitted”).”
Geauga Cty. Bd. of Commrs. v. Munn Rd. Sand & Gravel, 1993 Ohio 55 (Ohio 1993). “21(J) (local authorities "may authorize *** higher prima-facie speeds"); R.C. 5577.08 (a board of county commissioners "shall make rules and regulations governing the weight of vehicle and load and the speed permitted").”
Perkins v. Vill. of Quaker City, 165 Ohio St. 120 (Ohio 1956). · cites it 2× “He argues further that limitation of weights of vehicles using routes in the county highway system is solely a matter for the determination of the Board of County Commissioners under Section 5577.08, Revised Code, and, hence, ordinance No.”
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