New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 21 - Miscellaneous
Chapter V - New York State Bridge Authority
Part 203 - Regulation Of Traffic
Section 203.3 - Speed limits

Universal Citation: 21 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 203.3

Current through Register Vol. 45, No. 52, December 27, 2023

(a) Subject to posted signs and subject to directions by any employee or agent of the authority, the maximum rate of speed for all vehicles on each of the following bridges shall be as follows:

(1) Rip Van Winkle Bridge--40 miles per hour.

(2) Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge--40 miles per hour.

(3) Mid-Hudson Bridge--25 miles per hour.

(4) Newburgh-Beacon Bridge--40 miles per hour.

(5) Bear Mountain Bridge--40 miles per hour.

(b) No person shall operate a vehicle on the authority facilities at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions and having regard to the actual and potential hazards then existing. Under no conditions shall the speed exceed the limits established in these rules and regulations.

(c) All vehicles shall come to a full stop at an operating toll booth of each bridge when traveling in an eastbound direction, and shall commence slowing down at a distance of not less than 1,000 feet approaching said toll booth in order to come safely to a full stop.

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