Narrow Bridge Signs are MUTCD Compliant (MUTCD W5-2) and help inform that the upcoming bridge is going to narrow. Narrow Bridge Signs are useful devices to help display official regulations and provide mandatory information to drivers and pedestrians on both private and public roadways.
Compliance
Section 2C.20 NARROW BRIDGE Sign
Guidance
A NARROW BRIDGE (W5-2) sign should be used in advance of any bridge or culvert having a two-way roadway clearance width of 16 to 18 feet, or any bridge or culvert having a roadway clearance less than the width of the approach travel lanes.
Additional emphasis should be provided by the use of object markers, delineators, and/or pavement markings.
Option
A NARROW BRIDGE sign may be used in advance of a bridge or culvert on which the approach shoulders are narrowed or eliminated.
