# W. Va. Code § 17C-6-5: Special speed limitations; penalty

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## Section

- **Citation:** W. Va. Code § 17C-6-5
- **Heading:** Special speed limitations; penalty
- **Jurisdiction:** West Virginia
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** WV Code / Chapter 17C / Article 6 / Section 5

## Text

(a) No person shall drive any vehicle equipped with other than pneumatic tires at a speed greater than a maximum of ten miles per hour.

(b) No person shall drive a vehicle over any bridge or other elevated structure constituting a part of a highway at a speed which is greater than the maximum speed which can be maintained with safety to such bridge or structure, when such structure is signposted as provided in this section.

(c) The commissioner of highways upon request from any local authority shall, or upon its own initiative may, conduct an investigation of any bridge or other elevated structure constituting a part of a highway, and if it shall thereupon find that such structure cannot with safety to itself withstand vehicles traveling at the speed otherwise permissible under this chapter, the commissioner shall determine and declare the maximum speed of vehicles which such structure can withstand, and shall cause or permit suitable signs stating such maximum speed to be erected and maintained at a distance of one hundred feet before each end of such structure.

(d) Upon the trial of any person charged with a violation of this section, proof of said determination of the maximum speed by said commissioner and the existence of said signs shall constitute conclusive evidence of the maximum speed which can be maintained with safety to such bridge or structure.

(e) Any person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $100; upon a second conviction within one year thereafter, shall be fined not more than $200; and upon a third or subsequent conviction, shall be fined not more than $500.

## Nearby sections

- [W. Va. Code § 17C-6-1 §17C-6-1. Speed limitations generally; penalty.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C17C_A6_S1.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 17C-6-2 §17C-6-2. Establishment of state speed zones.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C17C_A6_S2.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 17C-6-3 §17C-6-3. When local authorities may alter speed limits.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C17C_A6_S3.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 17C-6-3A §17C-6-3a. Minimum speed regulations; penalty.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C17C_A6_S3A.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 17C-6-4 §17C-6-4. Special speed limitations on vehicles not designed for carrying passengers and equipped with pneumatic tires.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C17C_A6_S4.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 17C-6-5 §17C-6-5. Special speed limitations; penalty.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C17C_A6_S5.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 17C-6-6 §17C-6-6. Charging violations; rule in civil actions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C17C_A6_S6.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 17C-6-7 §17C-6-7. Prima facie evidence of speed by devices employing microwaves or reflected light; placing of signs relative to radar or laser.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C17C_A6_S7.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 17C-6-7A §17C-6-7a. Prohibition of the use of traffic law photo-monitoring devices to detect or prove traffic law violations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C17C_A6_S7A.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 17C-6-8 §17C-6-8. Racing on streets and highways prohibited; legislative findings; penalties; mandatory revocation of licenses.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C17C_A6_S8.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 17C-6-9 §17C-6-9. Slow-moving vehicle emblem.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C17C_A6_S9.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 17C-6-10 §17C-6-10. Enforcement of article with respect to operations of commercial motor vehicles.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C17C_A6_S10.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 17C-6-11 §17C-6-11. Special speed limitations when meeting or overtaking waste service vehicles; penalty.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C17C_A6_S11.md)

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