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Posted: Friday, Jan. 22, 2010 - 2:10 p.m. PST
Weight restrictions in place on county roads
     OKANOGAN - Emergency weight restrictions are in place for all county roads in the Oroville, Tonasket, Riverside, Omak, Okanogan, Malott and Brewster areas.
     Roads in Twisp, Winthrop, Carlton and Methow areas have no restrictions.
     Restrictions and changes will be posted at www.okanogancounty.org/PW.
     Some roads will change status at 9 a.m. Jan. 22. Weight restrictions will remain on several:
     Area one (Omak-Okanogan west side of Okanogan River) – No. 9410 Pine Creek Road, No. 9229 Conconully Road, No. 9251 Duck lake Road, No. 9246 Epley Road, No. 4290 Fish Lake Road, No. 2361 North Fork Salmon Creek Road, No. 2867 Old Riverside Highway, No. 2781 Robinson Canyon Road, No. 9244 Ross Canyon Road, No. 9221 Salmon Creek Road, No. 4015 Sinlahekin Road, No. 4248 Dickson Hill Road, No. 4227 Limebelt Road, No. 2230 Okanogan Cemetery Road, No. 4257 Pharr Road, No. 9213 Spring Coulee Road, No. 4310 Stansbury Road, No. 2017 West Fork Salmon Creek Road, No. 2263 Wood Hill Road, No. 9206 B&O North, No. 9165 B&O Road, No. 1992 Barnholt Loop, all county roads on Pogue Flat north and south.
     Area two (Omak-Okanogan east side of river to Nespelem area) – No. 3545 Buffalo Lake Road, No. 3640 Cache Creek Road, No. 3586 Joe Moses Road, No. 3635 Owhi Lake Road, No. 3540 Peter Dan Road, No. 3683 Park City Loop Road, No. 3689 Gold Lake Road, No. 3789 Lyman Lake-Moses Meadows Road, No. 9309 Wakefield-Cameron Lake Road, No. 9320 Tunk Creek Road, No. 3187 Okanogan Airport Road, No. 3280 Columbia River Road, No. 3371 North End Omak Lake Road, No. 3735 Omak-Riverside Eastside Road (County Road No. 280), No. 3175 Rodeo Trail Road, No. 3808 Chewiliken Valley Road, No. 3743 Omak Mountain Road, No. 3177 Crowder Road, No. 3031 LaGrange Road, No. 3175 Rodeo Trail Road.
     Area four (Brewster area) – No. 9155 Old Highway 97, No. 1845 North Star Road at Hanford intersection, No. 1851 Valley Road, No. 1882 Chiliwist Road, No. 1517 Alta Lake Road, No. 1525 Starr Ranch Road, No. 1720 Sunset Drive, No. 1727 Brewster Grange Road, No. 1734 West Indian Avenue, No. 1739 Grain Elevator Road, No. 1776 Hanford Cutoff Road, No. 1845 North Star Road, No. 1785 Pioneer Road, No. 1793 Goehry Road, all Brewster Flat Roads, No. 1651 Bill Shaw Road, No. 9145 Paradise Hill Road (end of oil), No. 1803 Monse River Road, No. 1836 Monse Bridge Road, No. 3020 Jack Wells Road, all Malott roads, No. 1960 North Malott Road, No. 9165 B&O Road.
     Area five (Tonasket-Loomis-Havillah area) – No. 9410 Pine Creek Road, No. 9467 Havillah Road, No. 9455 Aeneas Valley Road, No. 9495 Toroda Creek Road, No. 4953 Bonaparte Lake Road, No. 4015 Sinlahekin Road, No. 9467 Havillah Road, No. 9425 Loomis-Oroville Road, No. 4328 North Assessors Plat, No. 3919 South State Frontage Road, No. 3891 South Janis Road, No. 9437 Highway 7, No. 4329 Eberle Road.
     Area six (Oroville-Chesaw-Similkameen area) – No. 9480 Chesaw Road, No. 9467 Havillah Road, No. 9425 Loomis-Oroville Road, No. 4491 Wannacut Lake Road, No. 4510 Blue Lake Road, No. 4662 Swanson Mill Road, No. 9437 Highway 7, No. 9446 Ellisforde Bridge Road, No. 4657 O’Neil Road, No. 4662 Swanson Mill Road, No. 4695 Eastside Oroville Road, No. 4719 Eastside Osoyoos Road.

 
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