Can anyone point me to a site that explains those yellow circle bridging codes? Or maybe there is a thread already started... I didn't find one anyway.

Thanks.

PS. Are the modern markings different from WWII?

Hi there

The first link gives a bit about post war British plates and their description.

http://www.hmvf.co.uk/pdf/PAINTINGpart2.pdf

For the real techies, there is a site to clasify the bridges themselves by looking at their design. VERY TECHIE and loads os mathematics!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/army/fm/3-34-343/chap3.htm

Hope this helps

Nige

Bridge sign - This was usually a black number on a yellow circle - solid or outline circle - which listed the approximate weight of the vehicle in tons. Jeeps may be seen with the number 1, 2 or even 5. If the vehicle was a towing vehicle, there could be two weights - one for the solo vehicle, and one with the towed load. The purpose was so that guards on bridges could stop traffic that was too heavy for their bridge.

Nige,

That second post was most useful, as was the pdf file. Thanks.

I definitely am interested in position and size of the said yellow placard. I guess I will have to look up technical data for the weights and measures of vehicles in question.

Thanks,
Mark L (Shadowfax)

are they british and ww2 or modern?

Nige

American WWII, but you know how one thing leads to another, and the next thing you know, it's a modern German Mann 6x6... LOL

I am building a series of US M2/M3/M4 Half Tracks and I see some, but not all of them, have this yellow circle on the front fender. I can't make out the number, but I know it's a bridge code. I was wondering about these markings... how they are determined and where they are placed on the vehicle.

Some figures here

http://www.ra39-45.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/mark/page7.html

http://bcoy1cpb.pacdat.net/markings_on_military_vehicles.htm

This might fit the bill for the ww2 US vehicles

http://members.aol.com/decurion/US_Markings.pdf

I know there is pamphlets on this web site on the US modern markings, camo colours and detailing of most US modern kit. Worth spending a weekend browsing through all the links here to see

http://www.tpub.com/

Nige

These are all great finds. Thanks a bunch, I will have a lot to look over in the next week. or so.