SNOW LOAD ON ROOFS 



II 



35 40 45 



Latitude in Degrees 



50 



FIG. 4. SNOW LOAD ON ROOFS FOR DIFFERENT LATITUDES, IN 



SQUARE FOOT. 



Snow loads per square foot o* horizontal projection of roof are 

 specified in various localities as follows: Chicago and New York, 20 

 Ibs. ; Cincinnati and St. Louis, 10 Ibs. ; New England, 30 Ibs. The 

 Baltimore and Ohio Railroad specifies 20 Ibs. per square foot of hori- 

 zontal projection of roof. 



