Mississippi § 65-1-45 - Weight limitation on highways and bridges.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 65-1-45 — Weight limitation on highways and bridges., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 65-1-45. Weight limitation on highways and bridges.
The State Highway Commission is hereby authorized and empowered to restrict or prohibit the use of any state highway or bridge or to reduce the allowable weight permitted on any state highway or bridge when, due to any special weather or other hazard, such highways or bridges have been weakened or when such highways have substandard surfacing or weak bridges due to any cause. Likewise, the board of supervisors of any county shall have the same regulatory powers as granted the highway department in this section. It shall be the duty of the State Highway Commission and the boards of supervisors of the counties to post sufficient warning on any highway or bridge restricted in any manner, so that such restriction may be understood by the operator of any vehicle. Any person who shall operate a vehicle on any highway, road, or bridge when such highway, road, or bridge is under restriction, in violation of such restriction, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of section 63-9-11, Mississippi Code of 1972, providing for the punishment of misdemeanors.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 65-1-45 cover?
Section 65-1-45 ("Weight limitation on highways and bridges.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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