Virginia § 46.2-1126 - Maximum gross weight, generally
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 46.2-1126 — Maximum gross weight, generally, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 46.2-1126. Maximum gross weight, generally
Except as provided in § 46.2-1128, the gross weight imposed on the highway by a vehicle or combination shall not exceed the maximum weight given for the respective distance between the first and last axle of the vehicle or combination, nor shall any two or more consecutive axles exceed the maximum weight given, when measured longitudinally with any fraction of a foot rounded to the next highest as set forth in the following table:
| a | Distance in feet between the extremes of any group of two or more consecutive axles | or Maximum weight in pounds on any group of axles | |||||
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| 2 axles | 3 axles | 4 axles | 5 axles | 6 axles | 7 axles |
| c | 4 | 34,000 |
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| d | 5 | 34,000 |
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| e | 6 | 34,000 |
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| f | 7 | 34,000 |
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| g | 8 | 34,000 | 34,000 |
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| h | 9 | 39,000 | 42,500 |
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| i | 10 | 40,000 | 43,500 |
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| j | 11 |
| 44,000 |
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| k | 12 |
| 45,000 | 50,000 |
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| l | 13 |
| 45,000 | 50,500 |
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| m | 14 |
| 46,500 | 51,500 |
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| n | 15 |
| 47,000 | 52,000 |
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| o | 16 |
| 48,000 | 52,500 | 58,000 |
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| p | 17 |
| 48,500 | 53,500 | 58,500 |
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| q | 18 |
| 49,500 | 54,000 | 59,000 |
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| r | 19 |
| 50,000 | 54,500 | 60,000 |
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| s | 20 |
| 51,000 | 55,500 | 60,500 | 66,000 |
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| t | 21 |
| 51,500 | 56,000 | 61,000 | 66,500 |
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| u | 22 |
| 52,500 | 56,500 | 61,500 | 67,000 |
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| v | 23 |
| 53,000 | 57,500 | 62,500 | 68,000 |
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| w | 24 |
| 54,000 | 58,000 | 63,000 | 68,500 | 74,000 |
| x | 25 |
| 54,500 | 58,500 | 63,500 | 69,000 | 74,500 |
| y | 26 |
| 55,500 | 59,500 | 64,000 | 69,500 | 75,000 |
| z | 27 |
| 56,000 | 60,000 | 65,000 | 70,000 | 75,500 |
| aa | 28 |
| 57,000 | 60,500 | 65,500 | 71,000 | 76,500 |
| ab | 29 |
| 57,500 | 61,500 | 66,000 | 71,500 | 77,000 |
| ac | 30 |
| 58,500 | 62,000 | 66,500 | 72,000 | 77,500 |
| ad | 31 |
| 59,000 | 62,500 | 67,500 | 72,500 | 78,000 |
| ae | 32 |
| 60,000 | 63,500 | 68,000 | 73,000 | 78,500 |
| af | 33 |
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| 64,000 | 68,500 | 74,000 | 79,000 |
| ag | 34 |
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| 64,500 | 69,000 | 74,500 | 80,000 |
| ah | 35 |
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| 65,500 | 70,000 | 75,000 |
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| ai | 36 |
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| 66,000 | 70,500 | 75,500 |
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| aj | 37 |
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| 66,500 | 71,000 | 76,000 |
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| ak | 38 |
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| 67,500 | 72,000 | 77,000 |
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| al | 39 |
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| 68,000 | 72,500 | 77,500 |
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| am | 40 |
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| 68,500 | 73,000 | 78,000 |
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| an | 41 |
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| 69,500 | 73,500 | 78,500 |
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| 70,000 | 74,000 | 79,000 |
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| 70,500 | 75,000 | 80,000 |
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| aq | 44 |
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| 71,500 | 75,500 |
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| ar | 45 |
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| 72,000 | 76,000 |
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| as | 46 |
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| 72,500 | 76,500 |
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| at | 47 |
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| 73,500 | 77,500 |
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| au | 48 |
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| 74,000 | 78,000 |
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| av | 49 |
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| 74,500 | 78,500 |
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| aw | 50 |
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| 75,500 | 79,000 |
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| ax | 51 |
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| 76,000 | 80,000 |
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Code 1950, § 46-334; 1952, c. 454; 1956, cc. 141, 476; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-339; 1962, c. 84; 1964, c. 354; 1974, c. 145; 1981, c. 187; 1982, c. 671; 1983, c. 515; 1987, c. 695; 1989, c. 727; 1994, c. 456.
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