Virginia Code 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 |
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44,000 |
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| k | 12 |
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45,000 | 50,000 |
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| l | 13 |
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45,000 | 50,500 |
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| m | 14 |
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46,500 | 51,500 |
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| n | 15 |
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47,000 | 52,000 |
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| o | 16 |
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48,000 | 52,500 | 58,000 |
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| p | 17 |
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48,500 | 53,500 | 58,500 |
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| q | 18 |
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49,500 | 54,000 | 59,000 |
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| r | 19 |
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50,000 | 54,500 | 60,000 |
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| s | 20 |
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51,000 | 55,500 | 60,500 | 66,000 |
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| t | 21 |
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51,500 | 56,000 | 61,000 | 66,500 |
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| u | 22 |
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52,500 | 56,500 | 61,500 | 67,000 |
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| v | 23 |
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53,000 | 57,500 | 62,500 | 68,000 |
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| w | 24 |
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54,000 | 58,000 | 63,000 | 68,500 | 74,000 |
| x | 25 |
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54,500 | 58,500 | 63,500 | 69,000 | 74,500 |
| y | 26 |
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55,500 | 59,500 | 64,000 | 69,500 | 75,000 |
| z | 27 |
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56,000 | 60,000 | 65,000 | 70,000 | 75,500 |
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57,000 | 60,500 | 65,500 | 71,000 | 76,500 |
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57,500 | 61,500 | 66,000 | 71,500 | 77,000 |
| ac | 30 |
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58,500 | 62,000 | 66,500 | 72,000 | 77,500 |
| ad | 31 |
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59,000 | 62,500 | 67,500 | 72,500 | 78,000 |
| ae | 32 |
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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 |
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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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| ao | 42 |
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70,000 | 74,000 | 79,000 |
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| ap | 43 |
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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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Terms Used In Virginia Code 46.2-1126
- Vehicle: means every device in, on or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn on a highway, except personal delivery devices and devices moved by human power or used exclusively on stationary rails or tracks. See Virginia Code 46.2-100
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.