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
b

 

 2 axles 3 axles 4 axles 5 axles 6 axles 7 axles
c 4 34,000

 

 

 

 

 
d 5 34,000

 

 

 

 

 
e 6 34,000

 

 

 

 

 
f 7 34,000

 

 

 

 

 
g 8 34,000 34,000

 

 

 

 
h 9 39,000 42,500

 

 

 

 
i 10 40,000 43,500

 

 

 

 
j 11

 

 44,000

 

 

 

 
k 12

 

 45,000 50,000

 

 

 
l 13

 

 45,000 50,500

 

 

 
m 14

 

 46,500 51,500

 

 

 
n 15

 

 47,000 52,000

 

 

 
o 16

 

 48,000 52,500 58,000

 

 
p 17

 

 48,500 53,500 58,500

 

 
q 18

 

 49,500 54,000 59,000

 

 
r 19

 

 50,000 54,500 60,000

 

 
s 20

 

 51,000 55,500 60,500 66,000

 
t 21

 

 51,500 56,000 61,000 66,500

 
u 22

 

 52,500 56,500 61,500 67,000

 
v 23

 

 53,000 57,500 62,500 68,000

 
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

 

 

 64,000 68,500 74,000 79,000
ag 34

 

 

 64,500 69,000 74,500 80,000
ah 35

 

 

 65,500 70,000 75,000

 
ai 36

 

 

 66,000 70,500 75,500

 
aj 37

 

 

 66,500 71,000 76,000

 
ak 38

 

 

 67,500 72,000 77,000

 
al 39

 

 

 68,000 72,500 77,500

 
am 40

 

 

 68,500 73,000 78,000

 
an 41

 

 

 69,500 73,500 78,500

 
ao 42

 

 

 70,000 74,000 79,000

 
ap 43

 

 

 70,500 75,000 80,000

 
aq 44

 

 

 71,500 75,500

 

 
ar 45

 

 

 72,000 76,000

 

 
as 46

 

 

 72,500 76,500

 

 
at 47

 

 

 73,500 77,500

 

 
au 48

 

 

 74,000 78,000

 

 
av 49

 

 

 74,500 78,500

 

 
aw 50

 

 

 75,500 79,000

 

 
ax 51

 

 

 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.

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