2014 Virginia Code
Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles
§ 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:

Distance in feet between
the extremes of anyor Maximum weight in
group of two orpounds
more consecu-on any group
tive axlesof axles
2 axles3 axles4 axles5 axles6 axles7 axles
434,000……………
534,000……………
634,000……………
734,000……………
834,00034,000…………
939,00042,500…………
1040,00043,500…………
11…44,000…………
12…45,00050,000………
13…45,00050,500………
14…46,50051,500………
15…47,00052,000………
16…48,00052,50058,000……
17…48,50053,50058,500……
18…49,50054,00059,000……
19…50,00054,50060,000……
20…51,00055,50060,50066,000…
21…51,50056,00061,00066,500…
22…52,50056,50061,50067,000…
23…53,00057,50062,50068,000…
24…54,00058,00063,00068,50074,000
25…54,50058,50063,50069,00074,500
26…55,50059,50064,00069,50075,000
27…56,00060,00065,00070,00075,500
28…57,00060,50065,50071,00076,500
29…57,50061,50066,00071,50077,000
30…58,50062,00066,50072,00077,500
31…59,00062,50067,50072,50078,000
32…60,00063,50068,00073,00078,500
33……64,00068,50074,00079,000
34……64,50069,00074,50080,000
35……65,50070,00075,000…
36……66,00070,50075,500…
37……66,50071,00076,000…
38……67,50072,00077,000…
39……68,00072,50077,500…
40……68,50073,00078,000…
41……69,50073,50078,500…
42……70,00074,00079,000…
43……70,50075,00080,000…
44……71,50075,500……
45……72,00076,000……
46……72,50076,500……
47……73,50077,500……
48……74,00078,000……
49……74,50078,500……
50……75,50079,000……
51……76,00080,000……

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.