2006 Code of Virginia § 46.2-1126 - Maximum gross weight, generally

46.2-1126. Maximum gross weight, generally.

Except as provided in 46.2-1128, the gross weight imposed on the highway bya vehicle or combination shall not exceed the maximum weight given for therespective distance between the first and last axle of the vehicle orcombination, nor shall any two or more consecutive axles exceed the maximumweight given, when measured longitudinally with any fraction of a footrounded to the next highest as set forth in the following table:

Distanceinfeetbetween
theextremesofanyorMaximumweightin
groupoftwoorpounds
moreconsecu-onanygroup
tiveaxlesofaxles
2axles3axles4axles5axles6axles7axles
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.)