Code of Virginia · § 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

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