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                                CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nMAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT, GENERALLY (\u00a7 46.2-1126)\n\nExcept as provided in \u00a7 46.2-1128, the gross weight imposed on the highway by a\nvehicle or combination shall not exceed the maximum weight given for the\nrespective distance between the first and last axle of the vehicle or\ncombination, nor shall any two or more consecutive axles exceed the maximum\nweight given, when measured longitudinally with any fraction of a foot rounded\nto the next highest as set forth in the following 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Code 1950, \u00a7 46-334; 1952, c. 454; 1956, cc. 141, 476; 1958, c. 541,\n\u00a7 46.1-339; 1962, c. 84; 1964, c. 354; 1974, c. 145; 1981, c. 187; 1982, c.\n671; 1983, c. 515; 1987, c. 695; 1989, c. 727; 1994, c. 456.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}