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If such weights on interstate highways are increased, the Governor, upon recommendation of the Department of Transportation, may authorize the axle and gross weights set forth in this section to be used on interstate highways in the Commonwealth.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":285748,"text":"No motor vehicle or combination of vehicles shall travel on an interstate highway in the Commonwealth with (i) a single axle weight in excess of 20,000 pounds, or (ii) a tandem axle weight in excess of 34,000 pounds, or (iii) a gross weight, based on axle spacing, greater than that permitted in \u00a7 46.2-1126, or (iv) a gross weight, regardless of axle spacing, in excess of 80,000 pounds, unless otherwise permitted by the proper authority. If such weights on interstate highways are increased, the Governor, upon recommendation of the Department of Transportation, may authorize the axle and gross weights set forth in this section to be used on interstate highways in the Commonwealth.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":13887,"edition_id":1,"name":"Maximum Vehicle Weights","identifier":"17","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12828,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:46:11","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:46:11","permalink":{"id":228897,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13887,"identifier":"17","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/17","url":"\/46.2\/III\/10\/17\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12828,"edition_id":1,"name":"Motor Vehicle and Equipment Safety","identifier":"10","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12827,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:55","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:55","permalink":{"id":228599,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12828,"identifier":"10","token":"46.2\/III\/10","url":"\/46.2\/III\/10\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12827,"edition_id":1,"name":"Operation","identifier":"III","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12770,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:55","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:55","permalink":{"id":228597,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12827,"identifier":"III","token":"46.2\/III","url":"\/46.2\/III\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12770,"edition_id":1,"name":"Motor Vehicles","identifier":"46.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","permalink":{"id":225289,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12770,"identifier":"46.2","token":"46.2","url":"\/46.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":56026,"structure_id":13887,"section_number":"46.2-1122","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/46.2-1122\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/17\/46.2-1122","metadata":false},{"id":63431,"structure_id":13887,"section_number":"46.2-1123","catch_line":"Weight of vehicles and loads","url":"\/46.2-1123\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/17\/46.2-1123","metadata":false},{"id":81854,"structure_id":13887,"section_number":"46.2-1124","catch_line":"Maximum single axle weight, generally; 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It has been modified 11 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1952, chapter 454; in 1956, chapters 141 and 476; in 1958, chapter 541; in 1962, chapter 84; in 1964, chapter 354; in 1974, chapter 145; in 1981, chapter 187; in 1982, chapter 671; in 1983, chapter 515; in 1987, chapter 695; in 1989, chapter 727.<\/p>","references":[{"id":71884,"section_number":"46.2-1128","catch_line":"Extensions of weight limits; fees","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1128\/"},{"id":74311,"section_number":"46.2-1129.2","catch_line":"Further extension of weight limits for vehicles fueled by natural gas or powered by means of electric battery power","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1129.2\/"},{"id":68997,"section_number":"46.2-1137","catch_line":"Weighing vehicles; procedure; shifting loads; unloading excess load; weighing fee; certificate as to accuracy of scales admissible in evidence; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1137\/"},{"id":56637,"section_number":"46.2-1138","catch_line":"County ordinances fixing weight limits on roads that have been withdrawn from secondary system","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1138\/"},{"id":68164,"section_number":"46.2-1138.1","catch_line":"City ordinances fixing weight limits on certain roads","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1138.1\/"},{"id":83960,"section_number":"46.2-1138.2","catch_line":"Town ordinances concerning weight limits on certain roads","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1138.2\/"},{"id":68738,"section_number":"46.2-1139","catch_line":"Permits for excessive size and weight generally; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1139\/"},{"id":77996,"section_number":"46.2-1143","catch_line":"Overweight permits for coal haulers; trucks hauling gravel, sand, asphalt, crushed stone, or liquids produced from gas or oil wells in certain counties; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1143\/"},{"id":70491,"section_number":"46.2-1144.2","catch_line":"Overweight permits for haulers of farm animal feed","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1144.2\/"},{"id":73819,"section_number":"46.2-1145.1","catch_line":"Overweight permits for certain trucks operated by electric utilities","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1145.1\/"},{"id":75045,"section_number":"46.2-1148","catch_line":"Overweight permit for hauling Virginia-grown farm produce","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1148\/"},{"id":65296,"section_number":"46.2-1148.1","catch_line":"Overweight permit for hauling forest products","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1148.1\/"},{"id":55633,"section_number":"46.2-1149","catch_line":"Unladen, oversize and overweight, rubber-tired, self-propelled haulers and loaders; permits; engineering analysis; costs","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1149\/"},{"id":62067,"section_number":"46.2-1151","catch_line":"Weight limit exception as to vehicles designed for towing disabled vehicles","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1151\/"},{"id":67007,"section_number":"46.2-1151.1","catch_line":"Weight limit exception for covered heavy duty tow and recovery vehicles","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1151.1\/"},{"id":54873,"section_number":"46.2-388","catch_line":"Uniform summons to be used for reportable motor vehicle law violations; citations","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-388\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":75488,"section_number":"46.2-1126","catch_line":"Maximum gross weight, generally","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1126\/"}],"permalink":{"id":228919,"object_type":"law","relational_id":79744,"identifier":"46.2-1127","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/17\/46.2-1127","url":"\/46.2-1127\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1127\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/17\/46.2-1127","dublin_core":{"Title":"Weight limits for vehicles using interstate highways","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1127","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>No <span class=\"dictionary\">motor vehicle<\/span> or combination of <span class=\"dictionary\">vehicles<\/span> shall travel on an interstate <span class=\"dictionary\">highway<\/span> in the Commonwealth with (i) a <span class=\"dictionary\">single axle weight<\/span> in excess of 20,000 pounds, or (ii) a <span class=\"dictionary\">tandem axle weight<\/span> in excess of 34,000 pounds, or (iii) a <span class=\"dictionary\">gross weight<\/span>, based on axle spacing, greater than that permitted in \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Maximum gross weight, generally\" href=\"\/46.2-1126\/\">46.2-1126<\/a>, or (iv) a <span class=\"dictionary\">gross weight<\/span>, regardless of axle spacing, in excess of 80,000 pounds, unless otherwise permitted by the proper authority. 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If such\nweights on interstate highways are increased, the Governor, upon recommendation\nof the Department of Transportation, may authorize the axle and gross weights\nset forth in this section to be used on interstate highways in the Commonwealth.\n\nHISTORY: 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.","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}}