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Whenever the weight capacity of any structure on the interstate or primary system is reduced below the weight limit permitted on the road of which it is a part, a sign indicating that there is a restricted structure shall be placed in advance of the last alternate route on the road upon which there is a restricted structure. Whenever the weight capacity of any structure is reduced below the weight limit permitted on the road of which it is a part, a sign indicating that there is a restricted structure, shall be placed in advance of the last alternate route on the road upon which there is a restricted structure.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":270266,"text":"No vehicle shall cross any bridge or culvert in the Commonwealth if the gross weight of such vehicle is greater than the amount posted for the bridge or culvert as its carrying capacity.\n\t\tSigns stating the carrying capacity shall be erected and maintained near each end of the bridge or culvert on the approaches to such bridge or culvert. Whenever the weight capacity of any structure on the interstate or primary system is reduced below the weight limit permitted on the road of which it is a part, a sign indicating that there is a restricted structure shall be placed in advance of the last alternate route on the road upon which there is a restricted structure. Whenever the weight capacity of any structure is reduced below the weight limit permitted on the road of which it is a part, a sign indicating that there is a restricted structure, shall be placed in advance of the last alternate route on the road upon which there is a restricted structure.","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 3 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 1958, chapter 541; in 1974, chapter 347; in 1989, chapter 727.<\/p>","references":[{"id":55374,"section_number":"46.2-1130.1","catch_line":"Overweight permits granted to cross bridges and culverts by certain emergency response vehicles responding to an emergency call","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1130.1\/"},{"id":84732,"section_number":"46.2-1142.1","catch_line":"Extensions of overweight limits authorized under \u00a7 46.2-1142 for vehicles used to haul concrete; fees","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1142.1\/"},{"id":70997,"section_number":"46.2-1144.1","catch_line":"Overweight permits for tank wagons","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1144.1\/"},{"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":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":false,"permalink":{"id":228943,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75262,"identifier":"46.2-1130","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/17\/46.2-1130","url":"\/46.2-1130\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1130\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/17\/46.2-1130","dublin_core":{"Title":"Crossing bridge or culvert by vehicle heavier than allowed; where weight signs to be erected","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1130","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>No <span class=\"dictionary\">vehicle<\/span> shall cross any bridge or culvert in the Commonwealth if the <span class=\"dictionary\">gross weight<\/span> of such <span class=\"dictionary\">vehicle<\/span> is greater than the amount posted for the bridge or culvert as its carrying capacity.\n\t\tSigns stating the carrying capacity shall be erected and maintained near each end of the bridge or culvert on the approaches to such bridge or culvert. Whenever the weight capacity of any structure on the interstate or primary system is reduced below the weight limit permitted on the road of which it is a part, a sign indicating that there is a restricted structure shall be placed in advance of the last alternate route on the road upon which there is a restricted structure. Whenever the weight capacity of any structure is reduced below the weight limit permitted on the road of which it is a part, a sign indicating that there is a restricted structure, shall be placed in advance of the last alternate route on the road upon which there is a restricted structure.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCROSSING BRIDGE OR CULVERT BY VEHICLE HEAVIER THAN ALLOWED; WHERE WEIGHT SIGNS\nTO BE ERECTED (\u00a7 46.2-1130)\n\nNo vehicle shall cross any bridge or culvert in the Commonwealth if the gross\nweight of such vehicle is greater than the amount posted for the bridge or\nculvert as its carrying capacity.\n\t\tSigns stating the carrying capacity shall be erected and maintained near each\nend of the bridge or culvert on the approaches to such bridge or culvert.\nWhenever the weight capacity of any structure on the interstate or primary\nsystem is reduced below the weight limit permitted on the road of which it is a\npart, a sign indicating that there is a restricted structure shall be placed in\nadvance of the last alternate route on the road upon which there is a restricted\nstructure. Whenever the weight capacity of any structure is reduced below the\nweight limit permitted on the road of which it is a part, a sign indicating that\nthere is a restricted structure, shall be placed in advance of the last\nalternate route on the road upon which there is a restricted structure.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-335; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-340; 1974, c. 347; 1989, c.\n727.","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}}