                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

WEIGHT LIMITS FOR VEHICLES USING INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS (§ 46.2-1127)

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 §
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.

HISTORY: 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.