Cal. VEH § 35551 — California Code / Code veh / Division 15 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 35551
Section 35551
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section or Section 35551.5, the total gross weight in pounds imposed on the highway by any group of two or more consecutive axles shall not exceed that given for the respective distance in the following table:

Distance in feet between
the extremes of any group
of 2 or more consecutive
axles 2 axles 3 axles 4 axles 5 axles 6 axles
4 34,000 34,000 34,000 34,000 34,000
5 34,000 34,000 34,000 34,000 34,000
6 34,000 34,000 34,000 34,000 34,000
7 34,000 34,000 34,000 34,000 34,000
8 34,000 34,000 34,000 34,000 34,000
9 39,000 42,500 42,500 42,500 42,500
10 40,000 43,500 43,500 43,500 43,500
11 40,000 44,000 44,000 44,000 44,000
12 40,000 45,000 50,000 50,000 50,000
13 40,000 45,500 50,500 50,500 50,500
14 40,000 46,500 51,500 51,500 51,500
15 40,000 47,000 52,000 52,000 52,000
16 40,000 48,000 52,500 52,500 52,500
17 40,000 48,500 53,500 53,500 53,500
18 40,000 49,500 54,000 54,000 54,000
19 40,000 50,000 54,500 54,500 54,500
20 40,000 51,000 55,500 55,500 55,500
21 40,000 51,500 56,000 56,000 56,000
22 40,000 52,500 56,500 56,500 56,500
23 40,000 53,000 57,500 57,500 57,500
24 40,000 54,000 58,000 58,000 58,000
25 40,000 54,500 58,500 58,500 58,500
26 40,000 55,500 59,500 59,500 59,500
27 40,000 56,000 60,000 60,000 60,000
28 40,000 57,000 60,500 60,500 60,500
29 40,000 57,500 61,500 61,500 61,500
30 40,000 58,500 62,000 62,000 62,000
31 40,000 59,000 62,500 62,500 62,500
32 40,000 60,000 63,500 63,500 63,500
33 40,000 60,000 64,000 64,000 64,000
34 40,000 60,000 64,500 64,500 64,500
35 40,000 60,000 65,500 65,500 65,500
36 40,000 60,000 66,000 66,000 66,000
37 40,000 60,000 66,500 66,500 66,500
38 40,000 60,000 67,500 67,500 67,500
39 40,000 60,000 68,000 68,000 68,000
40 40,000 60,000 68,500 70,000 70,000
41 40,000 60,000 69,500 72,000 72,000
42 40,000 60,000 70,000 73,280 73,280
43 40,000 60,000 70,500 73,280 73,280
44 40,000 60,000 71,500 73,280 73,280
45 40,000 60,000 72,000 76,000 80,000
46 40,000 60,000 72,500 76,500 80,000
47 40,000 60,000 73,500 77,500 80,000
48 40,000 60,000 74,000 78,000 80,000
49 40,000 60,000 74,500 78,500 80,000
50 40,000 60,000 75,500 79,000 80,000
51 40,000 60,000 76,000 80,000 80,000
52 40,000 60,000 76,500 80,000 80,000
53 40,000 60,000 77,500 80,000 80,000
54 40,000 60,000 78,000 80,000 80,000
55 40,000 60,000 78,500 80,000 80,000
56 40,000 60,000 79,500 80,000 80,000
57 40,000 60,000 80,000 80,000 80,000
58 40,000 60,000 80,000 80,000 80,000
59 40,000 60,000 80,000 80,000 80,000
60 40,000 60,000 80,000 80,000 80,000

(b) In addition to the weights specified in subdivision (a), two consecutive sets of tandem axles may carry a gross weight of 34,000 pounds each if the overall distance between the first and last axles of the consecutive sets of tandem axles is 36 feet or more. The gross weight of each set of tandem axles shall not exceed 34,000 pounds and the gross weight of the two consecutive sets of tandem axles shall not exceed 68,000 pounds.

(c) The distance between axles shall be measured to the nearest whole foot. When a fraction is exactly six inches, the next larger whole foot shall be used.

(d) This section does not affect the right to prohibit the use of any highway or any bridge or other structure thereon in the manner and to the extent specified in Article 4 (commencing with Section 35700) and Article 5 (commencing with Section 35750) of this chapter.

(e) The gross weight limits expressed by this section and Section 35550 shall include all enforcement tolerances.