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23 CFR Appendix B to Part 658: Appendix B to Part 658—Grandfathered Semitrailer Lengths

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  1. Title 23—Highways
  2. CHAPTER I—FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
  3. SUBCHAPTER G—ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC OPERATIONS
  4. PART 658—TRUCK SIZE AND WEIGHT, ROUTE DESIGNATIONS—LENGTH, WIDTH AND WEIGHT LIMITATIONS

State Feet and inches

Alabama 53-6

Alaska 48-0

Arizona 57-6

Arkansas 53-6

California 1 48-0

Colorado 57-4

Connecticut 48-0

Delaware 53-0

District of Columbia 48-0

Florida 48-0

Georgia 48-0

Hawaii 48-0

Idaho 48-0

Illinois 53-0

Indiana 2 48-6

Iowa 53-0

Kansas 57-6

Kentucky 53-0

Louisiana 59-6

Maine 48-0

Maryland 48-0

Massachusetts 48-0

Michigan 48-0

Minnesota 48-0

Mississippi 53-0

Missouri 53-0

Montana 53-0

Nebraska 53-0

Nevada 53-0

New Hampshire 48-0

New Jersey 48-0

New Mexico 57-6

New York 48-0

North Carolina 48-0

North Dakota 53-0

Ohio 53-0

Oklahoma 59-6

Oregon 53-0

Pennsylvania 53-0

Puerto Rico 48-0

Rhode Island 48-6

South Carolina 48-0

South Dakota 53-0

Tennessee 50-0

Texas 59-0

Utah 48-0

Vermont 48-0

Virginia 48-0

Washington 48-0

West Virginia 48-0

Wisconsin 3 48-0

Wyoming 57-4

1 Semitrailers up to 53 feet may also operate without a permit by conforming to a kingpin-to-rearmost axle distance of 38 feet. Semitrailers that are consistent with 23 CFR 658.13(g) may operate without a permit provided the distance from the kingpin to the center of the rear axle is 46 feet or less.

2 Semitrailers up to 53 feet in length may operate without a permit by conforming to a kingpin-to-rearmost axle distance of 40 feet 6 inches. Semitrailers that are consistent with 23 CFR 658.13(g) may operate without a permit provided the distance from the kingpin to the center of the rear axle is 46 feet or less.

3 Semitrailers up to 53 feet in length may operate without a permit by conforming to a kingpin-to-rear axle distance of 41 feet, measured to the center of the rear tandem assembly. Semitrailers that are consistent with 23 CFR 658.13(g) may operate without a permit provided the distance from the kingpin to the center of the rear axle is 46 feet or less.

Collected 2026-08-27T02:24:50Z. Source file · JSON

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