{"data":{"id":"us-ca/veh-35551","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"VEH § 35551","heading":"","body":"(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:\nDistance in feet between the extremes of any group of 2 or more consecutive\naxles 2 axles 3 axles 4 axles 5 axles 6 axles\n4 34,000 34,000 34,000 34,000 34,000\n5 34,000 34,000 34,000 34,000 34,000\n6 34,000 34,000 34,000 34,000 34,000\n7 34,000 34,000 34,000 34,000 34,000\n8 34,000 34,000 34,000 34,000 34,000\n9 39,000 42,500 42,500 42,500 42,500\n10 40,000 43,500 43,500 43,500 43,500\n11 40,000 44,000 44,000 44,000 44,000\n12 40,000 45,000 50,000 50,000 50,000\n13 40,000 45,500 50,500 50,500 50,500\n14 40,000 46,500 51,500 51,500 51,500\n15 40,000 47,000 52,000 52,000 52,000\n16 40,000 48,000 52,500 52,500 52,500\n17 40,000 48,500 53,500 53,500 53,500\n18 40,000 49,500 54,000 54,000 54,000\n19 40,000 50,000 54,500 54,500 54,500\n20 40,000 51,000 55,500 55,500 55,500\n21 40,000 51,500 56,000 56,000 56,000\n22 40,000 52,500 56,500 56,500 56,500\n23 40,000 53,000 57,500 57,500 57,500\n24 40,000 54,000 58,000 58,000 58,000\n25 40,000 54,500 58,500 58,500 58,500\n26 40,000 55,500 59,500 59,500 59,500\n27 40,000 56,000 60,000 60,000 60,000\n28 40,000 57,000 60,500 60,500 60,500\n29 40,000 57,500 61,500 61,500 61,500\n30 40,000 58,500 62,000 62,000 62,000\n31 40,000 59,000 62,500 62,500 62,500\n32 40,000 60,000 63,500 63,500 63,500\n33 40,000 60,000 64,000 64,000 64,000\n34 40,000 60,000 64,500 64,500 64,500\n35 40,000 60,000 65,500 65,500 65,500\n36 40,000 60,000 66,000 66,000 66,000\n37 40,000 60,000 66,500 66,500 66,500\n38 40,000 60,000 67,500 67,500 67,500\n39 40,000 60,000 68,000 68,000 68,000\n40 40,000 60,000 68,500 70,000 70,000\n41 40,000 60,000 69,500 72,000 72,000\n42 40,000 60,000 70,000 73,280 73,280\n43 40,000 60,000 70,500 73,280 73,280\n44 40,000 60,000 71,500 73,280 73,280\n45 40,000 60,000 72,000 76,000 80,000\n46 40,000 60,000 72,500 76,500 80,000\n47 40,000 60,000 73,500 77,500 80,000\n48 40,000 60,000 74,000 78,000 80,000\n49 40,000 60,000 74,500 78,500 80,000\n50 40,000 60,000 75,500 79,000 80,000\n51 40,000 60,000 76,000 80,000 80,000\n52 40,000 60,000 76,500 80,000 80,000\n53 40,000 60,000 77,500 80,000 80,000\n54 40,000 60,000 78,000 80,000 80,000\n55 40,000 60,000 78,500 80,000 80,000\n56 40,000 60,000 79,500 80,000 80,000\n57 40,000 60,000 80,000 80,000 80,000\n58 40,000 60,000 80,000 80,000 80,000\n59 40,000 60,000 80,000 80,000 80,000\n60 40,000 60,000 80,000 80,000 80,000\n(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.\n(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.\n(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.\n(e) The gross weight limits expressed by this section and Section 35550 shall include all enforcement tolerances.","path":["Vehicle Code - VEH","DIVISION 15. SIZE, WEIGHT, AND LOAD [35000. - 35796.]","CHAPTER 5. Weight [35550. - 35796.]","ARTICLE 1. Axle Limits [35550. - 35559.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"6c9973281749fe24e6af228f1e722ad0e36f26aac2024267119daaf123193a11","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/veh-35550","next":"us-ca/veh-35551.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}