Except as provided in § 46.2-1128, the gross weight imposed on the highway by a vehicle or combination shall not exceed the maximum weight given for the respective distance between the first and last axle of the vehicle or combination, nor shall any two or more consecutive axles exceed the maximum weight given, when measured longitudinally with any fraction of a foot rounded to the next highest as set forth in the following table:
aDistance in feet between the extremes of any group of two or more consecutive axlesor Maximum weight in pounds on any group of axles
b
2 axles3 axles4 axles5 axles6 axles7 axles
c434,000
d534,000
e634,000
f734,000
g834,00034,000
h939,00042,500
i1040,00043,500
j11
44,000
k12
45,00050,000
l13
45,00050,500
m14
46,50051,500
n15
47,00052,000
o16
48,00052,50058,000
p17
48,50053,50058,500
q18
49,50054,00059,000
r19
50,00054,50060,000
s20
51,00055,50060,50066,000
t21
51,50056,00061,00066,500
u22
52,50056,50061,50067,000
v23
53,00057,50062,50068,000
w24
54,00058,00063,00068,50074,000
x25
54,50058,50063,50069,00074,500
y26
55,50059,50064,00069,50075,000
z27
56,00060,00065,00070,00075,500
aa28
57,00060,50065,50071,00076,500
ab29
57,50061,50066,00071,50077,000
ac30
58,50062,00066,50072,00077,500
ad31
59,00062,50067,50072,50078,000
ae32
60,00063,50068,00073,00078,500
af33
64,00068,50074,00079,000
ag34
64,50069,00074,50080,000
ah35
65,50070,00075,000
ai36
66,00070,50075,500
aj37
66,50071,00076,000
ak38
67,50072,00077,000
al39
68,00072,50077,500
am40
68,50073,00078,000
an41
69,50073,50078,500
ao42
70,00074,00079,000
ap43
70,50075,00080,000
aq44
71,50075,500
ar45
72,00076,000
as46
72,50076,500
at47
73,50077,500
au48
74,00078,000
av49
74,50078,500
aw50
75,50079,000
ax51
76,00080,000