Miss. Code Ann. § 63-5-31
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Miss. Code Ann. § 63-5-31
Official statutory text
Subject to the limitations imposed on wheel and axle loads by Section 63-5-27 , and to the further limitations hereinafter specified, the total combined weight (vehicles plus load) on any group of axles shall not exceed the value given in the following table (Table II) corresponding to the distance in feet between the extreme axles of the group, measured longitudinally to the nearest foot, on those highways or parts of highways found by the Mississippi Transportation Commission to be suitable to carry such increased load limits from an engineering standpoint, and so designated as such by order of said commission entered on its minutes and published once each week for three successive weeks in a daily newspaper of general circulation in this state:
TABLE II
Distance in Feet Between the Extreme of Any Group of Axles
Maximum Load in Pounds Carried on any Group of Axles
4
32,000
5
32,000
6
32,000
7
32,000
8
32,610
9
33,779
10
34,942
11
36,097
12
37,246
13
38,387
14
39,522
15
40,649
16
41,770
17
42,883
18
43,990
19
45,089
20
46,182
21
47,267
22
48,346
23
49,417
24
50,482
25
51,539
26
52,590
27
53,633
28
54,670
29
55,699
30
56,722
31
57,737
32
58,746
33
59,747
34
60,742
35
61,729
36
62,710
37
63,683
38 and greater
64,650 maximum
Moreover, in addition to the per axle weight limitations specified by Section 63-5-27 , the maximum load carried on a combination of vehicles shall be subject to the following additional limitations: The maximum load carried on any group of two (2) axles shall not exceed twenty-seven thousand (27,000) pounds in instances where one or more of such axles is a driving axle (that is, an axle turned by the vehicle's engine power).
An axle group shall consist of any two (2) or more consecutive axles of any vehicle or combination of vehicles.
TABLE II
Distance in Feet Between the Extreme of Any Group of Axles
Maximum Load in Pounds Carried on any Group of Axles
4
32,000
5
32,000
6
32,000
7
32,000
8
32,610
9
33,779
10
34,942
11
36,097
12
37,246
13
38,387
14
39,522
15
40,649
16
41,770
17
42,883
18
43,990
19
45,089
20
46,182
21
47,267
22
48,346
23
49,417
24
50,482
25
51,539
26
52,590
27
53,633
28
54,670
29
55,699
30
56,722
31
57,737
32
58,746
33
59,747
34
60,742
35
61,729
36
62,710
37
63,683
38 and greater
64,650 maximum
Moreover, in addition to the per axle weight limitations specified by Section 63-5-27 , the maximum load carried on a combination of vehicles shall be subject to the following additional limitations: The maximum load carried on any group of two (2) axles shall not exceed twenty-seven thousand (27,000) pounds in instances where one or more of such axles is a driving axle (that is, an axle turned by the vehicle's engine power).
An axle group shall consist of any two (2) or more consecutive axles of any vehicle or combination of vehicles.
Status: in_force
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