CODE OF VIRGINIA

LENGTH OF AUTOMOBILE OR WATERCRAFT TRANSPORTERS; OPERATION ON CERTAIN HIGHWAYS
(§ 46.2-1114)

Automobile or watercraft transporters shall not exceed a length of 65 feet when
operated on any interstate highway or on any highway as designated by the
Commonwealth Transportation Board. Stinger-steered automobile or watercraft
transporters shall not exceed a length of 75 feet when operated on any
interstate highway or on any highway designated by the Commonwealth
Transportation Board. In addition, watercraft may be transported on a
truck/trailer combination no more than 65 feet long when operated on any
interstate highway or on any highway designated by the Commonwealth
Transportation Board. Any such vehicle shall display a sign of a size and type
approved by the Commissioner of Highways warning that the vehicle is an
over-length vehicle. However, an additional three-foot overhang shall be allowed
beyond the front and a four-foot overhang shall be allowed beyond the rear of
the vehicle. Such combinations shall have reasonable access to terminals,
facilities for food, fuel, repairs, and rest as designated by the Commissioner
of Highways.

HISTORY: 1986, c. 72, § 46.1-330.1; 1989, cc. 645, 727; 1994, c. 456; 2013, cc.
585, 646.