West Virginia Code
Article 17. Size, Weight and Load
§17C-17-5. Special Load Limits

(a) Subject to the foregoing provisions of this article limiting the length of vehicles and loads, the load upon any vehicle operated alone or the load upon the front vehicle of a combination of vehicles shall not extend more than three feet beyond the foremost part of the vehicle, and the load upon any vehicle operated alone or the load upon the rear vehicle of a combination of vehicles shall not extend more than six feet beyond the rear of the bed or body of such vehicle: Provided, That a digger/derrick line truck may be operated with a load of no more than forty-five feet in length, with the load extending no more than nine feet beyond the foremost part of the truck and no more than eleven feet beyond the rear of the bed of the body of the truck, between sunrise and sunset except in an emergency, and the operation of the truck shall comply with the provisions of section fourteen, article fifteen of this chapter.
(b) The limitations as to length of vehicles and loads heretofore stated in section four of this article and subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to any load upon a pole trailer when transporting poles or pipes or structural material which cannot be dismembered: Provided, That no pole or pipe or other material exceeding eighty feet in length shall be so transported unless a permit has first been obtained as authorized in section eleven of this article.

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Chapter 17C. Traffic Regulations and Laws of the Road

Article 17. Size, Weight and Load

§17C-17-1. Unlawful to Exceed Size and Weight Limitations; Application of Article to Fire Apparatus, Farm Machinery, etc.;"operate a Vehicle or Combination of Vehicles" Construed

§17C-17-2. Width of Vehicles

§17C-17-3. Projecting Loads on Passenger Vehicles

§17C-17-4. Height and Length of Vehicles and Loads

§17C-17-5. Special Load Limits

§17C-17-6. Loads to Be Securely Fastened and Not Allowed to Leak, Escape, etc.

§17C-17-6a. Vehicles Transporting Compressed Gas Containers

§17C-17-7. Trailers and Towed Vehicles

§17C-17-8. Single-Axle Load Limit

§17C-17-8a. Tandem-Axle Load Limit for the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways

§17C-17-9. Gross Weight of Vehicles and Loads for the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways

§17C-17-9a. Gross Weight of Vehicles and Loads

§17C-17-10. Officers May Weigh, Measure or Examine Vehicles and Require Removal or Rearrangement of Excess Loads

§17C-17-11. Permits for Excess Size and Weight

§17C-17-11a. Authority of Commissioner of the Department of Highways to Increase Weight Limitations Upon Highways Designated by Him

§17C-17-11b. Authority of State Road Commissioner to Increase Length Limitations Upon Highways Designated by Him

§17C-17-11c. Designating an Industrial Road; Setting Weight Limits

§17C-17-11d. Establishing Maximum Road Highway Weights

§17C-17-12. When State Road Commission or Local Authorities May Restrict Right to Use Highways

§17C-17-13. Liability for Damage to Highway or Structure

§17C-17-14. Penalties for Violation of Weight Laws; Impounding Vehicles