Maximum Allowable Vehicle Height

State Equipment and Road Use Law Summaries

The term “vehicle” includes motorhomes and towable RVs.

State/Cite Height limit, loaded or Comments

unloaded vehicle

Alabama 13' 6"

Ala.Code 1975 § 32-9-20

Alaska 15'
17 AK ADC 25.012

Arizona 13' 6" Permits 14' on some roads

A.R.S. § 28-1094
Arkansas 13' 6"
A.C.A. § 27-35-207
California 14'
West's Ann.Cal.Vehicle Code
§ 35250
Colorado 13' Permits 14' 6" on roads designated by state
C.R.S.A. § 42-4-504
Connecticut 13' 6"
C.G.S.A. § 14-264
Delaware 13' 6"
21 Del.C. § 4503

Florida 13' 6"

West's F.S.A. § 316.515
Georgia 13' 6"
Ga. Code Ann., § 32-6-22
Hawaii 14'
HRS § 291-34
Idaho 14'
I.C. § 49-1010
Illinois 13' 6"
625 ILCS 5/15-103
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 Maximum Allowable Vehicle Height
State Equipment and Road Use Law Summaries
The term “vehicle” includes motorhomes and towable RVs.

State/Cite Height limit, loaded or Comments

unloaded vehicle

Indiana 13' 6"

IC 9-20-3-3
Iowa 13' 6"
I.C.A. § 321.456
Kansas 14'
K.S.A. 8-1904
Kentucky 11' 6" Permits 13' 6" on state-maintained system.
KRS § 189.221
KRS § 189.222
Louisiana 13' 6" Permits 14' on Interstate Highway System.
LSA-R.S. 32:381
Maine 13' 6" Permits load to extend 6" above maximum permissible structural height.
29-A M.R.S.A. § 2380
Maryland 13' 6"
MD Code, Transportation,
§ 24-104
Massachhusetts 13' 6"
M.G.L.A. 90 § 19
Michigan 13' 6"
M.C.L.A. 257.719
Minnesota 13' 6"
M.S.A. § 169.81
Mississippi 13' 6"
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-5-17
Missouri 14' State has a 13' 6" height restriction on non-interstate or non-designated
V.A.M.S. 304.170 roads.
Montana 14'
MCA 61-10-103
Nebraska 14' 6"
Neb.Rev.St. § 60-6,289
Chart not intended as legal advice. Please direct specific questions to your legal counsel.
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 Maximum Allowable Vehicle Height
State Equipment and Road Use Law Summaries
The term “vehicle” includes motorhomes and towable RVs.

State/Cite Height limit, loaded or Comments

unloaded vehicle

Nevada 14'
N.R.S. 484D.605
New Hampshire 13' 6"
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 266:10
New Jersey 13' 6"
N.J.S.A. 39:3-84
New Mexico 14'
N. M. S. A. 1978,
§ 66-7-404
New York 13' 6"
McKinney's Vehicle and
Traffic Law § 385
North Carolina 13' 6"
N.C.G.S.A. § 20-116
North Dakota 14'
NDCC, 39-12-04
Ohio 13' 6"
R.C. § 5577.05
Oklahoma 13' 6"
47 Okl.St.Ann. § 14-103
Oregon 14'
O.R.S. § 818.080
Pennsylvania 13' 6"
75 Pa.C.S.A. § 4922
Rhode Island 13' 6"
Gen.Laws 1956, § 31-25-4
South Carolina 13' 6"
Code 1976 § 56-5-4060
South Dakota 14'
SDCL § 32-22-14
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 Maximum Allowable Vehicle Height
State Equipment and Road Use Law Summaries
The term “vehicle” includes motorhomes and towable RVs.

State/Cite Height limit, loaded or Comments

unloaded vehicle

Tennessee 13' 6"

T. C. A. § 55-7-202
Texas 14'
V.T.C.A., Transportation
Code § 621.207
Utah 14'
U.C.A. 1953 § 72-7-402
Vermont 13' 6"
23 V.S.A. § 1431
Virginia 13' 6"
Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-1110
Washington 14'
West's RCWA 46.44.020
West Virginia 13' 6"
W. Va. Code, § 17C-17-4
Wisconsin 13' 6"
W.S.A. 348.06
Wyoming 14'
W.S.1977 § 31-18-802
District of Columbia 13' 6"
18 DC ADC § 2501

Chart not intended as legal advice. Please direct specific questions to your legal counsel.
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