Columbia Regulations as to weight; axle load, tandem axle defined ordinance (§ 14-132)

(a) No vehicle or combination of vehicles shall be moved or operated on any street in the city having a greater weight than sixteen thousand (16,000) pounds on one (1) axle when the wheels attached to such axle are equipped with high pressure pneumatic, solid rubber or cushioned tires, and no vehicle or combination of vehicles shall be moved or operated on the streets of the city having a greater weight than eighteen thousand (18,000) pounds on one (1) axle when the wheels attached to such axle are equipped with low pressure tires, and no vehicle shall be moved or operated on the streets of the city having a load of over six hundred (600) pounds per inch width of the tire upon any wheel concentrated on the surface of the street, the width in the case of rubber tires, both solid and pneumatic, to be measured between the flanges of the rim.

(b)

An "axle load" shall be defined as the total load transmitted to the road by all wheels whose centers are included between two (2) parallel transverse vertical planes forty (40) inches apart, extending across the full width of the vehicle.

(c) Subject to the limit upon the weight imposed upon the street through any one (1) axle, the total gross weight with load imposed upon the street by any one (1) group of two (2) or more consecutive axles of a vehicle or combination of vehicles shall not exceed the gross weight given for the respective distance between the first and last axle of the total group of axles measured longitudinally to the nearest foot as set forth in the following table:

Distance in Feet Between First Maximum Load in Pounds and Last Axles of Group on Group of Axles 4 32,000 5 32,000 6 32,000 7 32,000 8 32,610 9 33,580 10 34,550 11 35,510 12 36,470 13 37,420 14 38,360 15 39,300 16 40,230 17 41,160 18 42,080 19 42,990 20 43,900 21 44,800 22 45,700 23 46,590 24 47,470 25 48,350 26 49,220 27 50,090 28 50,950 29 51,800 30 52,650

31 53,490 32 54,330 33 55,160 34 55,980 35 56,800 36 57,610 37 58,420 38 59,220 39 or over 60,010

(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed as permitting lawful axle loads, tandem axle loads or gross loads in excess of those permitted under the provisions of Section 127 of Title 23 of the United States Code (Public Law 85-767, 85th Congress).

(e) Those regulations governing weight on interstate highways or other designated state highways enacted by the state legislature shall apply to any highway so designated that is within the city.