---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 C.F.R. § 4.11"
title: "36"
number: "4.11"
heading: "Load, weight and size limits."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/36/4.11"
---

# §4.11. Load, weight and size limits.

- (a) Vehicle load, weight and size limits established by State law apply to a vehicle operated on a park road. However, the superintendent may designate more restrictive limits when appropriate for traffic safety or protection of the road surface. The superintendent may require a permit and establish conditions for the operation of a vehicle exceeding designated limits.
- (b) **The following are prohibited—**
  - (1) **Operating a vehicle that exceeds a load, weight or size limit designated by the superintendent.**
  - (2) **Failing to obtain a permit when required.**
  - (3) **Violating a term or condition of a permit.**
  - (4) Operating a motor vehicle with an auxiliary detachable side mirror that extends more than 10 inches beyond the side fender line except when the motor vehicle is towing a second vehicle.
- (c) Violating a term or condition of a permit may also result in the suspension or revocation of the permit by the superintendent.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 54 U.S.C. 100101, 100751, 320102.

### Source

Source: 52 FR 10683, Apr. 2, 1987, unless otherwise noted.