Alabama
Road Laws
Size limitations: Height,
13'6"; Width, 8'6"; trailer length, 40';
motorhome length, 45'; combined length 65'.
Triple towing is not allowed.
Required Equipment:
Safety chain, breakaway switch required
on trailers over 3,000 pounds, flares or
reflective signs, fire extinguisher in RV
suggested, but not required. Brakes required
on trailers with unladen weight of 3,000
pounds. Wipers on and lights when required.
Passengers may ride in pickup
campers only.
Overnight parking is "as posted"
in state rest areas.
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Alaska
Road Laws
Size Limits: Height,
14'; Width, 8'5"; Motorhome Length, 45';
Trailer Lenth, 40'; Combined Length, 75'.
Triple towing is permitted.
Required Equipment: Safety
chains, Breakaway switch on towed vehicles/trailers
weighing over 3,000 pounds, flares or reflective
signs, brakes required on towed vehicles/trailers
weighing over 5,000 pounds.
Passengers allowed to ride
in pickup camper (truck camper) only.
Overnight parking is allowed
in state rest areas.
All children under the age
of four, regardless of weight, must ride
in a federally approved child safety seat
while traveling.
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Arizona
Road Laws
Size limitations: Height,
13'6"; Width, 8' (8'6" on certain federal
road systems); Trailer Length, 40'; Motorhome
length, 45'; Combined length, 65'. Triple
towing is allowed only with a fifth wheel
trailer.
Required Equipment: Breakaway
switch required on trailers over 3,000 pounds
and brakes required on gross weight vehicles
of 3,000 pounds.
Passengers are allowed to
ride in fifth wheel, travel trailer and
pickup camper.
Overnight parking is permitted
but prohibited where posted.
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Arkansas
Road Laws
Size Limitations: Height,
13'6"; Width, 8'6"; Trailer Length, 43'6",
Motorhome Length, 45'; Combined Length,
65'. Triple towing is allowed.
Required Equipment: Safety
chain, breakaway switch required on trailers
over 3,000 pounds, flares or reflective
signs. Brakes required on trailers with
gross weight of 1,500 pounds. Wipers/lights
on when required.
Passenger riding in towed
RV or within truck camper is not permitted.
Overnight parking is permitted
in state rest areas.
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Size Limitations: Height,
14'; Width, 8'6"; Trailer length, 40'; Motorhome
length, 45' but some exceptions and restrictions
may apply see
http://www.dot.ca.gov; Combined length,
65'.
Required Equipment:
Safety chain, breakaway switch, fire extinguisher
in RV, flares or reflective signs, brakes
required on trailers with gross weight over
1,500 pounds.
Triple towing is not allowed.
Passengers may ride in fifth wheel with
audible or visual device with tow vehicle
and safety glass and at least one exit can
be opened from the outside and the inside.
Passengers can not ride in travel trailer.
Passenger may ride in pickup camper provided
passenger can communicate with drive and
exit can be opened from both interior and
exterior, or safety glass in window required.
Seat belts are required.
Overnight parking in state
rest areas is "as posted".
Towing travel trailers may
not be allowed in snow areas. Contact the
highway patrol before entering a snow area;
chains may be required at any time. Trailers
may be barred due to high winds, blowing
sand, etc. Trailers over 20' may experience
difficulty in negotiating hair pin turns
on California State Highway 89.
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Colorado
Road Laws
Size Limitations: 13'6";
Width, 8'6"; Trailer length, not stated;
Motorhome length, 45'; Combined length,
60', on designated rural interstates some
exceptions, trailer limted to 48' in a 60'
combination. Triple towing is not permitted.
Required Equipment: Safety
chain, breakaway switch, fire extinguisher
in RV, flares or reflective signs. Brakes
on trailer weighing 3,000 pounds gross.
Wipers/lights on when conditions require.
Passengers may ride in pickup
camper only.
Overnight parking is as posted
in state rest areas.
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Connecticut
Road Laws
Trailers are not permitted
on the Connecticut River ferry between Chester
and Hadlyme. Trailers are not permitted
on Wilbur Cross and Merrit parkways.
Size Limitations: Height
13'6"; Width, 8'6", Trailer length, 40';
Motorhome length, 45'; Combined length,
65'. Triple towing is not permitted.
Required Equipment:
Flares or reflective signs. Brakes required
on trailer over 4,000 pounds unladen weight.
Wipers/lights on when conditions require.
Riding is permitted in pickup
camper only.
Overnight parking is "as posted"
in state rest areas.
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District
of Columbia Road Laws
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Florida
Road Laws
Size Limits: Height,
13'.5"; Width, 8'.6" (on certain federal
road systems); Trailer length, 40'; Motorhome
length, 45'' Combined length, 65'. Triple
towing is not allowed.
Required Equipment: Safety
chain, breakaway switch, fire extinguisher
in RV, flares or reflective signs, brakes
on gross weight towed vehicle or trailer
of 3,000 pounds or more. Lights and wipers
on during rain.
Passengers are only permitted
to ride in pickup camper (truck camper)
only.
Overnight parking is not permitted
in state rest areas "as posted".
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Georgia
Road Laws
Size Limitations: Height,
13'6"; Width, 8'6"; Trailer length, not
stated; Motorhome length, not stated; Combined
length, 60'. Triple towing is not allowed.
Required Equipment:
Safety chain, fire extinguisher in RV, flares
or reflective signs, brakes required on
trailers over 1500 pounds unladen weight.
Wipers on/headlights on when conditions
require. Headlights must be used when visibility
is less than 500 feet.
Riding in pickup camper only
if riders have free access to drive compartment.
Overnight parking is not permitted
in state rest areas.
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Hawaii
Road Laws
Size limitations: Height,
14'; Width, 9'; Trailer length, not stated;
Motorhome length, 45'; Combined length,
65'.
Required Equipment:
Safety chain, brakes and breakaway switch
required on trailers weighing over 3,000
pounds gross weight.
Triple towing is not allowed.
Passengers may ride in truck camper only
but must be 13 years old or older.
Overnight parking in state
rest areas is not permitted.
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Idaho
Road Laws
Size Limitations: Height,
14'; Width, 8'6"; Trailer length, 48'; Motorhome
length, 45'; Combined length, 75'. Triple
towing is allowed if the total combined
length does not exceed 75'.
Required Equipment: Breakaway
switch, brakes required on trailers over
1500 pounds unladen weight.
Riding is permitted in pickup
camper only.
Overnight parking is "as posted"
in state rest areas.
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Iowa
Road Laws
Size Limitations: Height,
13'6"; Width, 8'6", Trailer Length, 53';
Motorhome Length, 45'; Combined Length,
65'; Triple towing is allowed if the total
maximum length does not exceed 70'.
Required Equipment:
Safety Chain, Breakaway Switch, Flares or
Reflective signs. Trailer weight requiring
brakes, 3,000 pounds unladen weight.
Passengers are permitted to
ride in fifth wheel, travel trailer or pickup
camper.
Overnight parking in state
rest areas is not permitted.
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Illinois
Road Laws
Size limitations: Height,
13'6"; Width, 8'6"; Trailer length, 45';
Motorhome length, 45; Combined length, 60'.
Required Equipment: Safety
chain on designated rural interstates, some
exceptions; breakaway switch required on
trucks over 3700 kgs; flares or reflective
signs; brakes on trailers over 3,000 pounds
(gross weight). Lights/wipers must be on
when conditons warrant.
Triple towing is allowed if
does not exceed maximum combined length
of 60' and only with fifth wheels and certain
qualifications.
Passengers may ride in pickup
camper only. Overnight parking in state
rest areas is not allowed.
Trailers are not permitted
on boulevards in and around Chicago.
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Indiana
Road Laws
Size Limitations: Height,
13'6"; Width, 8'6", Trailer Length, 40';
Motorhome Length, 45'; Combined Length,
60'. Triple towing is allowed if the total
maximum length does not exceed 65'.
Required Equipment: Safety
chain, breakaway switch, flares or reflective
signs, brakes for gross weight vehicles
of 3,000 pounds.
Riding of passengers in fifth
wheels, travel trailers and pickup camper
is allowed.
Overnight parking is permitted
in state rest areas.
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Kansas
Road Laws
Size Limitations: Height,
14'; Width 8'6"; Trailer length, not stated;
Motorhome length, 45'; Combined length,
65'. Triple towing is allowed if it does
not exceed the combined length of 70'.
Required Equipment: Safety
chain, breakaway switch, fire extinguisher
suggested but not required for inside of
RV, flares or reflective signs, brakes required
that stops the combined vehicles within
40 feet at 20 mph. If triple towing and
connected by tow bars, anti-sway mechanism
is required on the first connection and
the second towed vehicle must be equipped
with brakes on the wheels of at least one
axle. If at least one connection is by fifth
wheel or saddle mount, no requirement for
anti-sway or brakes on rear vehicle. Braking
for two-vehicle combination applies.
Riding is permitted in fifth
wheels, travel trailers and pickup campers
by passengers fourteen years and older only.
Overnight parking is as posted
in state rest areas.
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Kentucky
Road Laws
Size Limitations: Height,
13'6"; Width, 8'6"; trailer length, not
stated but not to exceed maximum combined
length of 65'; motorhome length, 45'; combined
length, 65'. Triple towing is allowed if
does not exceed combined length of 65'.
Required Equipment:
Safety chain, breakaway switch, fire extinguisher
in RV, flares or reflective signs, brakes
required on trailer over 3,000 pounds or
if weight of trailer exceeds 40% of tow
vehicle weight. Wipers/lights on when conditions
require.
Riding is permitted in truck
campers only.
Overnight parking in state
rest areas is not specified if permitted
or not
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Louisiana
Road Laws
Size Limitations: Height,
14'; Width, 8'.6'; Trailer Length, 40'';
Motorhome Length, 45'; combined length,
70'. Triple towing is allowed if the maximum
length does not exceed 70'.
Required Equipment:
Safety chain required on trailers over 6,000
pounds, breakaway switch required on trailers
over 3,000 pounds, flares or reflective
signs, brakes required on trailers with
unladen weight over 3,000 pounds.
Passengers are permitted to
ride in pickup campers only.
Overnight parking is "as posted"
in state rest areas
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Maine
Road Laws
Size Limitations: Height,
13'6"; Width, 8'6"; Trailer length, 48';
Motorhome length, 45''; Combined vehicle
length, 65'. Triple towing is not allowed.
Required equipment: Safety
chain, brakes on trailer over 3,000 pounds.
Wipers/lights on when conditions warrant.
Passenger riding is not permitted
in any towable RV or truck camper.
Overnight parking is "as posted"
in state rest areas.
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Maryland
Road Laws
Size Limitations: Height,
13'6", Width, 8'6", Trailer Length, 40';
Motorhome Length, 40'; Combined Vehicle
Length, 55'. Triple towing is not allowed.
Required Equipment: Safety
chain, breakaway switch required if weight
of trailer exceeds 40% of the tow-vehicle
weight, fire extinguisher in RV, flares
or reflective signs. Gross weight of trailer
requiring brakes, 3000 pounds. Wipers/lights
on when conditions require.
Passengers may ride in fifth
wheels, travel trailers or truck campers.
Overnight parking is "as posted" in state
rest areas.
LP Gas is prohibited on I-95
tunnels of Baltimore Harbor and Fort McHenry.
Alternate route for RVs with propane is
over the Francis Scott Key Bridge on I-695.
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Massachusetts
Road
Laws
Size Limitations: Height,
13'6"; Width, 8'6"; Trailer Length, 40';
Motorhome Length, 45'; Combined Length,
60'. Triple Towing is not allowed.
Required Equipment:
Safety chain, brakes required on trailer
over 10,000 pounds.
Passengers can only ride in
pickup camper.
Overnight parking in state
rest areas is prohibited where posted..
Trailers are not permitted
on Memorial Drive in Cambridge and Storrow
Drive in Boston, along the Charles River;
or many other parkways in the Boston area.
LP Gas is prohibited between
Boston and East Boston; Sumner and Callahan
tunnels; Prudential and Dewey Square tunnels.
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Michigan
Lemon Road Laws
Size Limitations: Height,
13'6"; Width, 8'6"; Trailer length, 45';
Motorhome length, 45'; Combined length,
65', maximum combined length 60' on certain
highways.
Required Equipment: Safety
chain, brake away switch and brakes on trailers
over 3,000 pounds.
Triple towing is allowed with
a maximum combined length of 60' on selected
highways. Passengers may ride in fifth wheels,
travel trailers and pickup campers.
Overnight parking in state
rest areas is "as posted".
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Minnesota
Road Laws
Size Limitations: Height:
13'6"; Width, 8'6"; Trailer length, 45';
Motorhome length, 45'; Combined vehicle
length, 75'. Triple towing is allowed if
combined vehicle length does not exceed
60' on selected highways.
Required Equipment: Safety
chain, breakaway switch required on trailers
over 6,000 pounds, flares or reflective
signs. Brakes required on trailer with gross
weight of 3,000 pounds. Wipers and lights
must be on when conditions demand.
Riding is permitted in fifth
wheels, travel trailers and truck campers.
Overnight parking is permitted
as posted in state rest areas.
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Mississippi
Road Laws
Size Limitations: Height,
13'6"; Width, 8'6"; Trailer length, 40';
Motorhome length, 45'; Combined length,
53'. Triple towing is allowed.
Required Equipment:
Safety chain, breakaway switch, flares or
reflective signs, gross weight of trailer
requiring brakes is 2,000 pounds.
Riding is not permitted in
fifth wheel, travel trailer or pickup camper.
Overnight parking is not permitted
in state rest areas
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Missouri
Road Laws
Size limitations: Height,
14' (some exceptions or restrictions to
this); Width, 8'6" (some exceptions or restrictions
to this); Trailer length, not stated; Motorhome
length, 45'; Combined length, 65' but there
are some exceptions or restrictions to this.
Required Equipment:
Safety chain required on bumper hitches
only.
Triple towing is allowed but
there are some exceptions or restrictions
to this and cannot exceed combined length
of 65'. Riding is permitted in fifth wheel,
travel trailer and pickup camper.
Overnight parking in state
rest areas is allowed.
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Montana
Road Laws
Size Limitations: Height,
14'; Width, 8'6" (special wide body regulations);
Trailer length, not specified (total maximum
combined length of 75'); Motorhome length,
55'; Combined length, 75'. Triple towing
is allowed but not to exceed maximum combined
length of 70'.
All vehicles over 21' (including
bumpers) and 8' wide (including mirrors)
are not permitted through Logan Pass at
summit of Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier
National Park. Shuttle service is available
between St. Mary and West Glacier. Restriction
from Avalanche Campground on south side
to Sun Point area on the north side
Required Equipment:
Safety chain, breakaway switch, flares or
reflective signs, brakes required on trailers
with unladen weight of 3,000 pounds.
Riding is permitted in fifth
wheel and pickup campers only.
Overnight parking is "as posted"
in state rest areas.
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North
Carolina Road Laws
Size Limitations: Height,
13'6"; Width, 8'6"; Trailer length, 35';
motorhome length, 45'; combined length,
60'.
Required equipment:
Safety chain, brakes required on trailer
over 4,000 pounds. Wipers and lights must
be on when conditions require.
Triple towing is not allowed.
Riding is permitted in fifth wheels, travel
trailers and pickup campers. Overnight parking
is "as posted" in state rest areas.
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North
Dakota Road Laws
Size limitations: Height,
14'; Width, 8'6"; Trailer length, 53'; Motorhome
length, 50'; combined length, 75'.
Required Equipment:
Safety chain, breakaway switch, flares or
reflective signs, brakes required on trailers
over 3,000 pounds.
Triple towing is allowed if
length does not exceed combined length of
75'. Riding is permitted in fifth wheels
and pickup campers only. Overnight parking
is permitted in state rest areas.
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Nebraska
Road Laws
Size Limitations: Height,
14'6"; Width, 8'6"; Trailer length, 40';
Motorhome length, 45'; Combined length,
65'. Triple towing is allowed if the combined
length does not exceed 65'.
Required Equipment:
Safety chain, flares or reflective signs,
breakaway switch and brakes required on
trailers over 3,000 pounds.
Riding is permitted in fifth
wheels, travel trailers and truck campers.
Overnight parking in state
rest areas is not allowed.
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New
Hampshire Road Laws
Size Limitations: Height,
13'6"; Width 8'6"; Trailer length, 48';
Motorhome length, 45'; Combined length,
Not specified
Required Equipment: Safety
chain, brakes required on trailer over 3,000
pounds. Triple towing is not allowed. Passenger
riding is not permitted in pickup camper,
fifth wheel or travel trailer. Overnight
parking in state rest areas is not permitted.
Triple towing is not allowed.
Passenger riding is not permitted
in pickup camper, fifth wheel or travel
trailer.
Overnight parking in state
rest areas is not permitted.
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New
Jersey Road Laws
Size Limitations: Height,
13'6"; Width, 8' (8'6" on certain federal
highway systems); Trailer length, 40'; Motorhome
length, 40'; Combined length, 50'. Triple
towing in not allowed.
Required Equipment:
Safety chain, breakaway switch, flares or
reflective signs. Weight of trailer requiring
brakes 3,000 pounds.
Passengers may ride in fifth
wheels or pickup campers, but not in travel
trailers. Wipers/Lights on in weather conditions
that require them. Overnight parking is
"as posted" in state rest areas.
On the New Jersey Garden State
Parkway there is a 55' maximum length. For
the New Jersey Turnpike or other roads call
908-247-0900 for specific towing regulations.
LP Gas prohibited between
Manhattan and Jersey City in the Holland
Tunnel. Between Manhattan and Fort Lee,
the lower level of the George Washington
Bridge (I-95 South) and George Washington
Bridge Expressway. Between Manhattan and
Weehawken in the Lincoln Tunnel.
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New
York Road Laws
Size Limitations: Height,
13'6"; Width, 8'6" (there are some exceptions
or restrictions to this); Trailer length,
48'; Motorhome length, 45'; Combined length,
65'. Triple towing is not allowed.
Required Equipment:
Safety chain, brakes on trailer over 1,000
pounds unladen, 3,000 pounds laden. Lights/wipers
must be on during required conditions.
Riding is permitted in pickup
camper only. Overnight parking in state
rest areas is "as posted".
Motorhomes and trailers are
NOT permitted on the Taconic State Parkway.
Trailers are not permitted on most parkways.
LP gas is prohibited between
Manhattan and Jersey City in the Holland
Tunnel. Between Manhattan and Fort Lee,
New Jersey lower level of the George Washington
Bridge (I-95 South) and the George Washington
Bridge Expressway between Manhattan and
Weehawken, New Jersey: Lincoln Tunnel. LP
gas is prohibited between Manhattan and
Brooklyn on the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel
and between Manhattan and Queens on the
Queens Midtown Tunnel.
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New
Mexico Road
Laws
Size Limitations: Height,
14', on designated rural insterates, some
exceptions; Width, 8'6"; Trailer Length,
40'; Motorhome length, 45'; combined vehicle
length, 65'. Triple towing is allowed.
Required Equipment:
Safety chain, flares or reflective signs,
gross weight requiring brakes on trailer
3,000 pounds.
Riding is permitted in truck
camper only.
Overnight parking is "as posted"
in state rest areas.
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Ohio
Road Laws
Size limitations: Height,
13'6"; Width, 8'6"; Trailer Length, 40';
Motorhome Length, 45'; Combined Length,
65'.
Required equipment: Safety
chain, breakaway switch, brakes required
on trailers with gross weight rating of
2,000 pounds.
Triple towing is permitted
if total maximum combined length of 65'
is not exceeded. Passengers may ride in
pickup camper only. Overnight parking is
not permitted in state rest areas.
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Oklahoma
Road Laws
Size Limitations: Height,
13'6"; Width, 8'6"; Trailer length, 40';
Motorhome length, 45'. Combined length,
65'. Triple towing is allowed if does not
exceed 65' combined length.
Required Equipment:
Safety chain, breakaway switch, flares or
reflective signs, brakes required on trailer
with gross vehicle weight of 3,000 pounds.
Riding is permitted in pickup
truck camper only. Overnight parking is
permitted in state rest areas.
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Oregon
Road Laws
Size Limitations: Height,
14'; Width, 8'6"; Trailer length, 45'; Motorhome
length, 45'; Combined length, 65' but 60'
on selected highways special permit required.
Triple towing is no longer permitted.
Required Equipment:
Safety chain.
Passengers are permitted to
ride in fifth wheel if passenger can communicate
with driver and an exit can be opened from
both interior and exterior. Safety glass
in windows required. Passengers are not
permitted to ride in travel trailers. Passengers
are permitted to ride in pickup camper.
Overnight parking in state
rest areas in permitted but with a 12 hour
limit.
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Pennsylvania
Road Laws
Size Limitations: Height,
13'6"; Width, 8'6" (8'6" on all state routes,
8" limit on some roads, but posted); Motorhome
length, 45'; Trailer length, not stated;
Combined length, 60'. Triple towing is not
permitted.
Required Equipment: Safety
chain, breakaway switch, fire extinguisher
in RV, flares or reflective signs, brakes
required on trailers over 3,000 pounds or
if gross weight of trailer exceeds empty
weight of tow vehicle, or if weight of trailer
exceeds 40% of tow-vehicle weight. Wipers/lights
must be on when conditions arise.
Riding is permitted in fifth
wheels if there is an audible and visual
device with tow vehicle and fifth wheel
has safety glass.
Overnight parking in state
rest areas is not permitted.
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Rhode
Island Road Laws
Size Limitations: Height,
13'6"; Width, 8'6"; Trailer length, none
stated; Motorhome length, 40'; combined
vehicle length, 60'. Triple towing is not
allowed.
Required Equipment:
Breakaway switch, flares or reflective signs.
Weight of trailer requiring brakes, 4,000
pounds. Wipers on/lights on for weather
conditions that require them.
Passengers may ride in pickup
camper only.
Overnight parking is permitted
in state rest areas.
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South
Carolina Road Laws
Size limitations: Height,
13'6"; Width, 8'6"; Trailer length, 48';
Motorhome length, 45'; Combined length,
not stated.
Required Equipment:
Breakaway switch, safety chain, flares or
reflective signs, fire extinguisher in RV,
brakes on trailers over 3,000 pounds gross
weight. Lights and wipers on under necessary
conditions.
Triple towing is not allowed.
Passengers may ride in pickup camper only.
Overnight parking in state rest areas is
"as posted".
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South
Dakota Road Laws
Size Limitations: Height,
14' on designated rural interstates, some
exceptions; Width, 8'6"; Trailer length,
53'; Motorhome length, 45'; Combined length,
80'. Triple towing allowed with certain
qualifications and not to exceed maximum
combined length of 75'.
Required Equipment: Safety
chain, breakaway switch, fire extinguisher
in RV, flares or reflective signs, brakes
required on trailers over 3,000 pounds gross
weight.
Riding is permitted in pickup
camper and riding is permitted in fifth
wheel with audible or visual device with
tow vehicle and safety glass. Overnight
parking in state rest areas is "as posted"
with a three hour limit.
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Tennessee
Road Laws
Size Limitations: Height,
13'6"; Width, 8'6"; Trailer length, 40';
Motorhome length, 45'; Combined length,
65'.
Required Equipment: Safety
chain, breakaway switch required on trailers
over 3,000 pounds, fire extinguisher in
RV, flares or reflective signs, brakes required
on trailers with unladen weight of 1500
pounds, wipers/lights on when conditions
require.
Triple towing is permitted
as long as it does not exceed the combined
length of 65'. Passenger riding in pickup
camper only. Overnight parking is allowed
in state rest areas.
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Texas
Road Laws
Size limitations: Height,
14'; Width, 8'6"; Trailer length, not stated';
Motorhome length, 45'; Combined length,
65'.
Required Equipment: Safety
chain, breakaway switch required on trailers
over 3,000 pounds, flares or reflective
signs, brakes on trailers with unladen weight
of 4500 pounds.
Triple towing is permitted
if combined length does not exceed 65'.
Passengers are permitted to ride in pickup
camper only. Overnight parking is as posted
in state rest areas with a 24 hour limit.
LP Gas is restricted on the
Washburn Tunnel between Pasadena and Galena
Park on the Houston Ship Channel. Maximum
of two 7 1/2 gallon containers (30 pounds
gas each) or one 10-gallon container (40
pounds of gas) of DOT (ICC) approved type,
with shutoff valve at discharge opening.
Valve must be closed when in tunnel. LP
gas as vehicle fuel is prohibited.
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Utah
Road Laws
Size Limitations: Height,
14'; Width, 8'6"; Trailer length, 40'; Motorhome
length, 45'; Combined length, 61'.
Required Equipment:
Safety chain, breakaway switch required
on trailers over 3,000 pounds, fire extinguisher
in RV, flares or reflective signs, brakes
required on trailers over 2,000 pounds.
Triple towing is allowed if
combined length does not exceed 65'; there
are some restrictions and exceptions to
this. Riding is permitted in pickup camper
only.
Overnight parking is as posted
with a 12 hour limit.
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Virginia
Road Laws
Size Limitations: Height,
13'6"; Width, 8'6"; Trailer length, 45';
Motorhome length, 45'; Combined length,
65'. Triple towing is not allowed.
Required Equipment:
Safety chain, breakaway switch required
on trailers 3,000 pounds and over, brakes
required on trailer with unladen weight
of 3,000 pounds. Wipers/Lights on when conditions
require.
Riding is permitted in pickup
camper only. Overnight parking in state
rest areas is "as posted".
RVs equipped with ICC-approved
LP tanks, not exceeding two 45-pound capacity
tanks (or two permanently mounted containers
with a maximum total capacity of 200 pounds)
may cross the Viriginia/Chesapeake Bay Bridge/Tunnel
provided that, in the opinion of the toll
collector or police officer after inspection,
the tanks are completely shut off and securely
attached.
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Vermont
Road Laws
Size limitations: Height,
13'6"; Width, 8'6"; Trailer length, 46';
Motorhome length, 46'; Combined length,
68'.
Required Equipment: Safety
chain, brakes and breakaway switch required
on trailers weighing over 3,000 pounds,
fire extinguisher in RV, flares or reflective
signs.
Triple towing is not allowed.
Passengers may ride in truck camper only.
Overnight parking in state
rest areas is not permitted.
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Washington
Road Laws
Size Limitations: Height,
14'; Width, 8'6"; Trailer length, none stated;
Motorhome length, 46'; Combined length,
75'. Triple towing is not allowed.
Required Equipment:
Safety chain, fire extinguisher in RV, flares
or reflective signs, brakes on trailers
of 3,000 pounds, breakaway switch required
on trailers over 3,000 pounds.
Passengers may ride in truck
campers only. Overnight parking is permited
in state rest areas not to exceed eight
hours.
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Wisconsin
Road Laws
Size Limitations: Height,
13'6"; Width, 8'6"; Motorhome length, 40'
(legislation pending to increase this);
Trailer length, 48'; Combined length, 60'
on selected highways, special permit. Triple
towing is with special permit and not to
exceed maximum combined length of 60 foot
on certain highways.
Required Equipment: Safety
chain, brakes on trailer with gross weight
of 3,000 pounds.
Riding is permitted in fifth
wheels trailers but there are some exceptions
or restrictions. Riding is permited without
restriction in pickup campers. Overnight
parking in state rest areas is not allowed.
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West
Virginia Road Laws
Size Limitations: Height,
13'6"; Width, 8'6"; Trailer length, 40';
Motorhome length, 45'; Combined length,
65'. Triple towing is not allowed.
Required Equipment:
Safety chain, breakaway switch, flares or
reflective signs, wipers/lights on when
conditions warrant, brakes required on trailers
over 3,000 pounds gross weight or weight
of trailer exceeds 40% of tow-vehicle weight.
Wipers/lights on when conditions warrant.
Riding is permitted in fifth
wheels and pickup campers. Overnight parking
is not permitted in state rest areas.
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Wyoming
Road Laws
Size Limitations: Height,
14'; Width, 8'6"; Trailer length, 45'; Motorhome
length, 60'; Combined length, 85'. Triple
towing is allowed but not to exceed 85'
combined length.
Required Equipment: Safety
chain, must be able to stop in 40 feet at
20 mph.
Riding is permitted in pickup
camper only. Overnight parking is "as posted"
in state rest areas.
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