Single-axle load limit.
Kansas City Code § 70-909
in effectSec. 70-909. - Single-axle load limit.
(a) The gross weight imposed on a bridge maintained by the city by the wheels of any one axle of a vehicle shall not exceed 18,000 pounds.
(b) The gross weight imposed on a street or highway by the wheels of any one axle of a vehicle shall not exceed 20,000 pounds.
(c) The gross weight imposed on a street or highway by the wheels of any one axle of a motor vehicle operating exclusively within the city or within two miles of the corporate limits of the city or within the commercial zone as defined by RSMo 304.190.3 shall not exceed 22,400 pounds.
(d) For the purposes of this article, an axle load shall be defined as the total load transmitted to the road by all wheels whose centers are included between two parallel transverse vertical planes 40 inches apart, extending across the full width of the vehicle.
(Code of Gen. Ords. 1967, § 34.250; Ord. No. 41525, 10-20-72; Ord. No. 56381, 8-16-84)
Source: City of Kansas City, Missouri, Code of Ordinances, Charter and Zoning and Development Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/mo/kansas_city/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COORKAMIVOII_CH70TRVE_ARTXIVEWESILO_S70-909SILELOLIFetched: 10/28/2026