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TRAILER SIZE LIMITS
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TRAILER BRAKES
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RIDING
PERMITTED
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CAMPING
PERMITTED
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Province/State
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Length
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Combined
Trailer/
Towing Vehicle
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Width |
Height |
Independent
Brake System (A)
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In Towed Trailer |
In Pickup Camper
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In State
Rest Areas
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Canada
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Alberta
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41' /
12.5 m
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66' / 20 m
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8' 6" / 2.6 m
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12' 6" / 3.85 m
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2,004 lb.
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No
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Yes (I)
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No
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British Columbia
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41' /
12.5 m
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66' /
20 m
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8' 6" /
2.6 m
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13' 6" /
4.15 m
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3,087 lb.
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No
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NR
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No
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Manitoba
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41' /
12.5 m
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71' / 21.5 m
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8' 6" /
2.6 m
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13' 6" /
4.15 m
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2,007 lb.
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No
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Yes
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As posted
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New Brunswick
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41' /
12.5 m
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75' 5" / 23 m
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8' 6" /
2.6 m
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13' 6" /
4.15 m
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3,308 lb.
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No
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No
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As posted
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Newfoundland
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41' /
12.5 m
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75' 5" /
23 m
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8' 6" /
2.6 m
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13' 6" /
4.1 m
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9,923 lb. (N)
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NR (B)
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NR (B)
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As posted
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NWT Nunavut
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41' /
12.5 m
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69' / 21 m
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8' 6" /
2.6 m
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13' 6" /
4.15 m
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2,999 lb.
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No
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Yes (I)
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-
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Nova Scotia
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48' 1" / 14.65 m
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75' 5" /
23 m
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8' 6" /
2.6 m
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13' 6" /
4.15 m
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2,977 lb.
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No
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Yes (J)
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Yes
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Ontario
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41' /
12.5 m
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75' 5" / 23 m
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8' 6" /
2.6 m
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13' 6" / 4.15 m
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2,977 lb.
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No
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Yes
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NR (B)
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Prince Edward Is.
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53' 2" / 16.2 m
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75' 5" /
23 m
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8' 6" /
2.6 m
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14' 8" / 4.5 m
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2,977 lb.
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Yes
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Yes
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As posted
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Quebec
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53' 2" /
16.2 m
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75' 5" /
23 m
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8' 6" /
2.6 m
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13' 6" /
4.15 m
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2,867 lb.
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No
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Yes
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No
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Saskatchewan
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41' /
12.5 m
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75' 5" /
23 m
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8' 6" /
2.6 m
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13' 6" /
4.15 m
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2,977 lb.
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No
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Yes
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No
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Yukon Territory
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53' / 16.15 m
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82' / 25 m
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8' 2" /
2.5 m
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13' 7" /
4.2 m
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2,007 lb.
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No
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Yes
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No
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United States
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Alabama
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40'
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60'
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8'
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13 1/2'
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3,000 lbs.
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No
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Yes
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No
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Alaska
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40'
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75'
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8 1/2'
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14'
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5,000 lbs.
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No
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Yes
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As posted
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Arizona
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Varies
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65'
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8'
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13 1/2'
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3,000 lbs.
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Yes (C)
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Yes
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No tents
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Arkansas
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-
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-
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8 1/2'
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13 1/2'
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3,000 lbs.
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No
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-
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No
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California
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40'
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65'
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8 1/2'
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14'
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1,500 lbs.
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No (F)
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Yes (F)
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No
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Colorado
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45
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70'
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8' 1/2"
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13'
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3,000 lbs.
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No
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Yes
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No
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Connecticut
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45'
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60'
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8 1/2'
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13 1/2'
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3,000 lbs.
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No
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Yes
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No
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Delaware
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40'
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70'
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8' 1/2"
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13' 1/2"
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4,000 lbs.
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No
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NR (B)
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No
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D.C.
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40'
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55'
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8'
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13'
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3,000 lbs.
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No
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Yes
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-
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Florida
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48'
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65'
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8 1/2'
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13 1/2'
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3,000 lbs.
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No
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Yes
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As posted
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Georgia
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-
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55'
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8'
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13 1/2'
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3,000 lbs.
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No
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NR (B)
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No
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Hawaii
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40'
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65'
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9'
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13 1/2'
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3,000 lbs.
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No
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Yes
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-
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Idaho
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48'
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75'
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8 1/2'
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14'
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1,500 lbs.
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No
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Yes
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No
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Illinois
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42'
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60'
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8'
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13 1/2'
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3,000 lbs.
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No
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NR (B)
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No
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Indiana
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-
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60'
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8' 1/2"
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13' 1/2"
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3,000 lbs.
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Iowa
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-
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65'
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8 1/2'
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13 1/2'
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3,000 lbs.
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Kansas
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45'
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Varies
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8' 1/2"
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14'
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Yes
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No
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Yes (J)
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Yes
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Kentucky
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-
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65'
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8'
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13' 1/2"
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Not required
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Louisiana
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30'
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70'
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8'
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13' 1/2"
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3,000 lbs.
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No
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Yes
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No
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Maine
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45'
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65'
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8' 1/2"
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13' 1/2"
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3,000 lbs.
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No
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Yes
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As posted
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Maryland
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-
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55'
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8' 1/2"
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13' 1/2"
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3,000 lbs.
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No
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Yes
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No
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Massachusetts
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33'
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-
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8' 1/2"
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13' 1/2"
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10,000 lbs.
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No
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Yes
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No
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Michigan
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-
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60' (M)
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8'
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13' 1/2"
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3,000 lbs.
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Yes
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Yes
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As posted
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Minnesota
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40'
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60'
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8' 1/2"
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13' 1/2"
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3,000 lbs.
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NR (B)
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NR (B)
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As posted
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Mississippi
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-
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50'
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8' 1/2"
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13' 1/2"
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2,000 lbs.
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No
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No
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-
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Missouri
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-
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60'
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8'
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13' 1/2"
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Not required
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Yes
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Yes
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As posted
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Montana
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-
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65'
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8' 1/2"
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13' 1/2"
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3,000 lbs.
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No (N)
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Yes
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As posted
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Nebraska
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40'
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65'
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8' 1/2"
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14' 1/2"
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3,000 lbs.
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Nevada
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-
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70'
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8' 1/2"
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14'
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3,000 lbs. (G)
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No
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Yes
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As posted
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New Hampshire
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-
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48'
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8'
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13' 1/2"
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1,500 lbs.
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No
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Yes
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No
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New Jersey
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40'
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48'
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8'
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13' 1/2"
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3,000 lbs.
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NR (B)
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NR (B)
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Yes
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New Mexico
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40'
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65'
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8'
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14'
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3,000 lbs.
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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New York
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-
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60' (E)
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8'
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13' 1/2"
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3,000 lbs.
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No
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Yes
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As posted
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North Carolina
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48'
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60'
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8' 1/2"
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13' 1/2"
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1,000 lbs.
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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North Dakota
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60'
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75'
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8' 1/2"
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14'
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Required
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No (M)
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Yes
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NR (B)
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Ohio
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-
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65'
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8' 1/2"
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13' 1/2"
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2,000 lbs.
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No
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Yes
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No
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Oklahoma
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-
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65'
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8'
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13'
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3,000 lbs.
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Oregon
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35'
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(F)
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8' 1/2"
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14'
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None (F)
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No (M)
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Yes
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No
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Pennsylvania
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40'
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60'
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8 1/2'
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13' 1/2"
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3,000 lbs.
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No (F)
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Yes
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No
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Rhode Island
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48 1/2'
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60'
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8 1/2'
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13 1/2'
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4,000 lbs.
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No
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Yes
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As posted
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South Carolina
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53'
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-
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8 1/2'
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13 1/2'
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3,000 lbs.
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No
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Yes (J)
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No
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South Dakota
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-
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70' (J)
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8 1/2'
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14'
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3,000 lbs.
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No (M)
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Yes
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No
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Tennessee
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48'
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65'
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8'
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13 1/2'
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3,000 lbs.
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Yes (J)
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Yes (J)
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No
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Texas
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-
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65'
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8 1/2'
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14'
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4,500 lbs.
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Utah
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48'
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65'
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8 1/2'
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14'
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2,000 lbs.
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No
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-
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As posted
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Vermont
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48'
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65'
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8 1/2'
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13 1/2'
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3,000 lbs.
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No
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Yes
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No
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Virginia
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-
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65'
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8 1/2'
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13 1/2'
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3,000 lbs.
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No
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Yes
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No
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Washington
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48'
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75'
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8 1/2'
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14'
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3,000 lbs. (F)
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No
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Yes
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No
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West Virginia
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40
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65'
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8'
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13 1/2'
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3,000 lbs.
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NR (B)
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NR (B)
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No
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Wisconsin
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40'
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65'
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8 1/2'
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13 1/2'
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3,000 lbs.
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No (L)
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Yes
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No
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Wyoming
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60'
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85'
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8 1/2'
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14'
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3,000 lbs.
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No
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Yes
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No
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SPECIAL NOTES
(A) Required if gross weight exceeds amount shown
(B) No regulations
(C) Permitted but not recommended
(D) Maximum width 8 ft. on Interstate
(E) Total 55 ft. if trailer exceeds 45 ft.
(F) Check with state/province for exceptions and restrictions
(G) If trailer was manufactured after July 1, 1975, independent braking
system is required when gross weight is 1,500 lbs. or more
(H) Person must be seated in a regular passenger seat or in a seat permanently
mounted to camper
(I) Owner's family only
(J) Special provisions apply
(K) Required on second towed vehicle
(L) Permitted in fifth-wheelers only
(M) Special provisions apply to fifth-wheelers
(N) Or two or more axles
ADDITIONAL TRAILER RESTRICTIONS
ALABAMA-House trailers more than 40 ft. long or 8 ft. wide excluded
without state permit.
CALIFORNIA-Maximum of one boat or general utility trailer may be
towed behind passenger of pleasure vehicles.
COLORADO-No trailers permitted on Broadmoor-Chyenne Mountain Highway
Or Pikes Peak Auto Highway.
CONNECTICUT-Recreational Vehicles whose limits exceed 7 1/2 ft. wide,
8 ft. high, 24 ft long and 7,500 lbs. are prohibited on Merritt and Wilbur
Parkways.
ILLINOIS-No trailers on bridge between Fulton, Illinois, and Clinton,
Iowa.
IOWA-Travel trailers, house trailers and mobile homes over 3,000
lbs. are required to have brakes, equalizing hitches and sway control.
MARYLAND-No vehicles with bottled gas permitted in Baltimore Harbor
Tunnel and Fort McHenry Tunnel.
MINNESOTA-Breakaway brakes are required for trailers weighing 6,000
lbs. gross and over.
MISSISSIPPI-Trailers longer than 32 ft. prohibited on Natchez Trace.
MONTANA-See Glacier National Park for RV restrictions on the Going-to-the-Sun
Road.
NEVADA-More than one boat or general utility trailer ma be towed
behind passenger or pleasure vehicles; check with state restrictions.
NEW YORK-Use on most parkways prohibited; check with state for restrictions.
NORTH CAROLINA-Independent brake system required on house trailers
weighing more than 1,000 lbs. and manufactured after December 31, 1974.
UTAH-Breakaway braking system required if over 3,000 lbs.
VIRGINIA-No camping vehicles carrying more than two non-permanently
mounted 45 lbs. bottled gas tanks with valves closed: Hampton Roads Bridge
Tunnel, Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel and Norfolk-Portsmouth Tunnel.
WISCONSIN-Riding in fifth-wheel trailers permitted under certain
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