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36. Weight limit

A weight limit prohibits vehicles or vehicle combinations whose mass exceeds the value shown from entering or passing a road section, bridge, tunnel or other structure. Depending on local law, the restriction may concern the vehicle’s actual loaded mass, maximum authorised mass or load on an individual axle.

Drivers must know which type of mass the sign refers to and must include the vehicle, passengers, cargo and any trailer where required. A vehicle that exceeds the limit must use another suitable route.

Weight-limit signs at the bridge over Pitkovický Stream on Rooseveltova. (Kuří, Czechia)
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Does every weight-limit sign measure the same kind of vehicle weight in Czechia?

Czech B13 restricts actual loaded mass. For a combination, its number applies to each vehicle separately; a supplementary Jediné vozidlo plate has its own special combined-mass rule. B14 instead restricts actual axle load, while the goods-vehicle restriction B4 uses a different vehicle-category and authorised-mass framework. Read the exact sign and plate rather than treating all mass limits alike.

🔗 e-sbirka.gov.cz • Czechia, Road Traffic Act 361/2000 — sections 4, 18; Decree Annex 3 B4, B13–B17

🔗 e-sbirka.gov.cz • Czechia, Decree 294/2015 — current sign and marking descriptions, annexes 1–10

Do cargo and trailers matter for a posted weight restriction in Czechia?

Yes, whenever the rule is based on actual loaded mass or the total mass of a combination. Cargo, passengers and the trailer affect that figure; weight on individual axles may be limited separately. If the sign instead uses authorised maximum mass, an empty vehicle may still be prohibited.

🔗 e-sbirka.gov.cz • Czechia, Road Traffic Act 361/2000 — sections 4, 18; Decree Annex 3 B4, B13–B17

🔗 e-sbirka.gov.cz • Czechia, Decree 294/2015 — current sign and marking descriptions, annexes 1–10

What should you do if your vehicle exceeds a bridge weight limit in Czechia?

Do not drive onto the bridge. Follow the signed alternative route and check the vehicle’s gross and axle loads as applicable. A general heavy-vehicle permit does not automatically authorise crossing every restricted bridge.

🔗 e-sbirka.gov.cz • Czechia, Road Traffic Act 361/2000 — sections 4, 18; Decree Annex 3 B4, B13–B17

🔗 e-sbirka.gov.cz • Czechia, Decree 294/2015 — current sign and marking descriptions, annexes 1–10

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