Weight limitRussia
Traffic rules
Russia
1. 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.
Does every weight-limit sign measure the same kind of vehicle weight in Russia?
Sign 3.11 restricts the total actual mass of a vehicle or vehicle combination. Sign 3.12 separately restricts the actual mass on an axle. Supplementary plate 8.11 instead identifies the maximum authorised mass threshold for the sign it qualifies. Read the actual control rather than treating these measures as interchangeable.
Vehicles heavier than indicated prohibited.
English • Traffic sign 3.11 • Mass limit. Vehicles and combinations with a combined actual mass over 7 t are prohibited.
Русский • 3.11 • Ограничение массы. Запрещено движение транспортных средств и составов с общей фактической массой более 7 т.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Pravo.gov.ru • ПДД РФ • приложение 1 • 3.11
🔗 Pravo.gov.ru • Официальная редакция от 28.08.2026
SVG source: User:Flrn • Public domain • Original revision 2014-06-07. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Vehicles exceeding the axle-load limit prohibited.
English • Traffic sign 3.12 • Axle load limit. Traffic is prohibited if the actual load on any axle exceeds 6 t.
Русский • 3.12 • Ограничение массы, приходящейся на ось транспортного средства. Запрещено движение, если фактическая нагрузка на любую ось превышает 6 т.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Pravo.gov.ru • ПДД РФ • приложение 1 • 3.12
🔗 Pravo.gov.ru • Официальная редакция от 28.08.2026
SVG source: User:Flrn • Public domain • Original revision 2014-06-07. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Do cargo and trailers matter for a posted weight restriction in Russia?
Cargo, passengers and a trailer affect the actual mass to be checked for sign 3.11, which covers vehicle combinations as well as individual vehicles. Axle loading must also comply with sign 3.12 where present. A restriction qualified by maximum-authorised-mass plate 8.11 uses a different measure, so unloading alone may not remove it.
Vehicles heavier than indicated prohibited.
English • Traffic sign 3.11 • Mass limit. Vehicles and combinations with a combined actual mass over 7 t are prohibited.
Русский • 3.11 • Ограничение массы. Запрещено движение транспортных средств и составов с общей фактической массой более 7 т.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Pravo.gov.ru • ПДД РФ • приложение 1 • 3.11
🔗 Pravo.gov.ru • Официальная редакция от 28.08.2026
SVG source: User:Flrn • Public domain • Original revision 2014-06-07. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Vehicles exceeding the axle-load limit prohibited.
English • Traffic sign 3.12 • Axle load limit. Traffic is prohibited if the actual load on any axle exceeds 6 t.
Русский • 3.12 • Ограничение массы, приходящейся на ось транспортного средства. Запрещено движение, если фактическая нагрузка на любую ось превышает 6 т.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Pravo.gov.ru • ПДД РФ • приложение 1 • 3.12
🔗 Pravo.gov.ru • Официальная редакция от 28.08.2026
SVG source: User:Flrn • Public domain • Original revision 2014-06-07. Wikimedia original unmodified.
What should you do if your vehicle exceeds a bridge weight limit in Russia?
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.
