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Connecticut RV length limits
Connecticut's limits for motorhomes, trailers, triple towing and height, quoted from its own law. Enter your rig to check it.
The law in Connecticut
Motorhome: 45 ft
"The maximum length, including load, of a single unit vehicle shall be forty-five feet"
Overall combination: 65 ft
"The following vehicles shall not be operated upon any highway or bridge without a special written permit from the Commissioner of Transportation ... (2) A combination of truck and trailer which is longer than sixty-five feet"
Height: 13 ft 6 in
"No vehicle, except a vehicle loaded with loose hay or straw, whose height, with its load, exceeds thirteen feet six inches, shall be operated upon any highway or bridge without a special written permit from the Commissioner of Transportation"
Width: 102 in (8 ft 6 in)
"(1) A vehicle, combination of vehicle and trailer or commercial vehicle combination, including each such vehicle's load, which is wider than one hundred two inches"
Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 14-262 and 14-264, Chapter 248 Vehicle Highway Use, checked November 2026.
Truck and trailer or fifth wheel in Connecticut. Yes. Your truck and trailer is within Connecticut's length limits.
Truck and trailer or fifth wheel · Connecticut
Within the limitsYes. Your truck and trailer is within Connecticut's length limits.
Add your height to check it against Connecticut's 13 ft 6 in limit.
Overall length
WithinYours 52 ft · limit 65 ft"The following vehicles shall not be operated upon any highway or bridge without a special written permit from the Commissioner of Transportation ... (2) A combination of truck and trailer which is longer than sixty-five feet"
"(B) a trailer designed and used exclusively for transporting boats when the gross weight of such boats does not exceed four thousand pounds"
Width: 102 in (8 ft 6 in)
"(1) A vehicle, combination of vehicle and trailer or commercial vehicle combination, including each such vehicle's load, which is wider than one hundred two inches"
"(E) a recreation vehicle with appurtenances, including safety devices and retracted shade awnings, no greater than six inches on each side for a maximum allowance of twelve inches"
"but not including the following safety devices: Reasonably sized rear view mirrors, turn signals, steps and handholds for entry and egress"
More from Connecticut's law
"(b) A special written permit may not be issued by the Commissioner of Transportation for a combination of vehicles consisting of a vehicle drawing a combination of three or more trailers or semitrailers, except any such combination engaged in the transportation of an indivisible load."
"Sec. 14-263. Length of camp trailers. Section 14-263 is repealed."
Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 14-262 and 14-264, Chapter 248 Vehicle Highway Use, checked November 2026.
Also read on: 2026 Supplement, Chapter 248 (checked: 14-262 and 14-264 not amended)
See your rig against every state's limits
A guide to each state's published law, not legal advice. Lengths are measured as each state's law says (bumpers and hitches count in most); posted signs, local roads and permits can differ. The linked law is the authority.
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