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Mississippi RV length limits
Mississippi's limits for motorhomes, trailers, triple towing and height, quoted from its own law. Enter your rig to check it.
The law in Mississippi
Motorhome: 45 ft
"No motor home shall have an overall length exclusive of front and rear bumpers, in excess of forty-five (45) feet."
Trailer: 53 ft
"No semitrailer operating in a truck tractor-semitrailer combination and no trailer drawn by a motor vehicle shall exceed a length of fifty-three (53) feet."
Triple towing: With conditions
"No semitrailer or trailer combinations in excess of two (2) units, excluding the towing motor vehicle, shall be allowed to operate on the highways of this state."
Height: 13 ft 6 in
"Under no conditions may any vehicle, loaded or unloaded, exceed a total height of thirteen and one-half feet."
Width: 102 in (8 ft 6 in)
"the total outside width of any vehicle, exclusive of required safety devices, or the load thereon shall not exceed eight and one-half (8-1/2) feet"
Senate Bill 2548 (2023 Regular Session, as sent to Governor, approved 03/10/2023), Mississippi Legislature, reprinting Miss. Code 63-5-19 as amended, checked November 2026.
Truck and trailer or fifth wheel in Mississippi. Check before you go. We found no overall length rule for your truck and trailer in Mississippi's law.
Truck and trailer or fifth wheel · Mississippi
Check before you goCheck before you go. We found no overall length rule for your truck and trailer in Mississippi's law.
Trailer length
WithinYours 32 ft · limit 53 ft"No semitrailer operating in a truck tractor-semitrailer combination and no trailer drawn by a motor vehicle shall exceed a length of fifty-three (53) feet."
Overall length
Not statedNo rule for this found in the state's law. Ask the state DOT before you drive.
Width: 102 in (8 ft 6 in)
"the total outside width of any vehicle, exclusive of required safety devices, or the load thereon shall not exceed eight and one-half (8-1/2) feet"
"appurtenances on recreational vehicles shall be allowed so long as they are inside the exterior rearview mirrors of the recreational vehicle or inside the exterior rearview mirrors of the vehicle towing the recreational vehicle, and such mirrors do not extend further than necessary to obtain the appropriate field of view."
More from Mississippi's law
"Except as otherwise provided in this section, no single vehicle, unladen or with load, shall have an overall length, inclusive of front and rear bumpers, in excess of forty (40) feet."
"No more than two vehicles in any combination may be towed by saddle mounts, and no more than one motor vehicle may be towed by towbar."
"The total outside width of any vehicle, including the load being carried on that vehicle, cannot exceed eight and one-half feet."
Source: Senate Bill 2548 (2023 Regular Session, as sent to Governor, approved 03/10/2023), Mississippi Legislature, reprinting Miss. Code 63-5-19 as amended, checked November 2026.
Also read on: House Bill 1236 (2002 Regular Session, as sent to Governor, approved 03/19/2002), Mississippi Legislature, reprinting Miss. Code 63-5-13, outside width (width and RV mirror rule) · Mississippi Department of Public Safety Driver's Manual (revised 1/15/2025), Size Regulations and Combination Towing (height, towbar, width) · SB 2548 (2023) history: Approved by Governor 03/10
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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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