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Ohio RV length limits
Ohio's limits for motorhomes, trailers, triple towing and height, quoted from its own law. Enter your rig to check it.
The law in Ohio
Motorhome: 45 ft
"(7) Forty-five feet for recreational vehicles;"
Overall combination: 65 ft
"(6) Sixty-five feet for any other combination of vehicles coupled together, with or without load, except as provided in divisions (C)(3) and (4), and in division (E) of this section;"
Height: 13 ft 6 in
"(D) No such vehicle shall have a height in excess of thirteen feet six inches, with or without load."
Width: 102 in (8 ft 6 in)
"(4) One hundred two inches for recreational vehicles, excluding safety devices and retracted awnings and other appurtenances of six inches or less in width and except that the director may prohibit the operation of one hundred two inch recreational vehicles on designated state highways or portions of highways;"
Section 5577.05, Ohio Revised Code, checked November 2026.
Truck and trailer or fifth wheel in Ohio. Yes. Your truck and trailer is within Ohio's length limits.
Truck and trailer or fifth wheel · Ohio
Within the limitsYes. Your truck and trailer is within Ohio's length limits.
Add your height to check it against Ohio's 13 ft 6 in limit.
Overall length
WithinYours 52 ft · limit 65 ft"(6) Sixty-five feet for any other combination of vehicles coupled together, with or without load, except as provided in divisions (C)(3) and (4), and in division (E) of this section;"
Width: 102 in (8 ft 6 in)
"(4) One hundred two inches for recreational vehicles, excluding safety devices and retracted awnings and other appurtenances of six inches or less in width and except that the director may prohibit the operation of one hundred two inch recreational vehicles on designated state highways or portions of highways;"
"(F) The widths prescribed in division (B) of this section shall not include side mirrors, turn signal lamps, marker lamps, handholds for cab entry and egress, flexible fender extensions, mud flaps, splash and spray suppressant devices, and load-induced tire bulge."
More from Ohio's law
"(8) Fifty feet for all other vehicles except trailers and semitrailers, with or without load."
"(H) As used in this section, "recreational vehicle" has the same meaning as in section 4501.01 of the Revised Code."
Source: Section 5577.05, Ohio Revised Code, checked November 2026.
Also read on: Section 4513.32, Ohio Revised Code (towing connections)
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