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Wisconsin RV length limits

Wisconsin's limits for motorhomes, trailers, triple towing and height, quoted from its own law. Enter your rig to check it.

The law in Wisconsin

Motorhome: 45 ft
"(1) No person, without a permit therefor, may operate on a highway any single vehicle with an overall length in excess of 45 feet or any combination of 2 vehicles with an overall length in excess of 70 feet, except as otherwise provided in subs. (2), (2a), (2m), (2r), and (4m) and s. 348.08 (1)."
Trailer: 46 ft
"(L) Forty-six feet for a towed recreational vehicle."
Overall combination: 70 ft
"any combination of 2 vehicles with an overall length in excess of 70 feet"
Triple towing: With conditions
"(i) A 3-vehicle combination consisting of a towing vehicle and, in order by weight, with the lighter of the towed vehicles as the 3rd vehicle in the 3-vehicle combination unless not structurally possible, a recreational vehicle as the 2nd vehicle, and a recreational vehicle or trailer carrying any vehicle for recreational use or carrying no load as the 3rd vehicle may, without a permit, be operated on a highway if the overall length of the combination of vehicles does not exceed 65 feet"
Height: 13 ft 6 in
"(1) Except as provided in subs. (2) and (2m), no person, without a permit therefor, may operate on a highway any motor vehicle, mobile home, recreational vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer having an overall height in excess of 13 1/2 feet."
Width: 102 in (8 ft 6 in)
"(1) No person without a permit therefor shall operate on a highway any vehicle having a total width in excess of 8 feet 6 inches, except as otherwise provided in this section."

Wis. Stat. 348.07 Length of vehicles (page also shows 348.06 and 348.08), checked November 2026.

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Truck and trailer or fifth wheel · Wisconsin

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Yes. Your truck and trailer is within Wisconsin's length limits.

Add your height to check it against Wisconsin's 13 ft 6 in limit.

Trailer length
WithinYours 32 ft · limit 46 ft
"(L) Forty-six feet for a towed recreational vehicle."
"(a) The overall length of a mobile home or recreational vehicle shall be measured from the rear thereof to the rear of the vehicle to which it is attached."
Overall length
WithinYours 52 ft · limit 70 ft
"any combination of 2 vehicles with an overall length in excess of 70 feet"

Width: 102 in (8 ft 6 in)

"(1) No person without a permit therefor shall operate on a highway any vehicle having a total width in excess of 8 feet 6 inches, except as otherwise provided in this section."

"for motor homes and for recreational vehicles used only as temporary or recreational dwellings, up to an additional 4 inches on the left side and 6 inches on the right side of such vehicles for appurtenances provided that, if any appurtenance extends the maximum 4 inches on the left side or 6 inches on the right side, the appurtenance is located at a height of not less than 8 feet from the ground."

"In this paragraph, “appurtenance” means any mechanical or other device, including retracted awning assemblies, vent grates, electrical outlet covers, and door handles, that is related to the structure of the vehicle and is installed upon the vehicle by a manufacturer or dealer."

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45 ft. Wisconsin's law says: "(1) No person, without a permit therefor, may operate on a highway any single vehicle with an overall length in excess of 45 feet or any combination of 2 vehicles with an overall length in excess of 70 feet, except as otherwise provided in subs. (2), (2a), (2m), (2r), and (4m) and s. 348.08 (1)."

70 ft overall. Wisconsin's law says: "any combination of 2 vehicles with an overall length in excess of 70 feet"

With conditions. Wisconsin's law says: "(i) A 3-vehicle combination consisting of a towing vehicle and, in order by weight, with the lighter of the towed vehicles as the 3rd vehicle in the 3-vehicle combination unless not structurally possible, a recreational vehicle as the 2nd vehicle, and a recreational vehicle or trailer carrying any vehicle for recreational use or carrying no load as the 3rd vehicle may, without a permit, be operated on a highway if the overall length of the combination of vehicles does not exceed 65 feet"

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