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Iowa oversize escort requirements

When a load over legal width, height, length or weight needs pilot cars or a police escort in Iowa, on two-lane and divided highways.

From the state's published tables; some cases are set per permit

Iowa escorts by load, two-lane and divided highways
LoadTwo-lane highwayDivided highwayRule
Width12'6" wide1 front1 rearwidth >12' — 1 front (2-lane); width >12' — 1 rear (4-lane/divided)
Width14'6" wide1 front1 rearwidth >12' — 1 front (2-lane); width >12' — 1 rear (4-lane/divided)
Width16'6" wide1 front1 rearwidth >12' — 1 front (2-lane); width >12' — 1 rear (4-lane/divided)
Width18'6" wide1 front1 rearwidth >12' — 1 front (2-lane); width >12' — 1 rear (4-lane/divided)
Height15'6" high1 front1 frontheight 14'6"–20' — 1 front with height pole
Height16'6" high1 front1 frontheight 14'6"–20' — 1 front with height pole
Length110' overallNoneNoneNo escort trigger at this size
Length130' overall1 rear1 rearlength >120' — 1 rear
Weight200,000 lb grossNoneNoneNo escort trigger at this size

Each example changes one dimension from a legal 8′6″ wide, 13′6″ high, 75′, 80,000 lb tractor-trailer. Real moves often combine several. “Set by permit” means Iowa decides that case on the permit itself. Permits can add conditions of their own, so check yours before you move.

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