Low clearance bridges by state

7,797 places where an interstate or US highway has less than 16 ft of clearance. Tap a state to see its list.

Posted signs and your permit come first. These are the clearances states reported to the federal National Bridge Inventory in 2025. Repaving, snow and new work can lower them.

The lowest in America

ClearanceWhereHighwayState
9 ft 6 inOver Ohio River · Ohio River -To Brookport · MapUS-45Kentucky
10 ft 5 inOver Tygart Valley River · 0.07 mi S of US 119 · MapUS-250West Virginia
11 ft 9 inUnder CSX Railroad (340575J) · In Ringgold (Downtown) · MapUS-41Georgia
11 ft 10 inUnder C & NW Railroad · 1 M W LSD P3C · MapUS-41Illinois
11 ft 11 inOver Baker River · 4.3 mi FM Bridgewater TL · MapUS-3New Hampshire

All 100 lowest

Every state · under 16 ft