Low clearance bridges on I-290

37 spots where I-290 has less than 16 ft of clearance, in the order you drive them from west to east. The lowest is 13 ft 8 in in Illinois, 3 M W US 34. 6 are under 14 ft and 29 under 15 ft.

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.

15 ft 8 in under I-294 SB to I-290 · I-29014 ft 2 in under US 12 20 45 Mannhe · I-29014 ft 7 in under IHB Railroad · I-29014 ft 4 in under 25th Avenue · I-29014 ft 2 in under 17th Avenue · I-29014 ft 2 in under 9th Avenue · I-29014 ft 4 in under 5th Avenue · I-29014 ft 4 in under IL 171 (1st Ave) · I-29014 ft 6 in under Des Plaines Avenue · I-29014 ft 4 in under Oak Park Avenue · I-29014 ft 4 in under East Avenue · I-29014 ft 4 in under Laramie Avenue · I-29015 ft 7 in under Lavergne Avenue Pedestrian O · I-29014 ft 6 in under IL 50 (Cicero Avenue · I-29015 ft 10 in under BRC Railroad · I-29013 ft 10 in under Kostner Avenue · I-29013 ft 8 in under Keeler Avenue · I-29013 ft 10 in under Pulaski Road · I-29013 ft 8 in under Independence Boulevard · I-29013 ft 8 in under Central Park Avenue · I-29014 ft 2 in under Homan Avenue · I-29014 ft 6 in under Kedzie Avenue · I-29015 ft 3 in under Albany Avenue Pedestrian Op · I-29014 ft 4 in under Sacramento Boulevard · I-29014 ft 4 in under California Avenue · I-29014 ft 7 in under Railroad - NS & UP · I-29014 ft 4 in under Western Avenue · I-29014 ft 7 in under Leavitt Street · I-29014 ft 2 in under Paulina Street · I-29014 ft 4 in under Ashland Avenue · I-29014 ft 4 in under Loomis Street · I-29015 ft 3 in under I-90 EB 2 Taylor · I-29015 ft 5 in under Highway Swanson Road · I-29013 ft 10 in under ST122 A / Vernon Street · I-29014 ft 7 in under Highway Harrison Street · I-29015 ft 1 in under Highway Laurel Street · I-29015 ft 5 in under Highway Burncoat Street · I-290