Low clearance bridges on I-55 Business

10 spots where I-55 Business has less than 16 ft of clearance, in the order you drive them from south to north. The lowest is 13 ft 8 in in Illinois, 0.56 mi N Stanford. 2 are under 14 ft and 8 under 15 ft.

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

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Illinois · 10 under 16 ft

ClearanceWhereCounty
14 ft 4 inUnder I-72 / US 36 (EB) · S Edge Springfield · MapSangamon County
14 ft 2 inUnder I-72 / US 36 (WB) · S Edge Springfield · MapSangamon County
15 ft 1 inUnder Illinois Central R · S 5th & Stanford-Spfld · MapSangamon County
14 ft 6 inUnder Illinois Central R · S 6th & Stanford-Spfld · MapSangamon County
14 ft 0 inUnder Norfolk Southern Railroad · 0.45 mi N Stanford · MapSangamon County
14 ft 0 inUnder Union Pacific Railroad · 0.45 mi N Stanford · MapSangamon County
13 ft 8 inUnder Union Pacific Railroad · 0.56 mi N Stanford · MapSangamon County
13 ft 8 inUnder Norfolk Southern Railroad · 0.56 mi N Stanford · MapSangamon County
15 ft 8 inUnder Union Pacific Railroad · 2 BLKS N of Converse · MapSangamon County
14 ft 4 inUnder I-55 NBL · NBL Ovr 55 Busn Loop · MapMcLean County