Low clearance bridges on US-281

15 spots where US-281 has less than 16 ft of clearance, in the order you drive them from south to north. The lowest is 13 ft 10 in in Nebraska, 2S Red Cloud. 1 is under 14 ft and 4 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.

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Texas · 11 under 16 ft

ClearanceWhereCounty
15 ft 1 inUnder US 83 WB · US 83 @ US 281 · MapHidalgo County
14 ft 9 inUnder I-410 EB · I-410 @ US 281 · MapBexar County
14 ft 0 inUnder I-410 WB · I-410 @ US 281 · MapBexar County
14 ft 7 inUnder Airport SB Conn. · 0.4 mi S of I-410 · MapBexar County
15 ft 1 inUnder US281SB Conn 410EB · US 281 @ I-410 Interchange · MapBexar County
15 ft 10 inUnder Sandau Road · 1.65 mi S of Bitters Road · MapBexar County
15 ft 10 inUnder Frontage Road U-Turn · 1.25 mi S of Bitters Road · MapBexar County
15 ft 10 inUnder N Loop Rd-Nakoma · 1.15 mi S of E Bitters Road · MapBexar County
15 ft 7 inUnder US 281 SBFR T / A · 0.38 mi S of Wurzbach · MapBexar County
15 ft 8 inUnder I-20 EB · 6.0 mi E of FM 4 · MapPalo Pinto County
15 ft 7 inOver Brazos River · 2.2 mi N of I-20 · MapPalo Pinto County

Kansas · 3 under 16 ft

ClearanceWhereCounty
15 ft 6 inUnder I-70 Highway EB · JT U281 / I-70 EB · MapRussell County
15 ft 5 inUnder I-70 Highway WB · JT U281 / I-70 WB · MapRussell County
15 ft 1 inUnder US 36 Highway · Ejct U281 / US 36 · MapSmith County

Nebraska · 1 under 16 ft

ClearanceWhereCounty
13 ft 10 inOver Republican River · 2S Red Cloud · MapWebster County