Low clearance bridges on US-36
22 spots where US-36 has less than 16 ft of clearance, in the order you drive them from west to east. The lowest is 13 ft 10 in in Illinois, 0.5 mi W of US 45. 2 are under 14 ft and 10 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.
Colorado · 1 under 16 ft
| Clearance | Where | County |
|---|---|---|
| 15 ft 11 in | Under Table Mesa Drive · In Boulder · Map | Boulder County |
Kansas · 1 under 16 ft
| Clearance | Where | County |
|---|---|---|
| 15 ft 11 in | Under Local Road · 6.96 mi E of Junction 73 & 36 · Map | Brown County |
Missouri · 8 under 16 ft
| Clearance | Where | County |
|---|---|---|
| 15 ft 6 in | Under 22nd St N · S 21 T 57 N R 35 W · Map | Buchanan County |
| 15 ft 10 in | Under 33rd St S · S 22 T 57 N R 35 W · Map | Buchanan County |
| 15 ft 5 in | Under I-29 S · S 14 T 57 N R 35 W · Map | Buchanan County |
| 15 ft 3 in | Under I-29 N · S 14 T 57 N R 35 W · Map | Buchanan County |
| 14 ft 9 in | Under MO 13 S · S 24 T 57 N R 28 W · Map | Caldwell County |
| 15 ft 1 in | Under US 65 S · S 12 T 57 N R 24 W · Map | Livingston County |
| 14 ft 11 in | Under US 65 N · S 12 T 57 N R 24 W · Map | Livingston County |
| 15 ft 5 in | Under US 63 S · S 9 T 57 N R 14 W · Map | Macon County |
Illinois · 8 under 16 ft
| Clearance | Where | County |
|---|---|---|
| 15 ft 8 in | Under S Second St Road · .5M W I-55 / 6th Street · Map | Sangamon County |
| 14 ft 9 in | Under N & S Railroad · W of Pine Street · Map | Macon County |
| 13 ft 10 in | Under Union Pacific Railroad · 0.5 mi W of US 45 · Map | Douglas County |
| 14 ft 11 in | Under IC Railroad · W Edge of Tuscola · Map | Douglas County |
| 14 ft 2 in | Under IC Railroad · W Edge of Tuscola · Map | Douglas County |
| 14 ft 0 in | Under I-57 (SB) · Tuscola · Map | Douglas County |
| 14 ft 0 in | Under I-57 (NB) · Tuscola · Map | Douglas County |
| 13 ft 10 in | Under CNRL Railroad · 0.5 mi W of IL 1 · Map | Edgar County |
Indiana · 1 under 16 ft
| Clearance | Where | County |
|---|---|---|
| 15 ft 3 in | Over Wabash River · 01.79 E SR 63 · Map | Vermillion County |