Low clearance bridges on US-40

47 spots where US-40 has less than 16 ft of clearance, in the order you drive them from west to east. The lowest is 14 ft 0 in in Kansas, 1.48 mi South of 59 N Junction. 32 are 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.

Map of US-40 with a pin on each low spot.
Hover a pin to read it, tap it to find it in the list. © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap

Colorado · 1 under 16 ft

ClearanceWhereCounty
15 ft 5 inUnder I-70 ML Ebnd · 2.5 mi E of Airport Boulevard · MapAdams County

Kansas · 5 under 16 ft

ClearanceWhereCounty
15 ft 11 inUnder I-70 Highway EB · Junction US 40 / I-70 EB · MapGove County
15 ft 7 inUnder I-70 Highway WB · Junction US 40 / I-70 WB · MapGove County
15 ft 10 inUnder I-70 Highway WB (Kta) · SN-DG Co Line · MapDouglas County
14 ft 8 inUnder Irving Hill Road · 0.75 mi N K10 · MapDouglas County
14 ft 0 inUnder UP Railroad · 1.48 mi South of 59 N Junction · MapDouglas County

Missouri · 6 under 16 ft

ClearanceWhereCounty
15 ft 3 inUnder I-70 E · S 13 T 49 N R 33 W · MapJackson County
15 ft 3 inUnder I-70 W · S 13 T 49 N R 33 W · MapJackson County
14 ft 7 inUnder I-70 W · S 21 T 49 N R 32 W · MapJackson County
14 ft 9 inUnder I-70 E · S 21 T 49 N R 32 W · MapJackson County
15 ft 3 inUnder I-470 W · S 29 T 49 N R 31 W · MapJackson County
15 ft 3 inUnder I-470 E · S 29 T 49 N R 31 W · MapJackson County

Illinois · 5 under 16 ft

ClearanceWhereCounty
15 ft 10 inUnder St Clair Avenue · N of Collinsville Avenue · MapSt. Clair County
14 ft 7 inUnder Fairmont Lane · 1.86 mi W of IL 157 · MapMadison County
14 ft 7 inUnder TR-373 · 1 mi W US 40 Int · MapFayette County
14 ft 7 inUnder CN Railroad · In Effingham · MapEffingham County
14 ft 2 inUnder CNRL Railroad · 1 mi E Martinsville · MapClark County

Indiana · 2 under 16 ft

ClearanceWhereCounty
14 ft 2 inUnder I-465 SB · 01.55 N US 52 · MapMarion County
14 ft 6 inUnder I-465 NB · 01.55 N US 52 · MapMarion County

Ohio · 15 under 16 ft

ClearanceWhereCounty
15 ft 7 inUnder SR-4 · Junction US 40 · MapClark County
14 ft 11 inUnder US 68 · Junction US 40 · MapClark County
14 ft 9 inUnder US 68 · Junction US 40 · MapClark County
14 ft 6 inUnder IR-70 · Junction US 40 · MapClark County
15 ft 1 inUnder London-Delaware Road · At Junction US 40 · MapMadison County
15 ft 3 inUnder I-270 · 7.04 mi N of I-71 · MapFranklin County
14 ft 6 inUnder Ramp US 40 to I-270N · 0.04 mi E of SR270 · MapFranklin County
15 ft 5 inUnder IR-70 · 1.28 mi E of IR670 · MapFranklin County
14 ft 11 inUnder Ir 70 East · At Junction of US 22 & US 40 · MapMuskingum County
14 ft 7 inUnder Ir 70 West · At Junction US 22 & US 40 · MapMuskingum County
14 ft 9 inUnder East Bound I-70 · At Junction of SR 285 & US 40 · MapGuernsey County
14 ft 5 inUnder I-70 West Bound · At Junction US 40 & SR 285 · MapGuernsey County
14 ft 10 inUnder Ir 70 · 4.91 mi E of S.R.149 · MapBelmont County
14 ft 10 inUnder Ir 70 · 4.93 M E of Morristown · MapBelmont County
14 ft 5 inUnder SR 7 · .9 M E of Bridgeport · MapBelmont County

West Virginia · 2 under 16 ft

ClearanceWhereCounty
14 ft 11 inUnder I-70 Eastbound · 0.60 mi West Junction US 40 · MapOhio County
14 ft 11 inUnder I-70 EB & WB · 0.35 mi West Junction US 40Ohio County

Pennsylvania · 4 under 16 ft

ClearanceWhereCounty
14 ft 11 inUnder SR 0070 · North Franklin Township · MapWashington County
14 ft 11 inUnder SR 0070 · North Franklin Township · MapWashington County
14 ft 11 inUnder SR 2079 · California Borough · MapWashington County
15 ft 1 inUnder SR 0119 Southbound · South & North Union TWP. · MapFayette County

Maryland · 5 under 16 ft

ClearanceWhereCounty
14 ft 0 inOver Franklin Street & CSX Railroad · 0.14 mi E of Natl Highway S · MapAllegany County
14 ft 11 inUnder I-695 · 1.23 mi N of MD 144 · MapBaltimore County
14 ft 11 inUnder MD 700 · .82 M E of Rossville Boulevard · MapBaltimore County
14 ft 11 inUnder MD 24 SBR · 0.30 mi N of MD 755 · MapHarford County
14 ft 0 inOver Susquehanna River-Pa Railroad · Harford-Cecil Co Line · MapHarford County

New Jersey · 2 under 16 ft

ClearanceWhereCounty
15 ft 3 inUnder Ac Exp EB Ramp E · 2.5 mi W of RT30 & 87 Junction · MapAtlantic County
14 ft 11 inUnder Dorset Avenue Conn · 3.1 Miles East of US 9 · MapAtlantic County