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.
Colorado · 1 under 16 ft
| Clearance | Where | County |
|---|---|---|
| 15 ft 5 in | Under I-70 ML Ebnd · 2.5 mi E of Airport Boulevard · Map | Adams County |
Kansas · 5 under 16 ft
| Clearance | Where | County |
|---|---|---|
| 15 ft 11 in | Under I-70 Highway EB · Junction US 40 / I-70 EB · Map | Gove County |
| 15 ft 7 in | Under I-70 Highway WB · Junction US 40 / I-70 WB · Map | Gove County |
| 15 ft 10 in | Under I-70 Highway WB (Kta) · SN-DG Co Line · Map | Douglas County |
| 14 ft 8 in | Under Irving Hill Road · 0.75 mi N K10 · Map | Douglas County |
| 14 ft 0 in | Under UP Railroad · 1.48 mi South of 59 N Junction · Map | Douglas County |
Missouri · 6 under 16 ft
| Clearance | Where | County |
|---|---|---|
| 15 ft 3 in | Under I-70 E · S 13 T 49 N R 33 W · Map | Jackson County |
| 15 ft 3 in | Under I-70 W · S 13 T 49 N R 33 W · Map | Jackson County |
| 14 ft 7 in | Under I-70 W · S 21 T 49 N R 32 W · Map | Jackson County |
| 14 ft 9 in | Under I-70 E · S 21 T 49 N R 32 W · Map | Jackson County |
| 15 ft 3 in | Under I-470 W · S 29 T 49 N R 31 W · Map | Jackson County |
| 15 ft 3 in | Under I-470 E · S 29 T 49 N R 31 W · Map | Jackson County |
Illinois · 5 under 16 ft
| Clearance | Where | County |
|---|---|---|
| 15 ft 10 in | Under St Clair Avenue · N of Collinsville Avenue · Map | St. Clair County |
| 14 ft 7 in | Under Fairmont Lane · 1.86 mi W of IL 157 · Map | Madison County |
| 14 ft 7 in | Under TR-373 · 1 mi W US 40 Int · Map | Fayette County |
| 14 ft 7 in | Under CN Railroad · In Effingham · Map | Effingham County |
| 14 ft 2 in | Under CNRL Railroad · 1 mi E Martinsville · Map | Clark County |
Indiana · 2 under 16 ft
Ohio · 15 under 16 ft
| Clearance | Where | County |
|---|---|---|
| 15 ft 7 in | Under SR-4 · Junction US 40 · Map | Clark County |
| 14 ft 11 in | Under US 68 · Junction US 40 · Map | Clark County |
| 14 ft 9 in | Under US 68 · Junction US 40 · Map | Clark County |
| 14 ft 6 in | Under IR-70 · Junction US 40 · Map | Clark County |
| 15 ft 1 in | Under London-Delaware Road · At Junction US 40 · Map | Madison County |
| 15 ft 3 in | Under I-270 · 7.04 mi N of I-71 · Map | Franklin County |
| 14 ft 6 in | Under Ramp US 40 to I-270N · 0.04 mi E of SR270 · Map | Franklin County |
| 15 ft 5 in | Under IR-70 · 1.28 mi E of IR670 · Map | Franklin County |
| 14 ft 11 in | Under Ir 70 East · At Junction of US 22 & US 40 · Map | Muskingum County |
| 14 ft 7 in | Under Ir 70 West · At Junction US 22 & US 40 · Map | Muskingum County |
| 14 ft 9 in | Under East Bound I-70 · At Junction of SR 285 & US 40 · Map | Guernsey County |
| 14 ft 5 in | Under I-70 West Bound · At Junction US 40 & SR 285 · Map | Guernsey County |
| 14 ft 10 in | Under Ir 70 · 4.91 mi E of S.R.149 · Map | Belmont County |
| 14 ft 10 in | Under Ir 70 · 4.93 M E of Morristown · Map | Belmont County |
| 14 ft 5 in | Under SR 7 · .9 M E of Bridgeport · Map | Belmont County |
West Virginia · 2 under 16 ft
| Clearance | Where | County |
|---|---|---|
| 14 ft 11 in | Under I-70 Eastbound · 0.60 mi West Junction US 40 · Map | Ohio County |
| 14 ft 11 in | Under I-70 EB & WB · 0.35 mi West Junction US 40 | Ohio County |
Pennsylvania · 4 under 16 ft
| Clearance | Where | County |
|---|---|---|
| 14 ft 11 in | Under SR 0070 · North Franklin Township · Map | Washington County |
| 14 ft 11 in | Under SR 0070 · North Franklin Township · Map | Washington County |
| 14 ft 11 in | Under SR 2079 · California Borough · Map | Washington County |
| 15 ft 1 in | Under SR 0119 Southbound · South & North Union TWP. · Map | Fayette County |
Maryland · 5 under 16 ft
| Clearance | Where | County |
|---|---|---|
| 14 ft 0 in | Over Franklin Street & CSX Railroad · 0.14 mi E of Natl Highway S · Map | Allegany County |
| 14 ft 11 in | Under I-695 · 1.23 mi N of MD 144 · Map | Baltimore County |
| 14 ft 11 in | Under MD 700 · .82 M E of Rossville Boulevard · Map | Baltimore County |
| 14 ft 11 in | Under MD 24 SBR · 0.30 mi N of MD 755 · Map | Harford County |
| 14 ft 0 in | Over Susquehanna River-Pa Railroad · Harford-Cecil Co Line · Map | Harford County |