Low clearance bridges on US-52

44 spots where US-52 has less than 16 ft of clearance, in the order you drive them from west to east. The lowest is 13 ft 8 in in Illinois, 8.28 mi E of Ill 1. 1 is under 14 ft and 18 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-52 with a pin on each low spot.
Hover a pin to read it, tap it to find it in the list. © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap

Minnesota · 4 under 16 ft

ClearanceWhereCounty
15 ft 7 inUnder MN 55 · At the W Junction TH 55 · MapDakota County
15 ft 10 inUnder MN 50 · At Junction TH 50 in Hampton · MapDakota County
15 ft 10 inUnder CSAH 88 · 6.6 mi SE of Junction TH 50 · MapDakota County
15 ft 10 inUnder CSAH 11 · 4.6 mi S of S Junction TH 60 · MapGoodhue County

Illinois · 8 under 16 ft

ClearanceWhereCounty
14 ft 7 inUnder Union Pacific Railroad · At SE Edge of Dixon · MapLee County
14 ft 0 inUnder B. N Railroad · 0.51 mi S of US 34 · MapLaSalle County
15 ft 7 inUnder Center Street · US 52 West of US 6 · MapWill County
14 ft 2 inUnder I-80 EB · 2.2 M E of IL-7 · MapWill County
14 ft 2 inUnder I-80 WB · 2.2 M E of IL-7 · MapWill County
14 ft 11 inUnder At & SF Railroad · 0.3M S of I-80 · MapWill County
14 ft 4 inUnder ICG Railroad · 0.4 mi S of I-80 · MapWill County
13 ft 8 inUnder K3 Beaverville & S · 8.28 mi E of Ill 1 · MapIroquois County

Ohio · 12 under 16 ft

ClearanceWhereCounty
15 ft 10 inUnder WB Ir 74 · Over Ir 275 WB · MapHamilton County
15 ft 8 inUnder US 27 · Over Ohio River · MapHamilton County
14 ft 9 inUnder WB Ir 275 · Over US 52 Kellogg Avenue · MapHamilton County
15 ft 7 inUnder RMP US52E-SALEM Road · .3 mi E of Little Miami R · MapHamilton County
15 ft 3 inUnder WB Ir 275 · Over US 52 · MapHamilton County
15 ft 1 inUnder US 52 · .06 mi W of SR 852 · MapScioto County
15 ft 4 inUnder SR852 · Over US 52 EB & WB · MapScioto County
15 ft 3 inUnder Waller Street · .29 mi E of US 23 · MapScioto County
15 ft 3 inUnder SR 522 · Over US 52 · MapScioto County
15 ft 10 inUnder County Road 1A · 0.42 mi E of Junction SR 253 · MapScioto County
14 ft 7 inUnder SR 243 · Over US 52 · MapLawrence County
14 ft 6 inUnder SR 652 / Ky US-23S · 12th St Bridge Ov / Ohio R · MapLawrence County

West Virginia · 1 under 16 ft

ClearanceWhereCounty
14 ft 11 inUnder US 60 · 0.85 mi North of I-64 · MapCabell County

Virginia · 2 under 16 ft

ClearanceWhereCounty
14 ft 2 inUnder I-81 SBL · 1.77M to 656 & 2.03M to 77 · MapWythe County
14 ft 1 inUnder I-81 NBL · 1.82M to 656 & 2.0M to 77 · MapWythe County

North Carolina · 14 under 16 ft

ClearanceWhereCounty
15 ft 9 inUnder SR1822 · .3 mi E.Jct. SR2012 · MapSurry County
15 ft 3 inUnder SR2049 · .9 mi W.JCT. NC268 · MapSurry County
15 ft 4 inUnder SR2097 · 1.6 mi W.JCT. SR2051 · MapSurry County
14 ft 11 inUnder SR1147 · 0.1 mi E Junction SR1144 · MapStokes County
15 ft 5 inUnder SR1102 · 0.2 mi E Junction SR1304 · MapStokes County
14 ft 10 inUnder SR1632 · 0.2 mi E Junction SR1898 · MapForsyth County
15 ft 8 inUnder SR1672 · 0.2 mi W Junction SR4000 · MapForsyth County
14 ft 7 inUnder NC8 · 0.7 mi S Junction SR1686 · MapForsyth County
14 ft 8 inUnder SR2264 · 0.7 mi W Junction SR2456 · MapForsyth County
15 ft 9 inUnder Arnold Avenue · 0.5 mi W Junction SR2747 · MapForsyth County
15 ft 8 inUnder SR2747 · 0.2 mi W.JCT. SR2743 · MapForsyth County
14 ft 10 inUnder Sixteenth Street · 0.2 mi E Junction SR1801 · MapForsyth County
15 ft 10 inUnder Cassell Street · 0.4 mi W Junction SR2743 · MapForsyth County
15 ft 2 inUnder I-40 Bus US 158 / 421 · 0.3 mi W Junction US 311 & NC8 · MapForsyth County

South Carolina · 3 under 16 ft

ClearanceWhereCounty
15 ft 10 inUnder US 52 Con WB · 3 mi N North Charleston · MapCharleston County
15 ft 10 inUnder I-526 EB · North Charleston · MapCharleston County
15 ft 8 inUnder SC 34 · In Darlington · MapDarlington County