Low clearance bridges on US-70
32 spots where US-70 has less than 16 ft of clearance, in the order you drive them from west to east. The lowest is 13 ft 11 in in North Carolina, 0.3 mi N of Junction SR3163. 1 is under 14 ft and 14 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.
Arizona · 1 under 16 ft
| Clearance | Where | County |
|---|---|---|
| 15 ft 10 in | Under IRR ATSF Railroad · 1.8 mi E Junction US 60 · Map | Gila County |
New Mexico · 1 under 16 ft
| Clearance | Where | County |
|---|---|---|
| 15 ft 10 in | Under 35-0703 · At Junction US 70 / Holloman Afb · Map | Otero County |
Texas · 6 under 16 ft
| Clearance | Where | County |
|---|---|---|
| 15 ft 7 in | Under I-27 SB · 1.90 mi S of SH 194 · Map | Hale County |
| 15 ft 10 in | Under I-27 NB · 1.90 mi S of SH 194 · Map | Hale County |
| 15 ft 8 in | Under US 287 SB · 1.6 mi W of US 183 · Map | Wilbarger County |
| 15 ft 10 in | Under US 287 NB · Junction US 70 and US 287 · Map | Wilbarger County |
| 15 ft 8 in | Under US 287 SB · 1.2 mi W of FM 370 · Map | Wilbarger County |
| 14 ft 2 in | Under US 287 NB · 1.2 mi W of FM 370 · Map | Wilbarger County |
Oklahoma · 1 under 16 ft
| Clearance | Where | County |
|---|---|---|
| 14 ft 11 in | Over Lake Texoma(Roosevelt) · Marshall Co. Line · Map | Bryan County |
Arkansas · 3 under 16 ft
Tennessee · 9 under 16 ft
| Clearance | Where | County |
|---|---|---|
| 15 ft 8 in | Under I-440 · I-440 Loop in Nashville · Map | Davidson County |
| 14 ft 9 in | Under I-40 · 12 mi E Cheatham Co Lane · Map | Davidson County |
| 15 ft 10 in | Under I-24 EB · I-24-I-40 Interchange - C8 · Map | Davidson County |
| 15 ft 0 in | Under I-40 · EXIT-239 B · Map | Wilson County |
| 14 ft 4 in | Under I-40 · Near Lebanon TN · Map | Wilson County |
| 14 ft 8 in | Over Roundlick Creek · In Rome-Tennessee · Map | Smith County |
| 14 ft 0 in | Under NFA A555 · Near Smithville Tenn. · Map | DeKalb County |
| 14 ft 4 in | Under I-40 EBL · Near Crossville Tenn. · Map | Cumberland County |
| 15 ft 3 in | Under I-75 · Near Loudon Tenn. · Map | Loudon County |
North Carolina · 11 under 16 ft
| Clearance | Where | County |
|---|---|---|
| 15 ft 0 in | Under NC127 · 0.2 mi N Junction SR1182 · Map | Catawba County |
| 15 ft 8 in | Under I-40 EBL · 1.00 mi W Junction SR1007 · Map | Catawba County |
| 14 ft 9 in | Under NC16 Bus · 0.1 mi N Junction SR1162 · Map | Catawba County |
| 14 ft 5 in | Under I-77 NBL · 0.2 mi S Junction SR2735 · Map | Iredell County |
| 14 ft 2 in | Under US64W · 0.1 mi E.Jct. US 29 / 70BUS · Map | Davidson County |
| 13 ft 11 in | Under SR2770 · 0.3 mi N of Junction SR3163 · Map | Guilford County |
| 15 ft 9 in | Under I-85N · 0.29 mi N Junction SR1567 · Map | Orange County |
| 15 ft 0 in | Under I-440 · 1.88 mi E Junction SR1676 · Map | Wake County |
| 15 ft 10 in | Under I-40 US64E · 0.4 mi. W Junction SR1564 S.ST · Map | Wake County |
| 14 ft 4 in | Under SR2713 · 0.22 mi S Junction SR1004 · Map | Wake County |
| 14 ft 1 in | Under NC50 · 0.3 mi S Junction SR1004 · Map | Wake County |