Low clearance bridges in Queens County, New York
80 spots where an interstate or US highway in Queens County has less than 16 ft of clearance, lowest first. The lowest is 12 ft 4 in on I-678, Junction I-495+RTE 678. 2 are under 14 ft and 49 under 15 ft.
Posted signs and your permit come first. These are the clearances New York reported to the federal National Bridge Inventory in 2025. Repaving, snow and new work can lower them.
| Clearance | Where | Highway |
|---|---|---|
| 12 ft 4 in | Under Rte I-495 · Junction I-495+RTE 678 · Map | I-678 |
| 12 ft 7 in | Under Rte I-495 · Junction I-495 & I-678 · Map | I-495 |
| 14 ft 0 in | Under 69th Street · .2 mi NW Junction I-278 & SH 25 · Map | I-278 |
| 14 ft 0 in | Under 35th Street · .6 mi W I-278+GCP · Map | I-278 |
| 14 ft 0 in | Under 31st Street · .8 mi W I-278+GCP · Map | I-278 |
| 14 ft 0 in | Under NYC Rapid Transit · .8 mi W I-278+GCP · Map | I-278 |
| 14 ft 1 in | Under Springfield Boulevard · .9 mi NE I-78+I-495 · Map | I-495 |
| 14 ft 2 in | Under Rte 25 · Junction I-278+ROUTE 25 · Map | I-278 |
| 14 ft 2 in | Under 49th Street · .8 mi NW Junction I-278 & SH 25 · Map | I-278 |
| 14 ft 2 in | Under NYC Rapid Transit · .4 mi NW I-278+ROUTE 25 · Map | I-278 |
| 14 ft 2 in | Under Bell Boulevard · .6 mi NE Junction I-295 & I-495 · Map | I-495 |
| 14 ft 2 in | Under 133rd Avenue · 2.9 mi SE Junction I-678 & SH25 · Map | I-678 |
| 14 ft 2 in | Under Nycta Elev Train · Over I-678 & Flushing R · Map | I-678 |
| 14 ft 2 in | Under Long Island Railroad · .8 mi SE Rte 678+RTE 25 · Map | I-678 |
| 14 ft 3 in | Over Boat Basin Place Flushi · Junction GCP+I-678 · Map | I-678 |
| 14 ft 4 in | Under Woodside Avenue · .2 mi NW Junction I-278 & SH 25 · Map | I-278 |
| 14 ft 4 in | Under 32nd Street · 32 Street and 278IX · Map | I-278 |
| 14 ft 4 in | Under Bulova Avenue · .6 mi NW I-278 & SH 25A · Map | I-278 |
| 14 ft 4 in | Under Rte I-295 · Junction GCP+I-295 · Map | I-295 |
| 14 ft 4 in | Under Rte 907M · Junction GCP+I-78 · Map | I-295 |
| 14 ft 4 in | Under 188th Street · 2.8 mi E I-495+RTE 678 · Map | I-495 |
| 14 ft 4 in | Under Douglaston Parkway · Bet Exits 30 & 31 of I-495 · Map | I-495 |
| 14 ft 4 in | Under Greenpoint Avenue · .6 mi NW Junction I-278 & I-495 · Map | I-495 |
| 14 ft 4 in | Under Roosevelt Avenue · Over I-678 & Flushing RVR · Map | I-678 |
| 14 ft 5 in | Over Bronx Kills CSX Harlem · I-278 over Hellgate · Map | I-278 |
| 14 ft 6 in | Under Steinway Street · .4 mi W I-278+GCP · Map | I-278 |
| 14 ft 6 in | Under Main Street · .6 mi E I-495+RTE 678 · Map | I-495 |
| 14 ft 6 in | Under Kissena Boulevard · 1.2 mi SE Junction I-495 & I-678 · Map | I-495 |
| 14 ft 6 in | Under Hillside Avenue · .4 mi SE Rte 678+RTE 25 · Map | I-678 |
| 14 ft 6 in | Over Flushing Creek Meadow L · Junction I-495+RTE 678 · Map | I-678 |
| 14 ft 7 in | Under Astoria Boulevard · 1 mi NW Junction I-278 & SH 25A · Map | I-278 |
| 14 ft 7 in | Under 164th Street · 1.8 mi SE I-495+RTE 678 · Map | I-495 |
| 14 ft 7 in | Under 69th Street · 1.7 mi SE Junction I-278+I-495 · Map | I-495 |
| 14 ft 9 in | Under 32nd Avenue · 1.2 mi S I-78+BC1P · Map | I-295 |
| 14 ft 9 in | Under Rocky Hill Road · 2.6 mi S Junction I-78 & I-495 · Map | I-295 |
| 14 ft 9 in | Under Rte 907M · Junction GCP+I-78 · Map | I-295 |
| 14 ft 9 in | Under Oceania Street · .2 mi NE Junction I-295 & I-495 · Map | I-495 |
| 14 ft 9 in | Under Rte I-278 · Junction I-278 & I-495 · Map | I-495 |
| 14 ft 9 in | Under Grand Avenue · 1.6 mi SE Junction I-278 & I-495 · Map | I-495 |
| 14 ft 9 in | Under 109th Avenue · 1.7 mi SE Junction I-678 & SH25 · Map | I-678 |
| 14 ft 9 in | Under 20th Avenue · 1.5 mi NE I-678 & SH 25A · Map | I-678 |
| 14 ft 9 in | Under Liberty Avenue · Liberty Avenue over I-678 · Map | I-678 |
| 14 ft 9 in | Under Long Island Railroad · NR Int Archer Avenue & Vwe · Map | I-678 |
| 14 ft 11 in | Under 43rd Street · .1 mi W Junction I-278 & G C PK · Map | I-278 |
| 14 ft 11 in | Under At 46th Avenue · In Oaklnd Gardens · Map | I-295 |
| 14 ft 11 in | Under Hamilton Place · 1.4 mi SE Junction I-278 & I-495 · Map | I-495 |
| 14 ft 11 in | Under Jewel Avenue and 69th · 1 Mile S Junction I-678 & I-495 · Map | I-678 |
| 14 ft 11 in | Under 94 Avenue & Atlantic · .9 mi SE Rte 678+RTE 25 · Map | I-678 |
| 14 ft 11 in | Under Rte I-678 · .3 mi Sse Rte 678+RTE 27 · Map | I-878 |
| 15 ft 1 in | Under Rte I-278 · Ramp to Bqe EB Ov 32nd Avenue · Map | I-278 |
| 15 ft 1 in | Under Rte 25A · 2.2 mi S I-78+I-495 · Map | I-295 |
| 15 ft 1 in | Under At 67th Avenue · .3 mi SE I-495+I-78 · Map | I-295 |
| 15 ft 1 in | Under LIRR Port Wash Br · 2 mi S Junction I-295 & C I PKW · Map | I-295 |
| 15 ft 1 in | Under Frncis Lewis Boulevard · I-495 at Exit 26 · Map | I-495 |
| 15 ft 1 in | Under Foch Boulevard · Foch Boulevard & I-678 · Map | I-678 |
| 15 ft 1 in | Under Rte I-878 · Junction I-678 + I-78 · Map | I-678 |
| 15 ft 3 in | Under 35th Avenue · 1.5 mi S Junction I-78 & Bcip · Map | I-295 |
| 15 ft 3 in | Under Rte I-295 · Junction I-495+I-78 · Map | I-495 |
| 15 ft 3 in | Under At Underhill Avenue · 3.2 mi E Junction I-495 & I-678 · Map | I-495 |
| 15 ft 3 in | Under Jamaica Avenue · Jamaica Avenue over I-678 · Map | I-678 |
| 15 ft 3 in | Under Rte 25 · Junction I-678 & SH 25 · Map | I-678 |
| 15 ft 3 in | Under Linden Boulevard · Junction Van Wyck & Linden BLV · Map | I-678 |
| 15 ft 3 in | Under 101st Avenue · 101st Avenue over I-678 · Map | I-678 |
| 15 ft 4 in | Under Roosevelt Avenue · .4 mi NE Junction I-278 & SH25 · Map | I-278 |
| 15 ft 5 in | Under Rte I-495 · Junction I-495+I-78 · Map | I-295 |
| 15 ft 5 in | Under Rte I-495 · Junction I-495+I-78 · Map | I-295 |
| 15 ft 5 in | Under At 61st Street · 1.2 mi SE Junction I-278 + I-495 · Map | I-495 |
| 15 ft 5 in | Over 23rd Street 27th Street · 1.2 mi NW I-278+I-495 · Map | I-495 |
| 15 ft 5 in | Under Union Turnpike EB · Junction G C Parkway & I-678 · Map | I-678 |
| 15 ft 5 in | Under Rockaway Boulevard · Rockaway Boulevard + I-678 · Map | I-678 |
| 15 ft 7 in | Over Relief · 1.2 mi NE Junction I-278 & I-495 · Map | I-278 |
| 15 ft 7 in | Under Steinway Street · .4 mi W I-278+GCP · Map | I-278 |
| 15 ft 8 in | Under 39th Avenue · 1.9 mi S I-78+BC1P · Map | I-295 |
| 15 ft 8 in | Under At 112th Street · .1 mi SW GCP & I-495 · Map | I-495 |
| 15 ft 8 in | Under LIRR Main Line (WB · NR Int Archer Avenue & Vwe · Map | I-678 |
| 15 ft 10 in | Over Cross Island Parkway Cr · 295I over East River · Map | I-295 |
| 15 ft 10 in | Over 495I495IX5C14A04 Rte I-4 · 0.9 mi W Junction I-278 & I-495 · Map | I-495 |
| 15 ft 10 in | Under At 148th Street · .9 mi E Junction I-495 & I-678 · Map | I-495 |
| 15 ft 10 in | Under East Hampton Boulevard · .2 mi SW Junction Ci Parkway & I-495 · Map | I-495 |
| 15 ft 10 in | Under Rte I-678 · Junction Rte 678+RTE 25 · Map | I-678 |