Low clearance bridges in Washington DC

102 posted bridges and tunnels under 14′ 6″ in Washington DC, 81 of them under 13′ 6″. Lowest first.

By city

The lowest 102 in Washington DC

Red under 12′Amber under 13′ 6″Green 13′ 6″ to 14′ 6″

Height	Road	City	Map
10′ 7″	Unnamed road bridge	Washington	Map
10′ 7″	Unnamed road bridge	Washington	Map
10′ 11″	Unnamed road bridge	Washington	Map
11′ 3″	Joyce Road Northwest bridge	Washington	Map
11′ 6″	South Capitol Street Southeast bridge	Washington	Map
11′ 6″	Unnamed road tunnel	Washington	Map
12′ 0″	Champlain Street Northwest tunnel	Washington	Map
12′ 0″	Champlain Street Northwest bridge	Washington	Map
12′ 0″	Champlain Street Northwest bridge	Washington	Map
12′ 0″	Maine Avenue Southwest bridge	Washington	Map
12′ 0″	Maine Avenue Southwest bridge	Washington	Map
12′ 0″	Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway Northwest bridge	Washington	Map
12′ 0″	Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway Northwest bridge	Washington	Map
12′ 0″	Unnamed road bridge	Washington	Map
12′ 2″	I 66 bridge	Washington	Map
12′ 2″	Potomac Freeway bridge	Washington	Map
12′ 2″	Potomac Freeway bridge	Washington	Map
12′ 6″	Massachusetts Avenue Northwest tunnel	Washington	Map
12′ 6″	Massachusetts Avenue Northwest tunnel	Washington	Map
12′ 6″	Ohio Drive Southwest tunnel	Washington	Map
12′ 6″	Ohio Drive Southwest tunnel	Washington	Map
12′ 6″	Unnamed road bridge	Washington	Map
12′ 11″	3rd Street Tunnel tunnel	Washington	Map
12′ 11″	3rd Street Tunnel bridge	Washington	Map
12′ 11″	3rd Street Tunnel tunnel	Washington	Map
12′ 11″	3rd Street Tunnel tunnel	Washington	Map
12′ 11″	3rd Street Tunnel tunnel	Washington	Map
12′ 11″	3rd Street Tunnel tunnel	Washington	Map
12′ 11″	3rd Street Tunnel tunnel	Washington	Map
12′ 11″	3rd Street Tunnel bridge	Washington	Map
12′ 11″	3rd Street Tunnel tunnel	Washington	Map
12′ 11″	3rd Street Tunnel tunnel	Washington	Map
12′ 11″	3rd Street Tunnel tunnel	Washington	Map
12′ 11″	3rd Street Tunnel tunnel	Washington	Map
12′ 11″	3rd Street Tunnel tunnel	Washington	Map
12′ 11″	George Washington Memorial Parkway bridge	Washington	Map
12′ 11″	Ohio Drive Southwest bridge	Washington	Map
12′ 11″	Ohio Drive Southwest bridge	Washington	Map
12′ 11″	Virginia Avenue Northwest bridge	Washington	Map
12′ 11″	Virginia Avenue Northwest bridge	Washington	Map
12′ 11″	Virginia Avenue Northwest bridge	Washington	Map
12′ 11″	Virginia Avenue Northwest bridge	Washington	Map
12′ 11″	Virginia Avenue Northwest bridge	Washington	Map
12′ 11″	Virginia Avenue Northwest tunnel	Washington	Map
12′ 11″	Virginia Avenue Northwest bridge	Washington	Map
12′ 11″	Virginia Avenue Northwest bridge	Washington	Map
12′ 11″	Virginia Avenue Northwest bridge	Washington	Map
12′ 11″	Virginia Avenue Northwest tunnel	Washington	Map
12′ 11″	Unnamed road tunnel	Washington	Map
12′ 11″	Unnamed road tunnel	Washington	Map
12′ 11″	Unnamed road bridge	Washington	Map
12′ 11″	Unnamed road bridge	Washington	Map
12′ 11″	Unnamed road tunnel	Washington	Map
12′ 11″	Unnamed road tunnel	Washington	Map
12′ 11″	Unnamed road tunnel	Washington	Map
12′ 11″	Unnamed road tunnel	Washington	Map
12′ 11″	Unnamed road tunnel	Washington	Map
12′ 11″	Unnamed road tunnel	Washington	Map
13′ 1″	Nicholson Street Southeast bridge	Washington	Map
13′ 1″	Nicholson Street Southeast bridge	Washington	Map
13′ 1″	Nicholson Street Southeast bridge	Washington	Map
13′ 3″	Ohio Drive Southwest bridge	Washington	Map
13′ 3″	Ohio Drive Southwest bridge	Washington	Map
13′ 3″	South Capitol Street bridge	Washington	Map
13′ 5″	3rd Street Southwest tunnel	Washington	Map
13′ 5″	16th Street Northwest tunnel	Washington	Map
13′ 5″	16th Street Northwest tunnel	Washington	Map
13′ 5″	4th Street Southeast bridge	Washington	Map
13′ 5″	4th Street Southeast bridge	Washington	Map
13′ 5″	7th Street Southwest bridge	Washington	Map
13′ 5″	Arizona Avenue Northwest bridge	Washington	Map
13′ 5″	Beach Drive Northwest bridge	Washington	Map
13′ 5″	Canal Street Southwest bridge	Washington	Map
13′ 5″	Connecticut Avenue Northwest tunnel	Washington	Map
13′ 5″	Connecticut Avenue Northwest tunnel	Washington	Map
13′ 5″	D Street Southwest bridge	Washington	Map
13′ 5″	D Street Southwest tunnel	Washington	Map
13′ 5″	South Capitol Street Southeast bridge	Washington	Map
13′ 5″	South Capitol Street Southwest bridge	Washington	Map
13′ 5″	Whitehurst Freeway bridge	Washington	Map
13′ 5″	Whitehurst Freeway bridge	Washington	Map
13′ 8″	395 Express Lane bridge	Washington	Map
13′ 8″	395 Express Lane bridge	Washington	Map
13′ 8″	3rd Street Southeast bridge	Washington	Map
13′ 8″	Cedar Street Northwest bridge	Washington	Map
13′ 8″	Cedar Street Northwest bridge	Washington	Map
13′ 8″	I 395 bridge	Washington	Map
13′ 8″	I 395 bridge	Washington	Map
13′ 8″	I 395 bridge	Washington	Map
13′ 8″	Kenilworth Avenue Freeway bridge	Washington	Map
13′ 8″	Kenilworth Avenue Freeway bridge	Washington	Map
13′ 8″	Kenilworth Avenue Freeway bridge	Washington	Map
13′ 8″	Kenilworth Avenue Freeway bridge	Washington	Map
13′ 8″	Virginia Avenue Southeast bridge	Washington	Map
13′ 10″	Military Road Northwest bridge	Washington	Map
14′ 0″	Potomac Freeway bridge	Washington	Map
14′ 0″	Unnamed road bridge	Washington	Map
14′ 0″	Unnamed road tunnel	Washington	Map
14′ 2″	11th Street Southeast bridge	Washington	Map
14′ 2″	Unnamed road bridge	Washington	Map
14′ 2″	Unnamed road bridge	Washington	Map
14′ 2″	Unnamed road bridge	Washington	Map

Questions

What is the lowest bridge in Washington DC?

10′ 7″ on an unnamed road in Washington, by its posted height.

How many low clearance bridges are in Washington DC?

102 posted bridges and tunnels under 14′ 6″, and 81 under 13′ 6″, the usual height of a semi-trailer.

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