Low Bridge Map — Brazil
There are 9,787 recorded height restrictions on roads in Brazil — bridges, tunnels, underpasses and height barriers. The lowest clearance a road vehicle could pass is 2.00 m — anything tagged lower is a gate or a barrier — and 339 restrictions are under 2.5 m. This map shows all of them, and the data behind it is rebuilt every week.
The map
The lowest clearances in Brazil
The 100 lowest signed restrictions, lowest first. Every one of the 9,787 is on the map above.
| Location | Height | Type | Road | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rua 5 de Abril · Novo Hamburgo | 2.00 m | restriction | — | Rio Grande do Sul |
| Avenida Deputado Jacob Salvador Zveibil · São Paulo | 2.00 m | restriction | — | São Paulo |
| Rua Marechal Mascarenhas de Moraes · Chapecó | 2.00 m | tunnel | — | Santa Catarina |
| Entrada · Nova Iguaçu | 2.00 m | restriction | — | Rio de Janeiro |
| Glória de Dourados | 2.00 m | restriction | — | Mato Grosso do Sul |
| Saida · Nova Iguaçu | 2.00 m | restriction | — | Rio de Janeiro |
| Entrada · Nova Iguaçu | 2.00 m | restriction | — | Rio de Janeiro |
| Rua João Pessoa · Blumenau | 2.00 m | barrier | — | Santa Catarina |
| Nova Alvorada do Sul | 2.00 m | restriction | — | Mato Grosso do Sul |
| Camapuã | 2.00 m | restriction | — | Mato Grosso do Sul |
| Camapuã | 2.00 m | restriction | — | Mato Grosso do Sul |
| MS-436 · Camapuã | 2.00 m | restriction | MS-436 | Mato Grosso do Sul |
| Rua Imperatriz Leopoldina · Novo Hamburgo | 2.00 m | restriction | — | Rio Grande do Sul |
| Rodovia Vicente Sanches · Catanduva | 2.00 m | restriction | — | São Paulo |
| Panorama | 2.00 m | restriction | — | São Paulo |
| Ruela A · Panorama | 2.00 m | restriction | — | São Paulo |
| Panorama | 2.00 m | restriction | — | São Paulo |
| Alameda Rio Verde · Panorama | 2.00 m | restriction | — | São Paulo |
| Rua Francisco Alves Queiroz · Patos | 2.00 m | restriction | — | Paraíba |
| Avenida Presidente Antônio Carlos · Rio de Janeiro | 2.00 m | restriction | — | Rio de Janeiro |
| Avenida Governador Leonel de Moura Brizola · Campos Elyseos | 2.00 m | bridge | RJ-101 | Rio de Janeiro |
| Avenida Governador Leonel de Moura Brizola · Duque de Caxias | 2.00 m | bridge | RJ-101 | Rio de Janeiro |
| Túnel Rua Tietê · São Bernardo do Campo | 2.00 m | tunnel | — | São Paulo |
| Túnel Rua Rio Feio · São Bernardo do Campo | 2.00 m | tunnel | — | São Paulo |
| Estrela | 2.00 m | bridge | — | Rio Grande do Sul |
| Avenida Schultz Wenk · Rio de Janeiro | 2.00 m | restriction | — | Rio de Janeiro |
| Avenida Schultz Wenk · Rio de Janeiro | 2.00 m | restriction | — | Rio de Janeiro |
| Lorena | 2.00 m | tunnel | — | São Paulo |
| Lorena | 2.00 m | restriction | — | São Paulo |
| Lorena | 2.00 m | restriction | — | São Paulo |
| Ponte Pênsil · Rio do Sul | 2.00 m | bridge | — | Santa Catarina |
| Estrada Para Pedra Furada · Banzaê | 2.00 m | restriction | BA-220 | Bahia |
| Rua Henrique Weise · Blumenau | 2.00 m | tunnel | — | Santa Catarina |
| Rua Santa Filomena · São Bernardo do Campo | 2.00 m | tunnel | — | São Paulo |
| Avenida Visconde de Souza Franco · Belém | 2.00 m | restriction | — | Pará |
| Rua Balodoino Leão · Macaúbas | 2.00 m | restriction | — | Bahia |
| Avenida Calistrato Müller Sales · Laguna | 2.00 m | tunnel | — | Santa Catarina |
| Rua Ricardo Ferreira · Banzaê | 2.00 m | restriction | BA-220 | Bahia |
| Avenida de Junco · Euclides da Cunha | 2.00 m | restriction | BA-220 | Bahia |
| BA-220 · Euclides da Cunha | 2.00 m | restriction | BA-220 | Bahia |
| Avenida de Junco · Euclides da Cunha | 2.00 m | restriction | BA-220 | Bahia |
| BA-220 · Euclides da Cunha | 2.00 m | restriction | BA-220 | Bahia |
| BA-220 · Euclides da Cunha | 2.00 m | restriction | BA-220 | Bahia |
| Rua Ivan Curvelo, 153 · São Paulo | 2.00 m | restriction | — | São Paulo |
| BA-220 · Euclides da Cunha | 2.00 m | restriction | BA-220 | Bahia |
| BA-220 · Banzaê | 2.00 m | restriction | BA-220 | Bahia |
| Avenida das Praias · Boituva | 2.00 m | restriction | — | São Paulo |
| Rua Vitória · São Paulo | 2.00 m | restriction | — | São Paulo |
| Avenida Nicolau Becker · Novo Hamburgo | 2.05 m | restriction | — | Rio Grande do Sul |
| Rua Casemiro de Abreu · Novo Hamburgo | 2.05 m | restriction | — | Rio Grande do Sul |
| Rua Néo Alves Martins · Maringá | 2.10 m | tunnel | — | Paraná |
| Acesso Estacionamento · Montes Claros | 2.10 m | barrier | — | Minas Gerais |
| Rua Botafogo · Porto Alegre | 2.10 m | restriction | — | Rio Grande do Sul |
| Rua Doutor Alberto Pasqualini · Santa Maria | 2.10 m | restriction | — | Rio Grande do Sul |
| Rua Geraldo Flausino Gomes · São Paulo | 2.10 m | restriction | — | São Paulo |
| Rua Santo Cristo · Rio de Janeiro | 2.10 m | restriction | — | Rio de Janeiro |
| Rua Hans Oersted · São Paulo | 2.10 m | restriction | — | São Paulo |
| Rua Hans Oersted · São Paulo | 2.10 m | restriction | — | São Paulo |
| Rua Hans Oersted · São Paulo | 2.10 m | restriction | — | São Paulo |
| Rua Hans Oersted · São Paulo | 2.10 m | restriction | — | São Paulo |
| Rua Hans Oersted · São Paulo | 2.10 m | restriction | — | São Paulo |
| Rua Geraldo Flausino Gomes · São Paulo | 2.10 m | restriction | — | São Paulo |
| Rua Geraldo Flausino Gomes · São Paulo | 2.10 m | restriction | — | São Paulo |
| Rua Geraldo Flausino Gomes · São Paulo | 2.10 m | restriction | — | São Paulo |
| Rua Marquês de Herval · Santos | 2.10 m | restriction | — | São Paulo |
| Rodovia Hélio Smidt · Guarulhos | 2.10 m | restriction | — | São Paulo |
| Rua Pedro Lessa · Florianópolis | 2.10 m | tunnel | — | Santa Catarina |
| Tijucas | 2.10 m | restriction | — | Santa Catarina |
| Rua Caminho do Pilar · Santo André | 2.10 m | restriction | — | São Paulo |
| Rodovia Presidente Dutra (Pista Lateral) · São João de Meriti | 2.10 m | restriction | BR-116 | Rio de Janeiro |
| Ponte Engenheiro Emílio Baumgart · Indaial | 2.10 m | restriction | — | Santa Catarina |
| Acesso de Embarque do Terminal 3 do Aeroporto Internacional de Cumbica · Guarulhos | 2.10 m | bridge | — | São Paulo |
| Guarulhos | 2.10 m | bridge | — | São Paulo |
| Acesso de Desembarque do Terminal 3 do Aeroporto Internacional de Cumbica · Guarulhos | 2.10 m | bridge | — | São Paulo |
| Corredor de Veículos Privados do Desembarque do Terminal 2 do Aeroporto Internacional de Cumbica · Guarulhos | 2.10 m | restriction | — | São Paulo |
| A;B · Guarulhos | 2.10 m | restriction | — | São Paulo |
| Corredor de Veículos Privados do Desembarque do Terminal 2 do Aeroporto Internacional de Cumbica · Guarulhos | 2.10 m | restriction | — | São Paulo |
| G;H · Guarulhos | 2.10 m | restriction | — | São Paulo |
| Guarulhos | 2.10 m | restriction | — | São Paulo |
| G;H · Guarulhos | 2.10 m | restriction | — | São Paulo |
| Acesso ao Terminal 3 do Aeroporto Internacional de Cumbica · Guarulhos | 2.10 m | restriction | — | São Paulo |
| Acesso de Desembarque do Terminal 3 do Aeroporto Internacional de Cumbica · Guarulhos | 2.10 m | tunnel | — | São Paulo |
| Guarulhos | 2.10 m | tunnel | — | São Paulo |
| Rua Marechal Deodoro · São Bernardo do Campo | 2.10 m | restriction | — | São Paulo |
| Lontras | 2.10 m | bridge | — | Santa Catarina |
| Rua 7 de Setembro · Blumenau | 2.10 m | tunnel | — | Santa Catarina |
| Rua 7 de Setembro · Blumenau | 2.10 m | tunnel | — | Santa Catarina |
| Rua 7 de Setembro · Blumenau | 2.10 m | tunnel | — | Santa Catarina |
| Acesso de Embarque a Veículos Leves do Terminal 3 do Aeroporto Internacional de Cumbica · Guarulhos | 2.10 m | bridge | — | São Paulo |
| Guarulhos | 2.10 m | bridge | — | São Paulo |
| Guarulhos | 2.10 m | bridge | — | São Paulo |
| Rua Botafogo · Porto Alegre | 2.10 m | tunnel | — | Rio Grande do Sul |
| Rua Botafogo · Porto Alegre | 2.10 m | tunnel | — | Rio Grande do Sul |
| Rua Botafogo · Porto Alegre | 2.10 m | restriction | — | Rio Grande do Sul |
| Rua Botafogo · Porto Alegre | 2.10 m | tunnel | — | Rio Grande do Sul |
| Indigo Getúlio Vargas · Porto Alegre | 2.10 m | restriction | — | Rio Grande do Sul |
| Rodovia Hélio Smidt · Guarulhos | 2.10 m | tunnel | — | São Paulo |
| Rodovia Hélio Smidt · Guarulhos | 2.10 m | restriction | — | São Paulo |
| Tamandaré | 2.10 m | restriction | — | Pernambuco |
| Rua das Caneleiras · Santo André | 2.10 m | restriction | — | São Paulo |
By region
Where the 9,787 restrictions in Brazil are, across 27 regions.
| Region | Restrictions | Lowest |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 4,070 | 1.50 m |
| São Paulo | 1,934 | 1.50 m |
| Rio de Janeiro | 924 | 2.00 m |
| Santa Catarina | 793 | 1.60 m |
| Ceará | 716 | 2.10 m |
| Minas Gerais | 349 | 1.60 m |
| Paraná | 254 | 1.20 m |
| Espírito Santo | 179 | 2.30 m |
| Bahia | 154 | 2.00 m |
| Distrito Federal | 119 | 2.55 m |
| Pernambuco | 58 | 1.90 m |
| Sergipe | 51 | 2.20 m |
| Goiás | 43 | 4.10 m |
| Pará | 26 | 2.00 m |
| Amazonas | 18 | 4.50 m |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 18 | 4.00 m |
| Piauí | 17 | 1.80 m |
| Rondônia | 16 | 4.00 m |
| Mato Grosso | 14 | 1.80 m |
| Paraíba | 11 | 2.00 m |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 10 | 2.00 m |
| Tocantins | 4 | 5.00 m |
| Alagoas | 2 | 2.50 m |
| Maranhão | 2 | 2.50 m |
| Acre | 2 | 5.00 m |
| Roraima | 2 | 6.00 m |
| Amapá | 1 | 4.50 m |
How to read this data
Every point on this map comes from open map data, where a height restriction is recorded against the road, the bridge or the barrier it applies to. We rebuild our copy of Brazil once a week, so a clearance corrected on Monday is here by the following weekend. The table lists the 100 lowest restrictions in the country; the map shows every one of them.
Of the 9,787 restrictions in Brazil, 3,432 carry no height at all. That does not mean the road is clear. It means somebody recorded that a limit exists without recording the number — an unsigned height barrier, a sign nobody has read closely, or a tag that says only "lower than the usual limit". Treat those as unknown obstacles, not as open road. The rest break down as 339 under 2.5 m, 216 between 2.5 and 3.2 m, 262 between 3.2 and 4.0 m, and 5,538 above 4.0 m, with a median stated clearance of 5.00 m.
Coverage is uneven, and honestly so
This data is surveyed by people, and people survey what they drive. Motorways and trunk roads in Brazil are close to complete; farm tracks, private yards and small village underpasses are not. Rio Grande do Sul alone accounts for 4,070 of the country's restrictions, which says as much about who maps there as about where the low bridges are. A road with no marker on this map has probably never been surveyed for clearance — it is not a guarantee of headroom.
How tall is your vehicle
| Vehicle | Typical height |
|---|---|
| Small campervan (VW California, Transit Custom) | 2.0–2.2 m |
| Panel van conversion with a roof vent | 2.6–2.9 m |
| Coachbuilt motorhome | 3.0–3.5 m |
| Motorhome with a roof box or satellite dome | up to 3.6 m |
| Box truck / lorry | 4.0 m |
Measure yours rather than trusting the brochure: an air conditioner, a solar panel or a roof rack routinely adds 20 cm to a figure that was measured empty, and a loaded suspension does not give it back. Write the number on a sticker on the dashboard — it is the only figure that matters at the moment you are looking at a bridge and a queue of traffic behind you.
Before you drive
Restrictions cluster where old railways cross old roads, and those are exactly the routes a satnav picks to avoid a motorway toll. If your vehicle is over 3 m, plan the route before you start rather than trusting the shortest line on a phone screen.
Questions
How do I find the low bridges on my route in Brazil?
Open the map above and look along your route before you leave: all 9,787 recorded restrictions in Brazil are on it, coloured by clearance, and the table lists the 100 lowest with the town and road each one is on. On the road itself you want something watching ahead for you — a plan made at the kitchen table does not help at a junction you have already reached.
What is the maximum vehicle height allowed in Brazil?
The general limit is 4.40 m, and anything lower than that has to be signed. That is exactly what makes the 9,787 restrictions on this page worth reading: they are the places where the ordinary limit does not apply.
How many low bridges are there in Brazil?
Recorded here are 9,787 height restrictions of every kind — railway bridges, tunnels, underpasses and height barriers. 339 of them are under 2.5 m and 216 are between 2.5 and 3.2 m — the band that stops an ordinary campervan — while 5,538 are above 4.0 m.
What is the lowest bridge in Brazil?
The lowest clearance a road vehicle could pass is 2.00 m; anything tagged lower is a gate or a barrier rather than a road. The median stated clearance is 5.00 m, and the table above starts at the lowest and works up.
A restriction on the map has no height. Does that mean the road is clear?
No. 3,432 of the 9,787 restrictions in Brazil carry no number at all: somebody recorded that a limit exists without recording what it is — an unsigned barrier, a sign nobody read closely. Treat those as unknown obstacles, not as open road.
Where does this data come from, and how current is it?
From OpenStreetMap, rebuilt weekly; these figures were last measured on September 6, 2026. Coverage is uneven and this page says so: Rio Grande do Sul alone accounts for 4,070 of the restrictions, which is as much about where people survey as about where the low bridges are.
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On the road
This map is a planning tool. On the road, ilovay warns you about height restrictions ahead based on the height of your vehicle, and can route around them. Free on Android.