Low bridges in Rio de Janeiro
925 height restrictions are recorded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The lowest clearance a road vehicle can still pass is 2.00 m, and 22 are under 2.5 m. The map shows every one; the table lists the 20 lowest.
Where to stop in Rio de Janeiro
The map
The lowest clearances in Rio de Janeiro
The 20 lowest signed restrictions, lowest first. Every one of the 925 is on the map above.
| Location | Height | Type | Road | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entrada · Nova Iguaçu | 2.00 m | restriction | — | Região Sudeste |
| Saida · Nova Iguaçu | 2.00 m | restriction | — | Rio de Janeiro |
| Entrada · Nova Iguaçu | 2.00 m | restriction | — | Rio de Janeiro |
| Avenida Presidente Antônio Carlos · Rio de Janeiro | 2.00 m | restriction | — | Região Sudeste |
| Avenida Governador Leonel de Moura Brizola · Campos Elyseos | 2.00 m | bridge | RJ-101 | Região Sudeste |
| Avenida Governador Leonel de Moura Brizola · Duque de Caxias | 2.00 m | bridge | RJ-101 | Região Sudeste |
| Avenida Schultz Wenk · Rio de Janeiro | 2.00 m | restriction | — | Região Sudeste |
| Avenida Schultz Wenk · Rio de Janeiro | 2.00 m | restriction | — | Região Sudeste |
| Avenida 31 de Marco · Imbariê | 2.00 m | restriction | — | Região Sudeste |
| Rua Santo Cristo · Rio de Janeiro | 2.10 m | restriction | — | Região Sudeste |
| Rodovia Presidente Dutra (Pista Lateral) · São João de Meriti | 2.10 m | restriction | BR-116 | Rio de Janeiro |
| Rodovia Presidente Dutra (Pista Lateral) · São João de Meriti | 2.10 m | restriction | BR-116 | Rio de Janeiro |
| Rua Gandavo · Rio de Janeiro | 2.20 m | tunnel | — | Rio de Janeiro |
| Teresópolis | 2.20 m | restriction | — | Rio de Janeiro |
| Rua Visconde da Paraíba · Paraíba do Sul | 2.25 m | restriction | — | Rio de Janeiro |
| Retorno Itaboraí Plaza · Itaboraí | 2.30 m | barrier | — | Rio de Janeiro |
| Retorno Itaboraí Plaza · Itaboraí | 2.30 m | barrier | — | Rio de Janeiro |
| Retorno Itaboraí Plaza · Itaboraí | 2.30 m | restriction | — | Rio de Janeiro |
| Retorno Itaboraí Plaza · Itaboraí | 2.30 m | restriction | — | Rio de Janeiro |
| Retorno Itaboraí Plaza · Itaboraí | 2.30 m | restriction | — | Rio de Janeiro |
How low it gets here
Of the 925 restrictions in Rio de Janeiro, 22 are under 2.5 m, 18 sit between 2.5 and 3.2 m — the band where a typical motorhome has to stop — 61 between 3.2 and 4.0 m, and 812 above 4.0 m. The median signed clearance is 4.50 m.
What the numbers leave out
12 of them state no height at all. That is not a clear road: somebody recorded a limit without a number. Treat those as obstacles of unknown height. Where nothing is signed, the general limit in Brazil applies — 4.40 m.
Questions
How many low bridges are there in Rio de Janeiro?
925 height restrictions of every kind are recorded in Rio de Janeiro: 22 under 2.5 m and 18 between 2.5 and 3.2 m, the range that stops an ordinary motorhome.
What is the lowest bridge in Rio de Janeiro?
The lowest clearance a road vehicle can still pass is 2.00 m, and the table above starts with it. Anything signed lower is a gate or a barrier rather than a road.
How current is this data?
It is rebuilt every week from OpenStreetMap; these figures were measured on September 18, 2026. A restriction nobody has mapped is not here, so above 3 m plan the route before you set off.
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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.