Low bridges in Nordrhein-Westfalen
23,127 height restrictions are recorded in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. The lowest clearance a road vehicle can still pass is 2.00 m, and 4,118 are under 2.5 m. The map shows every one; the table lists the 20 lowest.
Where to stop in Nordrhein-Westfalen
The map
The lowest clearances in Nordrhein-Westfalen
The 20 lowest signed restrictions, lowest first. Every one of the 23,127 is on the map above.
| Location | Height | Type | Road | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Langensgasse · Mönchengladbach | 2.00 m | restriction | — | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Hans-Böckler-Allee · Aachen | 2.00 m | restriction | 13 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Goebenstraße · Mönchengladbach | 2.00 m | restriction | — | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Tiefgarage Hermann-Josef-Gormanns-Straße · Erkelenz | 2.00 m | restriction | P3 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Sparkassen-Karree · Hagen | 2.00 m | restriction | — | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Tiefgarage Froweinplatz · Velbert | 2.00 m | restriction | — | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Massenbergstraße · Bochum | 2.00 m | barrier | — | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Sophienstraße · Bad Salzuflen | 2.00 m | restriction | — | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Parkhaus Hamtor · Neuss | 2.00 m | restriction | — | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Tiefgarage Froweinplatz · Velbert | 2.00 m | restriction | — | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Q-Park Nové-Město-Platz · Hilden | 2.00 m | restriction | — | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Teutoburger Straße · Bielefeld | 2.00 m | restriction | — | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Freiheit · Essen | 2.00 m | restriction | — | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Ringstraße · Gelsenkirchen | 2.00 m | restriction | — | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Viersener Straße · Mönchengladbach | 2.00 m | restriction | — | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Hermann-Piecq-Anlage · Mönchengladbach | 2.00 m | restriction | — | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Vennbahnweg · Aachen | 2.00 m | restriction | — | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Vennbahnweg · Aachen | 2.00 m | restriction | — | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Vennbahnweg · Aachen | 2.00 m | restriction | — | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Lünener Straße · Bergkamen | 2.00 m | barrier | — | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
How low it gets here
Of the 23,127 restrictions in Nordrhein-Westfalen, 4,118 are under 2.5 m, 1,744 sit between 2.5 and 3.2 m — the band where a typical motorhome has to stop — 2,948 between 3.2 and 4.0 m, and 2,342 above 4.0 m. The median signed clearance is 3.00 m.
What the numbers leave out
11,975 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 Germany applies — 4.00 m.
Questions
How many low bridges are there in Nordrhein-Westfalen?
23,127 height restrictions of every kind are recorded in Nordrhein-Westfalen: 4,118 under 2.5 m and 1,744 between 2.5 and 3.2 m, the range that stops an ordinary motorhome.
What is the lowest bridge in Nordrhein-Westfalen?
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.